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BBC News - Tuesday, 5 October, 2004
Staff at Aids and HIV charity Aids Care Education and Training (ACET) were told they were to be made redundant after funding was withdrawn by the States.
But the charity's director, Rosemary Ruddy, says funding has now been found to keep it going until the end of 2005.
ACET has been providing advice on HIV and Aids to islanders for 10 years.
Gained support
ACET recently branched out to provide English language lessons for people whose first language is not English.
If the charity had shut down, 18 full and part-time staff would have been made redundant.
It received (pounds)83,000 a year, mostly from the Health Committee with more from Education and Home Affairs.
But it had warned that it needed a guaranteed (pounds)95,000 for next year or it would close.
Ms Ruddy says ACET has gained support from key island charities, as well from other government departments, including Health and Social Services; plus Education, Sport and Culture.
There are 35 people known to be living with HIV in Jersey.
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