AIDSNET

Description

AIDSNET is a private, non-profit organization that is one of seven regional HIV/AIDS coalitions in Pennsylvania responsible for the development of a comprehensive continuum of prevention and care services. AIDSNET serves Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill counties.

To carry out this mission, AIDSNET examines the needs of the six-county area and develops a plan to meet those needs, given federal and state funding constraints. The organization also functions as the region's fiscal agent, meaning it is responsible for the overall management of the grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA-DOH), financial and programmatic reporting to the state, as well as financial and programmatic monitoring of subgrantees. In addition, AIDSNET serves as an advocate for consumers and service providers. It provides technical assistance to a wide range of organizations involved, or wanting to become involved, in the fight against HIV/AIDS. The organization also supports the development of "best practices" that advance the effectiveness of prevention and care services.