AIDS Volunteers, Inc. (AVOL)
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Children & Youth
- Emergency & Safety
- Health & Medicine
- Homeless & Housing
Location
225 Walton Ave.Suite 110Lexington, KY 40502 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
AVOL collaborates with communities to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS and to empower those affected.
Description
AIDS Volunteers, Inc. (AVOL) has been on the front lines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic for more than 25 years. AVOL provides housing and supportive services to over 400 low-income men and women living with HIV/AIDS in over 70 counties in central and eastern Kentucky. AVOL operates two housing facilities: Solomon House, a long-term permanent community residence for people with AIDS, and Rainbow Apartments, a small complex of furnished units for people living with HIV/AIDS, who are transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing. AVOL provides free HIV testing as well as HIV prevention education and outreach to those at-risk in our communities. AVOL also serves as an important link connecting those newly diagnosed and those out of care to medical treatment and other healthcare resources.