File contains four sexual health surveys distributed by AIDS Nova Scotia (then Metro Area Committee on AIDS), related notes and correspondence, and one report detailing the results of a sexual health survey completed in Quebec.
File contains clippings from Nova Scotian newspapers dated 1986- 1987 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia. File also contains one copy of the Metro Area Committee on AIDS' Rumours questionnaire.
File contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 1988 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia. File also contains two drafts of the Student Union of Nova Scotia's submission to the Nova Scotia Task Force on AIDS.
File contains documentation and correspondence regarding 2277 Brunswick Street, which became the site of Morton House. Materials include the Morton House proposal, property deed, correspondence regarding mortgage guarantees, and rental policy documents.
File contains the Metro Area Committee on AIDS certificate of incorporation, memorandum of association, bi-laws, job descriptions, one draft of the 1988 policy and personnel manual.
File contains correspondence and minutes regarding the establishment of the Student Union of Nova Scotia AIDS Education Committee, and one brief submitted by the committee to the Nova Scotia Task Force on AIDS.
File includes a copy of a conference paper and a response; an article titled "AIDS and Pastoral Care: A Question of Love"; an information sheet about Morton House; and an information sheet about CARAS.
File contains records of the Metro Area Committee on AIDS public education committee from 1987-1988. Materials include meeting agendas and minutes, committee reports, policies and guidelines, project proposals, planning materials, schedules, reference materials, notes, budgets, internal evaluations, correspondence, and workshop materials.
File contains administrative records produced by the Metro Area Committee on AIDS [MACAIDS] board of directors from 1988-1989. Materials include meeting agendas and minutes, memos and correspondence, strategic planning materials, by-laws and internal policies, financial statements, reports and recommendations, project proposals and planning materials, grant applications, committee documents, and notes.
File contains one training manual for Inform-AIDS, a toll-free helpline operated by the Metro Area Committee on AIDS, designed to provide information about HIV/AIDS.
File contains draft copies of administrative documents, including the memorandum of association, bi-laws, and job descriptions. File also contains one draft copy of a 1989 evaluation report; one copy of the July 1988 strategic plan, and associated planning materials and notes; workshop information, schedules, and registration forms; correspondence; and recommendations for the Nova Scotia Task Force on AIDS.
File contains materials related to the Are You Ready for AIDS in the Workplace conference, held March 31 1989 by the Metro Area Committee on AIDS. Materials include agendas and preparatory information for conference attendees, one conference pamphlet mock-up, and correspondence with conference speakers.
File contains one copy of a Metro Area Committee on AIDS [MACAIDS]-produced information packet about HIV/AIDS services and community resources; one copy of The Natural Helper: A Rural Remedy, a manual produced Sharp Advice Needle Exchange; and one copy of the report Getting through today and trying to change tomorrow: Members of the HIV/AIDS Movement in Nova Scotia Reflect on the Legacy of our Work and the Implications for the Future, produced by the Provincial Needs Assessment Team.
File contains Metro Area Committee on AIDS executive meeting records, including agendas and minutes, notes, memos and correspondence, internal reports, terms of reference, and other administrative materials from 1987-1989. File also contains budgets, financial statements, and job descriptions.
File contains four floppy discs containing administrative records for the Gay Alliance for Equality (later the Gay and Lesbian Association of Nova Scotia) and the Metro Area Committee on AIDS (later called AIDS Nova Scotia).
File contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 1989 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia. File also contains posters, programs, and pamphlets for AIDS-related causes and events in Nova Scotia.
File contains administrative records, including one policy protocol, one organization chart, one document outlining meeting protocols, a certificate of incorporation, a memorandum of association, and bi-laws.
File contains regarding correspondence, memos, press releases, and lobbying materials regarding AIDS education, advocacy, and the proposed inclusion of protections based on sexual orientation to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Code.
File contains materials related to Atlantic AIDS Network meeting, held November 23-25 1990 in St John's Newfoundland. Materials include notes, correspondence and memos, planning materials, discussion documents, reference materials, and meeting proceedings including agendas, minutes, and reports.
File contains clippings from Nova Scotia newspapers dated 1990 regarding AIDS transmission, treatment, and prevention; the government's response to the AIDS crisis; and AIDS-related social issues in Nova Scotia. File also contains posters, programs, and pamphlets for AIDS-related causes and events in Nova Scotia.
File contains records of the Metro Area Committee on AIDS fundraising committee, including planning notes, budgets, reference materials on effective fundraising and event planning, fundraising committee terms of reference, and one MACAIDS pamphlet.
File contains one Strategies for the 90s discussion document dated August 1990, one page of education objectives, and one copy of the August 1989 strategic work plans for senior staff.
File contains AIDS Nova Scotia executive committee records, including meeting agendas and minutes, notes, memos and correspondence, and other administrative materials from 1989-1990. File also contains agendas, minutes, and schedules for other AIDS-related meetings and events, background information regarding other AIDS initiatives, research surveys and interview questions produced by the Persons With AIDS Coalition, and internal policies and guidelines.
File contains the Metro Area Committee on AIDS volunteer policy manuals for 1987 and 1988, the 1990 volunteer information guide, and one volunteer application form.
File contains Metro Area Committee on AIDS project proposals and planning materials, job descriptions, reference materials regarding research ethics and patient's rights, and one copy of the Canadian AIDS Society's response to Dr. Martin T. Schechter's article Open Arms and Alternative Clinical Trial Designs.
File contains materials related to the Men Who Have Sex With Men working group, including project proposals, meeting minutes, correspondence and letters of support, budgets and financial documents, notes, job descriptions, reports from similar projects in the UK and Australia, and related research/publications.
File contains one copy of the Nova Scotia Persons With AIDS Coalition's report "Holding our own: An assessment of the needs of persons living with HIV in Nova Scotia", a roll of the Halifax Presbytery from June 1991, and the handbook "Caring for HIV-infected people in the home".
File contains agendas and summaries for AIDS Nova Scotia board development meetings, held between February-March 1991; one draft code of ethics, and reference materials related to organizational change.
File contains materials related to AIDS Nova Scotia fundraising efforts, including guidelines for fundraising sponsors, correspondence, a proposal and planning materials for the benefit production A Red Ribbon Christmas, and one program for the 1991 CanFar Gala.
File contains materials related to the development of AIDS Nova Scotia's 1991 personnel policy and procedures manual, including one copy of the 1988 manual, drafts of the 1991 manual, notes, and related meeting minutes and correspondence.
File contains one copy of the 1991 report AIDS Education in Nova Scotia Schools by the provincial Advisory Commission on AIDS, one copy of the AIDS Strategy for Nova Scotia information package from July 1991 and related correspondence, and one copy of the Recommendations of the Nova Scotia Task Force on AIDS.
File contains one schedule and one evaluation form for the AIDS Nova Scotia AIDS Educators Workshop, held May 23, 1991, one fact sheet on AIDS Nova Scotia, one page of handwritten notes, and two pamphlets about AIDS.
File contains AIDS Nova Scotia executive committee records, including meeting agendas and minutes, notes, memos and correspondence, internal reports, strategies and contingency plans, and a mission statement. File also contains fundraising guidelines, job descriptions, financial records.
File contains materials related to A Time for Quiet and Healing, the weekly service and vigil hosted by CARAS for people living with AIDS, their friends, family, and supporters. materials include posters, flyers, programs, sheet music, clippings, and notes.
Subseries contains documents relating to the operation of Morton House, a residence and hospice in Halifax operated by CARAS for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Morton House was established in 1988 and closed in the early 2000s.
File contains materials regarding a CARAS survey of churches and religious groups to identify attitudes towards individuals with HIV/AIDS and faith groups' involvement with CARAS or other HIV/AIDS support programs. Materials include the survey report, correspondence, memos, minutes, and notes.
File contains materials related to a 1992 federal audit of AIDS Nova Scotia expenses. Materials include correspondence, audit comments, and one copy of the audit report.
File contains materials documenting exchanges between AIDS Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Department of Health regarding project initiatives and funding, including correspondence, meeting agendas, project recommendations, and funding proposals.
File contains reports and recommendations from AIDS Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Advisory Commission on AIDS regarding anonymous HIV/AIDS testing, one paper outlining Ontario's suggested strategy for implementing similar services, and associated notes and correspondence.
