Community Health Fair
Saturday, July 24th,
10am-4pm
· Meet Community Service Providers
· Tour the Mobile Health Unit
· Tour the Neighborhood Harm Reduction Center
· Make Safer-Sex Kits
· Get an HIV Test
Prevention Works!
2501 Benning Rd NE, Washington, DC 20002
Second Wednesday of the Month
(July 14, August 11, September 8)
6-8pm
We will be having our monthly kit making night, listening to music and eating pizza while we make male condom kits, female condom kits, and wound care kits.
The DC Department of Health will provide the following services:
These services are free and no appointment is needed...just come on in!
If further information, please contact Mary Beth Levin (mlevin@preventionworksdc.org).
Prevention Works! is located at 2501 Benning Rd, NE. We have our own parking lot which you are welcome to use. The X2 bus stops on our block.
Second Wednesday of the Month
June 9th, 6-8pm
OraQuick Advance Rapid Test Workshop
Saturday, May 8th,
Prevention Works!
This workshop prepares participants to administer the OraQuick Advance rapid test. This training will not cover counseling skills, outreach or HIV/AIDS information and education. It is preferred (but not required) that you complete training in HIV education and counseling prior to taking this workshop. This workshop is free.
Space is limited!
Participants
must be pre-registered to ensure admission to the workshop. To register, send an email to Mary Beth Levin at mlevin@preventionworksdc.org.
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).
Interested in volunteering? Join the Cherry Fund for a packing party on February 25th and pack safer sex kits for the HIV Working Group.
The packing party takes place Thursday February 25th at the DC Center, 1810 14th St NW, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.
Cherry Fund, established in 1999, and located in Washington, DC, is an independent, all-volunteer 501(c) 3 foundation. The sole purpose of the Fund is to raise funds for the HIV/AIDS youth service community. The Fund focuses on organizations combating the spread of HIV infection & AIDS through prevention, treatment, and education in the nation’s youth community.
Are you a man between 18-45 years old and HIV negative? Volunteer for a local HIV vaccine study and turn hope into action.
Every 10 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV. A preventive vaccine against HIV offers the best long-term hope to end this worldwide epidemic. Finding a safe and effective HIV vaccine that will protect people is a huge task. We cannot do it without your help.
Learn more and get updates on the study. Join the Hope Takes Action DC Facebook Group.
Help us Keep DC Safer! Join the HIV Working Group every Tuesday Night at Motley Bar for Packing Parties. Volunteers assemble safer sex kits and enjoy great drink specials at Motley from 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM.
Help us Keep DC Safer! Join members of the HIV Working Group on Tuesday, October 13th at Motley Bar for another Packing Party. Volunteers will be assembling safer sex kits and enjoying great drink specials at Motley. 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM.
The DC HIV Prevention Community Planning Group is looking for volunteers to help the DC Department of Health stop the HIV epidemic in the District. The group's goal is to develop a comprehensive HIV Prevention Plan for the District.Labels: CPG
