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CIHR

Here are some of the resources available to gay men and HIV positive individuals in the city of Victoria:

AIDS Vancouver Island (AVI)
phone: 250.384.2366
Toll free Infoline:1.800.665.2437
AIDS Vancouver Island (AVI) provide education, advocacy and support clients throughout Vancouver Island. Through the Men's Wellness program, AVI works with gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to empower them to make informed choices about their own sexual health well being and reduce HIV and STD infections.

Vancouver Island Persons with AIDS Society (VIPWAS)
phone: 250.382.7927
Toll free: 1.877.382.7927 outside Greater Victoria
VIPWAS offers information and compassionate peer support to all persons with HIV/AIDS.

Victoria AIDS Resource & Community Service Society (VARCS)
phone: 250.388.6220
VARCS is a non-profit group in Victoria, BC, Canada, providing practical, emotional, and social support to people living with HIV and their caregivers. Providing a drivers' program, home help, advocacy, referrals, home and hospital visits and the Mobile X needle exchange program.