Albany Damien Center

06/07/2026

Let’s talk about safer s*x.

Join us for a Health Education Class on Practicing Low Risk S*x on Tuesday, June 9 at 2:00 PM.

We will talk about practical ways to reduce risk, protect your health, and make informed choices.

📍 Albany Damien Center
Community Training Room
728 Madison Ave, Suite 100
Albany, NY 12208

Questions welcome. No shame, no judgment — just real information you can use.

06/07/2026

Next week at Albany Damien Center: community events, helpful resources, and time to connect. 💛

See the flyer for what’s coming up!

06/06/2026

June 6 is Hunger Awareness Day.

Hunger rarely announces itself.

It shows up quietly, in the skipped meal, the stretched grocery budget, the medication taken without enough food, the choice between eating and getting somewhere safe.

At the Albany Damien Center, food access is part of a larger truth: people cannot focus on health, housing, recovery, employment, or connection when their most basic needs are uncertain.

For our members, a meal can be more than a meal. It can be a moment of stability. A reason to come in. A way to be seen without having to explain. A small but essential reminder that community still holds.

Hunger Awareness Day asks us to pay attention to what hunger looks like up close not as an abstract issue, but as something woven into daily life for too many of our members.

Because food is not charity.
Food is health.
Food is dignity.
Food is belonging.

www.albanydamiencenter.org

06/05/2026

June 5 is HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day.

For some, long-term survival began in hospital rooms, at kitchen tables, in support groups, at funerals, and in the unbearable silence of losing person after person while still having to imagine a future.

Many HIV long-term survivors lived through years when there were no answers, no effective treatment, and too little compassion. They watched the world change around them. They watched medicine advance. They watched the public conversation move on. And still, they carried what could not be left behind: the names, the memories, the grief, the love, the fear, the fight, and the truth.

At the Albany Damien Center, we honor our members and all long-term survivors whose lives hold a history.

This day is for those who are still here.

For those who should be.

For those who learned to survive before the world learned how to care.

We see you. We remember with you. We honor the fullness of your lives, then, now, and always.

06/04/2026

Get ready for an afternoon of creativity, connection, and color at Albany Damien Center! 🎨

Join us for a fun, guided paint party where no experience is needed, just bring yourself and enjoy a relaxed space to create something of your own.

Whether you come with friends or meet new ones here, it’s a great chance to unwind, try something creative, and leave with your own artwork.

All are welcome. We hope to see you there!

📍 Albany Damien Center
728 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12208

06/04/2026

The Albany Damien Center was proud to be part of the Pride Flag Raising at Washington Park with the Washington Park Conservancy, In Our Own Voices and the Pride Center of the Capital Region

We are grateful to stand with our community in pride, visibility, and solidarity, today and every day. 💛

06/04/2026

“How many people are going to die because of this?”

— Perry Junjulas, Executive Director, The Albany Damien Center

New York lawmakers failed to pass legislation protecting the federal 340B drug pricing program this session, a decision that could deeply impact hospitals, health centers, and the people who rely on discounted medications for lifesaving care.

Times Union:

New York lawmakers won’t pass a 340B drug program protection bill this session, disappointing hospitals and health centers that rely on discounted medications.

06/04/2026

Join us in partnership with the National Working Positive Coalition for the upcoming webinar titled: Best Practices for Employing people living with HIV in the HIV Workforce.

Join us Wednesday, June 10th !
Register here: https://www.hivtrainingny.org/User/ConfirmCourse/6336

06/03/2026

Bingo! 🎉

Join us on June 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM in the Living Room for a fun-filled afternoon!

06/03/2026

Pantry Day Pickup

Join us on, June 4, 2026 from 12:00 –1:15 PM in the Community Training Room at the Albany Damien Center!

Come pick up pantry items and stock up on essentials.

We look forward to seeing you there!