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TIMELINE

• 1985    Berks AIDS Health Crisis formed as a volunteer organization to help family members losing members from AIDS
• 1988    Pennsylvania provided the first government funding for AIDS. Berks AIDS Health Crisis became a program unit of Reading Urban Ministry; 31 clients served in the first 5 months.
• 1992   Name changed to Berks AIDS Network, an independent agency, and property at 429 Walnut Street purchased for offices; client number 500 received services.
• 1994   BAN and Berks County Red Cross received National Red Cross AIDS prevention grant to expand public school prevention programs.
• 1995   BAN's cumulative clients (those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS) count reached 1,000 and prevention programs introduced in all 18 county school districts.
• 1996   BAN became a member of the United Way of Berks County and received a grant for school-based AIDS prevention education. BAN also started Wellness Services with funding from the Spirit of Saint Francis Fund and PA. Department of Health.
• 1997   BAN started a program unit in Schuylkill County - Schuylkill Wellness Services.
• 1998   BAN designated as a publicly funded HIV testing site; cumulative client count exceeded 1,400.
• 2000   BAN's client count exceeded 1,600.
• 2001   In March BAN's program unit in Schuylkill County established an STD clinic.
• 2001   In December BAN established an STD clinic in it's Reading office.
• 2002   BAN's clients exceed 1,700.
• 2003   BAN and SWS become program units of Co-County Wellness Services (CCWS).
• 2004   BAN named the Berks County Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Organization of the Year.
• 2004   CCWS's client county exceeds 1,950.