• ACR Health
Main Office – Syracuse: 627 W. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13204 • 315-475-2430
Utica: 500 Plant St., Utica, NY 13502 • 315-475-2430
Watertown: 210 Court St., Suite 20, Watertown, NY 13601 • 315-475-2430
ACR Health offers a wide range of free and confidential support services to individuals with chronic diseases, including HIV/AIDS, diabetes, heart disease, hepatitis C, obesity, asthma, and substance use disorder, with the goal of positive health outcomes. The agency also connects clients with medical care, legal assistance, health insurance, nutrition and health education, social services, housing, transportation, and medication adherence. The agency provides free and confidential HIV/STI/HCV testing, along with prevention services, a syringe exchange program, and overdose prevention tools. The Q Center offers safe places for LGBTQ youth in Central New York, Mohawk Valley and Northern New York, offering support groups, afterschool drop-in programs and parental guardian support. ACR Health has serves Cayuga, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, and St. Lawrence counties.
• The Centers for Reproductive Health at Oswego County Opportunities
315-598-4740
www.oco.org (type “women’s health” in search menu)
Centers for Reproductive Health providing family planning and GYN care for men and women at three locations across Oswego County. Services provided include annual women’s health exams, cancer screenings, STD STI testing and treatment for men and women, and contraceptives including implants and IUDs. Now seeing patients via telemedicine as well as in office. Most insurance plans are accepted.
• F.A.C.E.S.
Syracuse Community Connections, 401 South Ave., Syracuse, NY 13204 • 315-474-6823
https://smnfswcc.org/programs/faces
F.A.C.E.S. provides HIV awareness and quality prevention services, focusing primarily on communities of color. It is a confidential service, providing education and distribution supplies for people of all ages, cultures and sexual orientations, and provides access to HIV testing and follow-up support services, such as linkage and navigation. It also provides those living with HIV or engaging in behaviors that put themselves at risk to obtain timely, essential, and appropriate medical, prevention, and support services to optimize their health and prevent HIV transmission and acquisition.
• Friends of Dorothy House
212 Wayne St., Syracuse NY 13203 • 315-471-6853
https://alternative-efforts-ctr-of-cny-inc-friends-of-dorothy.square.site
Friends of Dorothy House is supportive of people with AIDS. Since October of 1992, it has offered home-based care and support to people with AIDS in a variety of ways, including recuperative or hospice care, supportive housing and emergency assistance.
• The H-Line / New York State HIV/STI/Hepatitis C Hotline
1-800-541-2437 • 1-800-233-7432 (Spanish language hotline)
The New York State HIV/STI/HCV hotline provides HIV, STI, and hepatitis C education, risk-reduction, information and referrals. These include HIV and STI testing, linkage to PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis), HIV, hepatitis C care, and more. The hotline services are available free to the general public. The hotline is open Monday through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m.
• Liberty Resources
6723 Towpath Road, E. Syracuse, NY 13057 • 315-425-1004
hivservices@liberty-resources.org
www.liberty-resources.org/hiv-housing-support-services
Liberty Resources’ HIV Services provides multiple housing options and supports in Syracuse for people with HIV-AIDS, addiction and mental health issues.
• Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York
Syracuse Office, 1120 E. Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13210 • 315-475-5540
Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York provides health care and education in its nine health centers throughout Central and Western New York. The website lists locations and offers the ability to book an appointment.
• Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital/SUNY Upstate Medical University
Pediatric Designated HIV Center
Adolescent/Young Adult Specialized HIV Care Center
Physicians’ Office Building, 725 Irving Ave., Syracuse, NY 13210 • 315-464-6331
www.upstate.edu/gch/services/hiv
The staff of the Pediatric Designated HIV Center offers comprehensive HIV care which includes clinical management of HIV, medical case management, developmental testing, mental health assessments and counseling, treatment adherence assessment and counseling, nutritional counseling, appropriate referrals to community support agencies and assistance with transition to adult services.
Adolescent/Young Adult Specialized HIV Care Center
The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute designated the pediatric designated AIDS center as the regional adolescent/young adult specialized HIV care center. In addition to HIV specialty care, the center offers confidential HIV and STD testing and treatment, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) HIV and STD education with a focus on prevention, and community outreach education for adolescents and young adults.