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World AIDS Day 2016: How We’re Working to End AIDS
December 1 is World AIDS Day, when people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS all over the world commemorate those lost, show support for all affected, and recommit to HIV education, prevention, treatment, and advocacy. An estimated 37 million people in the world are living with HIV/AIDS, including an estimated 1.2 million Americans. In the…
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Harlem United on World AIDS Day 2016: Celebrate. Fight. Never Forget.
On December 1, Harlem United joined hundreds of New Yorkers to commemorate World AIDS Day 2016 at the new AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent’s Triangle, which honors the over 100,000 people who have died from AIDS-related complications in New York City since 1981. Harlem United client Sean Chennault (pictured right next to Harlem United CEO…
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship Program is an Important Step Toward Ending AIDS in New York State by 2020
For Immediate Release January 3, 2017 Contact: Jason Cianciotto I 347-703-3865 I jcianciotto@harlemunited.org New York, NY — Today Governor Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled his groundbreaking Excelsior Scholarship program, which would make college tuition-free at all New York City and State University two- and four-year programs for an estimated 940,000 households with college-age children. “Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Excelsior…
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In Honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Harlem United Releases New Video Series: PrEP CONVERSATIONS
“We will not end the AIDS epidemic unless we break through the barriers to wide-scale use of PrEP among communities of color.” — Jacqui Kilmer, CEO, Harlem United For Immediate Release February 7, 2017 Contact: Jason Cianciotto I 347-703-3865 I jcianciotto@harlemunited.org New York, NY — In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, today Harlem…
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PrEP video ads launch
We were able reach hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers at risk for HIV with a series of video ads designed to inform our community about this effective HIV prevention tool and address common barriers to use. You can see the whole series at harlemunited.org/prep.
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Introducing PrEP Conversations, Our PrEP Education Video Series
By now, you may have heard about PrEP. It’s a daily pill that can help you stay HIV-negative. But what is it really like to take PrEP? Is it easy to get? What does it do to your body? And what about all those stereotypes about the “type” of person who takes PrEP? Our new…
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Fighting HIV Stigma: Meet Harlem United’s 2017 Peer Empowerment Leaders
In 2016, Harlem United was one of 17 agencies honored with a Positive Organizing Project grant. Led by AIDS United and funded by Gilead Sciences, the Positive Organizing Project challenges HIV-related stigma and discrimination by empowering people living with HIV to organize in their communities. As part of our participation in the Positive Organizing Project,…
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Time-Sensitive HIV/AIDS Call to Action!
Friday’s World AIDS Day event in NYC was an exciting moment in New York State’s effort to end our HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2020. New HIV diagnoses in New York State have decreased to historic lows and we have demonstrated major progress toward achieving our ETE goals. All of you are part of this progress! In…
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IN THE MEDIA: Harlem United featured on NBC News
In honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, NBC News ran a news piece featuring Harlem United and one of our clients and peer advocates, Ray. You can read the full story here.
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Harlem United Praises Governor Cuomo’s Commitment to Eliminate Hepatitis C in New York And Increase Access to Housing for All New Yorkers Living with HIV/AIDS
New York, NY (March 16, 2018) – Governor Cuomo announced today his commitment to end the hepatitis C epidemic in New York State and his continued commitment to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2020 by increasing access to affordable housing for all New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. Harlem United, a nationally recognized housing, health and…
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