Providing Support and Fighting Stigma Since 1988

Welcome to Trellis HIV and Community Care (Formerly HARS), a safer space providing stigma-free HIV/AIDS education, Harm Reduction, and support services across Kingston and South Eastern Ontario.

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DONATE to Build-A-Bed @ the Integrated Care Hub

DID YOU KNOW? The beds at the Integrated Care Hub are used over 17,000 times per year! That's a lot of wear and tear! Help us fundraise $30,000 to buy new beds for the ICH rest zone!

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Friends For Life Bike Rally - Donate Today!

The Friends for Life Bike Rally is an amazing community of over 200 riders and crew, whose very presence cycling along the route reminds people that HIV isn't over and that the needs of the people Trellis serves continue to be great. The funds raised benefit the work of Trellis HIV & Community Care, which provides a number of crucial supports to people living with, affected by and at risk of HIV/AIDS.

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ICH - Adopt A Locker

Inspired by the 'Solidarity Locker program in Lisbon, and the 'Keepers Project' in Durham Region, the 'Adopt a Locker' program serves to provide a safe, dignified place for unhoused people to store their belongings. We are aiming to raise $100,000 for this initiative.

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Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U)

The evidence is in: If you are HIV+, take treatment and maintain an undetectable viral load, you can have sex knowing that you won’t pass HIV to your sex partner.

In short, when HIV is undetectable, it’s untransmittable.

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Support, Not Stigma

Read the results of the Integrated Care Hub’s (ICH) Community Needs Assessment, which tells the stories of the people we serve.

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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

Prevent HIV with one pill a day. Learn more about
Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, a highly effective HIV prevention strategy that HIV-negative people can use to lower their chance of getting HIV.

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HIV Self-Testing is Here!

Know your HIV status.
Order a test. Do it at home.
Get your results in minutes.
With GetaKit, you’re self-testing, but not testing alone.

Participate in GetaKit - a study about the mail-out delivery of free HIV self-test kits in Ontario.

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Programs and Services

Learn about the many programs and services offered by Trellis HIV and Community Care.

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Our Locations

We’re here to serve! Whether you’re in Kingston or elsewhere in Southeastern Ontario, Trellis HIV and Community Care has options for you.

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Helpful Resources

Looking for information on HIV, sexual health or Harm Reduction? Find it here.

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Get involved with Trellis HIV & Community Care and help our community thrive! From volunteering to taking part in a campaign or event, there are so many ways to make an impact and end stigma.

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