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Santa Cruz AIDS Project (SCAP) is a non-profit organization established in ______. It offers free client services for those who are HIV positive, as well as a variety of services for HIV prevention, including education, needle exchange and HIV testing.

SCAP also has also created a program called "harm reduction" which seeks ways to reduce or make more safe harmful behaviors amongst populations that are at high risk for contracting HIV such as the homeless, people who share needles and sex workers.

Mission Statement
"The Santa Cruz AIDS Project was founded in 1985 by a group of dedicated volunteers with the mission to lead a community response to the ever-changing HIV/AIDS pandemic, to enhance the quality of life through powerful support programs, to advocate effectively for the health and dignity of those living with HIV, and to reduce the spreads of HIV through results-oriented and measured education and prevention programs that are tailored to specific at-risk community groups and focused on the health of Santa Cruz County."