Our outreach staff work on the streets in Port Chester, White Plains and New Rochelle. They provide counseling and education for people who are HIV-infected, their families and friends and for those at high risk. Our HIV coordinators work in methadone clinics, helping people who are infected, identifying those who are at high risk, and providing technical assistance to clinic staff. We develop partnerships with other community service providers, in order to ensure that clients we refer to them are receiving the best available services. Our Prison Services staff train inmates to do peer education and support them as they educate other inmates.
Staff also conduct specialized trainings for the inmate population and correctional staff.
We also provide workshops and seminars for ARCS clients and staff periodically. In addition, our educators are capable of designing a training program tailored to an organization's individual needs. We have had experience working in schools, churches, corporations, drug treatment programs, mental health facilities, jails, prisons, hospitals, shelters, and health care sites. This workshop focuses on epidemiology, HIV transmission, prevention, and testing. Basic information about the recent advances in the treatment of HIV infection, including the new antiretrovirals.