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Initially called the "AIDS Committee of Niagara," AIDS Niagara started in 1987 as an advisory committee to the Niagara Regional Public Health Service's AIDS Program. Examining the problem of HIV and AIDS in the Niagara Region, it quickly realized that more had to be done. People in the community were living with and dying of HIV and AIDS, and needed services to be provided. In response to these needs, the committee evolved into an active, volunteer-run, community-based AIDS organization. AIDS Niagara's services are provided at no charge to all individuals who reside in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. Services are provided to people who are living with HIV or AIDS, and to their friends and families who are "affected" by the disease.