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Kimberleigh Smith is so VOCAL
Kimberleigh Smith, our vice president of Policy, Advocacy & Communications, will be the 2015 recipient of the Joe Capestany VOCAL for Justice Award at the She’s So VOCAL Gala on Thursday, June 18th. Kimberleigh will be receiving the award from Dr. Mary T. Bassett, NYC’s Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene. In every sense of the…
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Victories at the Supreme Court!
Victories at the Supreme Court this week mean that millions of Americans can keep their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act and millions more gain the freedom to marry through today’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision expanding marriage equality nationwide! There’s plenty of work to do, but now, we celebrate! Spread the news by sharing…
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We Have A lot to Celebrate and More Work to Do!
This has been an amazing couple of weeks. Supreme Court decisions and budget and legislative sessions leave us with a lot to celebrate, but there is more work to do! Harlem United senior leaders, policy staff, staff advocates and consumers have travelled to Albany, Washington DC and City Hall to participate in countless meetings with…
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\con-vHER-sa-tions\
October 2nd and 3rd of 2015, Tasha Dougé, with the support of Harlem United, presents \con-vHER-sa-tions\ at Rogue Space (508 W. 26th Street, NY, NY 10001) benefitting the Alliance for Lupus Research and Endometriosis Foundation of America. For 2 days, visitors are welcomed into an open art gallery, where they can freely explore and take…
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Honoring our co-founder Father John McNeill
We lost a great one. Father John McNeill, S.J. was an openly gay moral theologian, psychotherapist and Jesuit priest, who helped to found the Upper Room AIDS Ministry—which later became Harlem United. At the height of the AIDS epidemic in New York City, many agencies were turning away those who needed care the most. That…
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Dancing (for Health) In The Streets of Harlem
We had a great time on Saturday celebrating our new health center, The Nest, with an afternoon block party. Long-time residents of the block joined friends from all over the city to welcome The Nest. The event was a huge success. Over 300 people attended, we made new connections with 150 community members with whom we…
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“People come here rock bottom” — find out why they stay
Last week we held our annual Thanksgiving Litany at the Baptist House of Prayer of Harlem. Every year we invite our clients and staff to come and reflect on their year, to share their successes and their losses, and to spend time with each other in a joyful environment. The overwhelming theme of the stories our…
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Harlem United commends Governor Cuomo for new regulations prohibiting discrimination against transgender New Yorkers
New York, NY (January 25, 2016) — Harlem United, a community-based housing, health and human services organization, commends Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on the new regulations banning discrimination and harassment against transgender New Yorkers. Governor Cuomo announced last week that the State Division of Human Rights has adopted these new regulations which are effective immediately. The…
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What we learned meditating with Pandit Dasa
The room is so quiet that the only things you can hear are the buzz of the central heating and the soft gentle breathe of the young adults with their eyes closed and backs straight. “Exhale completely. Emptying your lungs,” Pandit says softly. There’s a pregnant pause before he speaks again, “Inhale completely. Fill your…
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Historic 2016-17 State ‘Social and Economic Justice’ Budget Critical to the Health and Well-Being of All New Yorkers
New York, NY — Last night, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced a historic 2016-17 state budget agreement. The following is a statement from Ms. Jacquelyn Kilmer, Esq, CEO of Harlem United: “While the ink on the 2016-17…
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