GAC Awarded Grants
The Georgia AIDS Coalition has been honored with two grants to establish a free mobile HIV testing program. GAC has entered into an agreement with DeKalb County Board of Health whereby its health personnel will do the testing and counseling as part of the program under GAC’s auspices.
Since the fall of 2010, GAC has been involved in several testing events. GAC was there at Pride Week-end in early October at Piedmont Park where almost 500 persons were tested and in December at a theatrical performance at the 14th Street Playhouse where patrons attending a play about the impact of HIV/AIDS on the African-American community were offered free HIV tests.
Since the beginning of 2011, GAC has sponsored three testing events; two at Perimeter College campuses (Clarkston and Decatur) and at the health department headquarters. As future events are finalized, they will be added to this website.