HIV Prevention & Education Programs - MAC offers prevention education and intervention services to persons living with HIV, and to those at high risk for HIV infection.  We focus on behavior modification through prevention groups and one-on-one sessions. Our programs target gay and bisexual men of color, men and women of color at risk due to past or present injection drug use, women partners of men at high risk, female sex-workers, and people from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Africans for Improved Access (AFIA)

AFIA provides HIV prevention and education services to the African immigrant and refugee community in Massachusetts.  AFIA facilitates cultural competency trainings for providers who serve African immigrants and refugees. AFIA also provides group-level and individual-level services tailored for the Sub-Saharan African community including:

·         Safety Net Parties for Sub-Saharan African Women

·         Padare Group for Sub-Saharan African Men

·         Pamozi for HIV+ Sub-Saharan Africans

·         Individual Health Assessments

·         Outreach

Project N.E.B.A.I - Faith-based Initiatives

Faith-based efforts at the MAC include one-on-one organization consultations for HIV program development in churches and other places of worship, HIV 101 training for the faith community, and group training that allows decision-makers within the organization to assess readiness for further HIV efforts. 

Who Touched Me Ministries at MAC is a long-standing community faith initiative that annually orchestrates the local efforts to commemorate the national “Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS.”

Men of Color Against AIDS (MOCAA)

A unique program in the Boston area, MOCAA offers programming for Black men who have sex with men.  The MOCAA@MAC Drop-In Center provides an array of HIV and other health services to gay and bisexual men of color as well as provides a safe space for the GLBT community of color.  Programs include:

·         Many Men, Many Voices

·         Healthy Relationships

·         You Are Not Alone

·         Individual Health Assessments

·         Outreach

Women’s Programming

Through the Women of Color Roundtable (WOCRT), MAC and its partners seek solutions to the issues faced by women of the African diaspora who are either living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. 

Our work with the Women of Color AIDS Council (WCAC), addresses the needs of Black women at high risk for infection.  Programs include:

·         SISTA Multi-Session Group Intervention

·         Drop-In Space

·         One-on-One Counseling

·         Street Outreach & Education

State of Emergency Initiative

The SOE Initiative is a community education and awareness efforts to empower residents of Boston’s Black communities to make behavioral changes which reduce risks related to HIV transmission and that improve health. The Initiative supports large community-based forums as well as one-on-one peer-driven approaches to engaging residents into HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment.