The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York’s Project HOPE team is dedicated to stopping the spread of HIV in Northeastern New York, by offering a tailored approach to HIV prevention, such as the Rubbaboyz.net website. As part of the AIDS Council’s Prevention Services Department, we provide a wide range of programs including: outreach to at-risk communities, group level and individual level prevention interventions, training for service providers and professionals, HIV counseling and testing and STD screenings, with an emphasis on the LGBT community.

Get connected

The new Rubbaboyz chat room is a place where you can meet people, connect with the community, and talk to other people like yourself about relationships, sex, drugs, HIV, STDs, or other topics. If you have an important question that you'd like to be answered by one of our councelors go to live support for a one on one session.

Stay informed

Check out our Rubbaboyz calendar. Learn about upcoming community events that you can find a member of the Project HOPE team. The calendar also lists current HIV and STD testing sites wher we provide Free and Confidential HIV/STD testing throughout the Capital District. Check out the latest HIV related news from around the world in Rubbaboyz headlines (By clicking on the headline you will be directed to the article).

Find what you need

Use the main menu to navigate around rubbaboyz.net or try our new search feature to find information quickly by keyword. The topics menu in the men's or women's areas keep information conveniently grouped. You can even change the font size to suit your needs (use the AAA on the upper left corner to do so). Use our printable PDF feature to use as a refernce for you or a friend on the lastest topics.

Express yourself

Let us know what you think by taking our poll. It's anonymous and helps us to better meet the needs of our community. If you have any suggestions or have a question please contact us. Let us know what you think of the new site.