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Thursday, February 25th

10am-12pm

2501 Benning Rd NE

This training is a must for those performing HIV testing in DC!

PEMS (Program Evaluation and Monitoring System) is the data collection system (paperwork) everyone performing HIV testing in DC needs to submit. Keith Floyd and Patrice Ward from the Department of Health will be providing this training. This is a unique opportunity to get all of your questions and concerns answered directly from the source.

Spaces are limited! To reserve a seat, please email Mary Beth Levin (mlevin@preventionworksdc.org).

d-up: Defend Yourself! is a community-level HIV prevention intervention designed for and developed by black men who have sex with men (MSM). d-up! is designed to promote social norms of condom use and assist black MSM to recognize and handle risk related racial and sexual bias. This training will show participants how to adapt the intervention to reach young men who have sex with men. This intermediate level training is best suited for community-based professionals who work with young men who have sex with men.

For additional information on this intervention : click here.

Training Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
• Understand the purpose and theory behind the “d-up!” intervention.
• Adapt “d-up!” to reach young men who have sex with men
• Identify ways to integrate “d-up!” into existing programs

The training is free and will be held Friday, January 22 from 9:30-3:30 p.m. Lunch is provided. To RSVP for the training, email iwebster@metroteenaids.org.

If you are interested in participating, please send an email to Mary Beth Levin (mailto:mlevin@preventionworksdc.org)%20to%20reserve a space.

Free Training: HIV Meds & Street drugs and Outreach to Crack and Methamphetamine Users
Thursday, September 24th, 10am-4pm
Prevention Works!
2501 Benning Rd NE

This is part of our series of trainings facilitated by technical experts from the Harm Reduction Coalition in New York. The description is as follows:

HIV Meds and Street Drugs
In this current "abstinence only" culture, there has been minimal research conducted on how street drugs and HIV medications interact. This half-day course will take an honest look at how ecstasy, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamines can potentially have a negative interaction with HIV/AIDS medications. This course is a must for HIV/AIDS case managers!

Outreach to Crack and Methamphetamine Users
This workshop will demonstrate and discuss the techniques for working with crack and meth users, a community of people traditionally neglected by service agencies. This workshop will focus on specific outreach tools, materials, and harm reduction tactics that have been successful with this "hard to reach" population. Attendees will leave this training with practical ideas and skills that they can apply to their own setting and the people they work with.

Spaces are limited! To reserve a space, please email Mary Beth Levin (mlevin@preventionworksdc.org).

Community Education Group Events is seeking 10 nonprofit community and/or faith-based nonprofit organizations to participate in a 2 day grant writing bootCAMP. It will be held July 30-July 31 2009. Come prepared with an old grant you want to resubmit, a new RFA you want to write, or an application you want to apply for in next 100 days to work one on one with grant-writing, budget, and evaluation specialists.

Who can attend?
Eligible attendees include organizations
-In Wards 7 and 8
-Offering HIV/AIDS or substance abuse programs
-East of the River with budgets under $300,000.

What’s on schedule?
Review, edit & revise your program narrative
-Incorporate national HIV/AIDS & Substance Abuse "Best Practices" in your implementation strategy
-Introduce standard practices in Evaluation, Budgeting & Data Collection
-Teach you how to compile & catalogue mandatory attachments
-Share grantwriting tips & offer relevant enhancements

Consultants will be on-hand to assist with the rewrite during the training and after.

Registration is on a first come first serve basis. Please register before July 24, 2009. Space is limited to 2 representatives from 10 organizations and pre-registration is REQUIRED!

YOU MUST HAVE A GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT From local government, federal government or Private Foundation or other entity due in the next 120 days **** If it is greater than 120 days, please contact the office.

Contact: Brittany@communityeducationgroup.org or call (202) 543-2376 extension 107

http://communityeducationgroup.org/

Free Training: Hepatitis C Prevention
Thursday, July 16th, 10am-4pm
Prevention Works!
2501 Benning Rd NE

This is part of our series of trainings facilitated by technical experts from the Harm Reduction Coalition in New York. This training is for service providers who work with current and former drug users. We will describe the mechanics of injection and identify potential transmission points of Hepatitis C. Effective prevention requires new models capable of addressing difficult real world challenges of injection drug users. This training will provide realistic strategies for preventing hepatitis C with injection drug users who continue to share drugs, as well as those who do not have clean equipment, focusing on both short-term and long-term injectors, including those diagnosed with hepatitis C.

Spaces are limited! To reserve a slot, please send me an email: mlevin@preventionworksdc.org