 Former CEO Dr. Jerome Goldsmith, who also served on the Board of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, was an one of the first to recognize the importance of mental health services for people with HIV/AIDS, and advocated to increase the availability of mental health care for those affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City.Bob Zielony, who directed of the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education department of The Jewish Board for six-years, was involved with outreach to Jewish communities in the New York area to educate them on the immunodeficiency virus as well as ways to prevent transmission, occasionally using Jewish-centric themes like "pikuach nefesh, the obligation under Jewish law to save lives under any circumstances" as justification for safe sex practices.In 2018, The Jewish Board acquired The Alpha Workshops, which provides training in the decorative arts as a licensed school of design for LGBTQ+ adults and/or those living with HIV/AIDS and other disabilities.