Every year, the California AIDS Hotline, run by the S.F. AIDS Foundation, gets over 110,000 calls.
Volunteers receive comprehensive training to prepare for crisis and referral counseling.
Hotline services are offered in English, Spanish and Filipino languages. New volunteers are always needed and the training sessions are offered four times a year. The 1998 Thanksgiving Dinner served 1,200 persons with AIDS and their loved ones. For the fourth consecutive year, it was held at the Westin St. Francis. Catering manager Terry Haney orchestrated the event, which has been sponsored by the S.F. AIDS Foundation for the past 15 years.