Monthly Archives: March 2020

Hello ACAS members, Please be advised that upon careful consideration, ACAS has decided to close the office as well as suspend all in-person services and program delivery until further notice.  The decision was made in order to support the health of our staff, participants, and communities.  Support program staff will offer services virtually, and in-person assistance only for crucial services. You can still reach staff by phone or email.  If you wish to contact specific staff members by phone, you will find their names and extension numbers below. ACAS 416-963-4300 Support (Men's) - Alex 222 Support (Women's) - Amutha 223 Admin - Mina 100 ED - Noulmook 227 Health Promo - Kenneth 231 Accountant 231 Men's Ryan 235 Men's - Greg 236 Men's - Zack 254 QTAY/Youth - Gabriel 229 CHAMP - Trisha 232 Int'l Students - Kai 234 Thank you for your understanding and please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Take care of yourselves and others! Be well until we get to see you again next!

Starting today (March 13) till April 30, we decided to suspend the following program activities, meetings, and workshops: QTAY When You’re Ready session on March 13th CHAMP in Action training series on March 14th , 21st, 22nd , and 28th Health Promotion workshop on March 19th Acupuncture clinic on March 23rd HIV Testing at ACAS on March 24th Men’s Program Hump Day on March 25th ACAS 25th Anniversary Banquet on March 27th S.L.A.M. Sex, Love Asian Men Community Forum on April 4th and Health Promotion workshop on April 10th

Please find a message from ACAS Board of Directors regard COVID-19 situation released March 13, 2020.

March 13, 2020 Dear ACAS members, service users and supporters, Subject: COIVD 19 (Corona Virus) and ACAS operational response I want to provide you with an update on our response to COVID 19 (Corona Virus) outbreak and our commitment to community safety. To date, we have been following updates from health authorities and WHO. We want to ensure that community members are well informed and that we are operating our programs from a place of reliable evidence and facts, not fear. We want to do our best to minimize the service disruption. At the same time, we take precautions and follow the guidelines of The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in Community-based Measures to Mitigate the Spread of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19). Starting today (March 13) till April 30, we decided to suspend the following program activities, meetings, and workshops: QTAY When You’re Ready session on March 13th CHAMP in Action training series on March 14th , 21st, 22nd , and 28th Health Promotion workshop on March 19th Acupuncture clinic on March 23rd HIV Testing at ACAS on March 24th Men’s Program Hump Day on March 25th ACAS 25th Anniversary Banquet on March 27th S.L.A.M. Sex, Love Asian Men Community Forum on April 4th and Health Promotion workshop on April 10th We will continue providing in-person services (case management, one-on-one support) for all program participants. To protect yourself and others, we ask our clients, visitors and volunteers to Answer screening questions before using the service Encourage people to use telephone service as alternative to in-person service when applicable Use individual safety measures: wash hands regularly or use hand sanitizer, cover cough and sneeze, and stay home when sick Use social distancing measure (staying at least 3 feet away from each other) We will clean frequently touched surfaces such as [...]