RELATED SITES

 

 

 

 

Affiliated sites:

 

Members of the Community Advisory Committee:

  • AIDS Vancouver: provides prevention education and training, and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS.
  • ASIA: Asian Society for the Intervention of AIDS: provides culturally appropriate and language-specific support, outreach, advocacy and education on HIV/AIDS and related issues in the East and Southeast Asian communities of the Greater Vancouver area.
  • BC Person with AIDS Society: provides support services for people living with HIV/AIDS in BC.
  • The Centre (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Centre): a community centre serving and supporting lesbian, gay, transgendered, bisexual people and their allies.
  • YouthCO AIDS Society: HIV/AIDS education and support for people under the age of 25 in Vancouver. YouthCO's Positive Outreach Program (POP) provides support by and for young people living with HIV.

 

Funding agencies:

Other related sites:

  • CAPS: the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California San Francisco.
  • A Loving Spoonful: delivers free hot meals to people living with HIV/AIDS in the Vancouver area.
  • AIDS Vancouver Island: serving Victoria and the rest of Vancouver Island
  • Canadian AIDS Society.
  • Friends for Life: provides support services for people with life-threatening illnesses, including HIV/AIDS.
  • Gay & Lesbian Business Association: businesses and community groups affiliated with the gay & lesbian community of Vancouver.
  • Gay & Lesbian Educators of BC (GALE-BC): advocates for change in the educational system which will result in a positive environment for lesbians, gays and bisexuals in education, whether they are students, parents, teachers, or administrators.
  • Gay Games V: held in Amsterdam from August 1 to 8, 1998.
  • Gay Games VI: to be held in Sydney, Australia, in 2002.
  • Health Care & Epidemiology at the University of British Columbia.
  • HIV InSite: HIV/AIDS information site from the University of California, San Francisco AIDS Program at San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies.
  • HIVNET: global information source for HIV/AIDS.
  • Institute of Health Promotion: at the University of British Columbia.
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - AIDS site: AIDS information, treatment information, recent publications and other AIDS related topics.
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Population Health Advisory Committee: The newest of 15 public health committees which advise the Vancouver/Richmond Health Board on population-specific health issues.
  • Ministry of Health: Province of British Columbia.
  • Out & About: Vancouver's outdoor activities group for gay men.
  • Out on Campus: support group for lesbians, gays and bisexuals at Simon Fraser University.
  • Rainbow Classroom Network: to inform, support and mobilize people working to create safe and equitable learning enrvironments for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students, parents and staff.
  • Takeaim: Information about protease inhibitors, discussions on new therapies and new HIV treatments.
  • Team Vancouver: the umbrella organization for gay, lesbian and bisexual teams, individuals and organizations participating in the sporting and cultural events at the Gay Games.
  • Vancouver Pride Society: organizes the annual Pride Parade.
  • Vélez Associates (USA): Includes an updated draft of the US National Minority HIV Plan.
  • YouthQuest!: provides services to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth in suburban Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.

 

Thanks to the following sites for listing the Vanguard Project web page:

  • AAA Matilda
  • Action Without Borders: a global network of individuals and organizations sharing ideas, information and resources to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems. Links people and organizations in 120 countries.
  • Lesbigay.com: a community service offering links to web sites of interest to the lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered on-line community.