Beginning on January 19th,  AIDS Action Committee's new address will be 75 Amory Street on the Jamaica Plain/Roxbury border in Boston. Normal business hours will continue at our 294 Washington Street location until January 13th. Our MALE Center and Boomerangs resale store locations remain the same.

Find out more about our exciting move, including who to contact with specific questions, at www.aac.org/75Amory. We'll see you there!

AIDS Action Committee's President & CEO, Rebecca Haag, has written a review of President Obama's first year in office, focused primarily on his administration's domestic HIV/AIDS work. The article begins:

Have things really changed in Washington since the Obama Administration took office last January? I would argue that the answer is yes, particularly as it relates to HIV/AIDS.

Of course, many of us are disappointed that we have not won substantive battles for greater LGBT equality and health care coverage for all, or that the dream of an era of change which was the core theme of Obama’s campaign has not been truly embraced by the powers within the Beltway. But as my politically savvy wife often reminds me, in the world of politics and public policy our measurement should be "progress, not perfection."

Read Haag's full assessment at Bay Windows.

After a hard-fought battle to end the 20-year ban on federal funding for syringe exchange programs (SEPs), Congress has finally taken definitive action. The repeal is expected to be signed by President Obama by Friday, December 18th.

Thank you to all of the grassroots activists who wrote, called and lobbied Congress to make this happen! SEPs are proven to reduce HIV infections and provide care to a hard to reach group of HIV+ people. Your work will directly improve the lives of thousands of people.

Click here to read AIDS Action Council's statement. AIDS Action Council is the national advocacy group led by Rebecca Haag, who is also President & CEO of AIDS Action Committee. To receive action alerts from AIDS Action Committee, sign up for CyberAction here.

Monique Tula, AIDS Action Committee's Director of Strategic Planning and Public Policy recently testifed at the State House against budget cuts that would hurt people living with HIV/AIDS, among others.

Monique wanted to share her testimony with the readers of AIDS Action's Blog. Get the full story here.

Diagnosed with HIV in 2006, Jack was recently laid off after 26 years with the same company, losing his salary, benefits, and his sense of identity.

Worst of all, Jack was worried that he wouldn’t be able to stay on his medication without his benefits – he was confused, frightened and very worried.

Read the rest of Jack's story and others here.