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Partner of the Month: October

The Adolescent Initiative Project is proud to be a member of the New York City Association of Homeless and Street-Involved Youth Organizations. The Association is a coalition of service providers, organizations and youth. We believe that by coordinating services, plannning strategies and speaking in a unified voice, we can advocate for and more effectively respond to the needs of homeless and street-oriented youth to lead safe, healthy and self-empowered lives. Members of the Association represent a broad array of services aimed at homeless youth and represents the best in service coordination. We are pleased to be a part of it!

To find out more about the Association, contact Jim "Bo" Bolas at the Empire State Coalition, the lead agency of the Association.
212.966.6477 xt.332
bofield8@ix.netcom.com

Announcements

Adolescent Services

Project S.T.A.Y.

Project S.T.A.Y. offers youth friendly services such as free Orasure HIV counseling and testing, mental health, case management, Support groups, and more for youth 13-24 yrs. Services are Extremely Confidential. Walk-ins on Friday from 9:30-1:00, Wednesday from 9:00-12:00. 21 Audubon Ave. bet. 166th &167 Streets. Call for an appointment or more information at 646.284.9732.

Young Men’s Clinic

Young Men’'s Clinic is located at 21 Audubon Ave. bet. 166th & 167th Streets. Open to young men ages 12-29. Clinic hours currently are Monday nights 4pm-8pm, Wednesday 8:30am and Fridays from 12:30-4:00pm. Call (212)-342-3209 to make an appointment.

Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center

Mt. Sinai Adolescent Health Center provides youth friendly medical care, gynecological care, birth control, STD testing & treatment, HIV prevention, counseling, testing, medical care, and substance abuse groups. For more information please call (212)-423-3000.

Ryan Center Shout Van

Ryan Center Shout Van is a free and confidential mobile clinic serving people 13 to 24. Services: Physicals, TB Test pregnancy test, birth control, checkups, STD screening and testing, counseling & referral, HIV testing and treatment, and free condoms. Locations: Mondays 129th st & 7th Avenue from 3-8pm, Tuesdays 144th St & 7th Avenue 3-8pm, Wednesday 47th st &10th Avenue from 11:30-1:30 and 3-6pmm, or 114th St. &5th Avenue from 2-6pm, Thursdays at Christopher St. 3:30-9pm, and Fridays 114th St. &7th Avenue 2-5pm. To confirm times and locations, call 212-316-7912 or 212-749-1820.

Booker T. Washington Beacon 54

Booker T. Washington Beacon 54 103 W.108th St. Provides a FREE year round educational, recreational and cultural program for children and adults. Programs such as After-school (k-5), Extended Reading-Math/Test Prep, Middle School (6-8) & High School (9-12), Adult Programs GED in English & Spanish, Salsa, Legal Aide and Single Stop, and various Sports and Recreational activities. Our hours of operation are Monday to Thursday 9am-9pm, Fridays 9am-4pm and Saturdays 9am-3pm. For more information please call 212-866-5579 212-663-8275 or email David Vargas at dvargas@hcz.org or Tarsha Black at tblack@hcz.org.

Alianza Dominicana

offers school program, sports, dance, computer/internet services, drug/alcohol prevention and counseling, ESL classes, job training, HIV prevention and education, HIV counseling and testing, housing parent skills and life skills classes support groups, services for LGBT youth, summer programs and trips. For more information please call (212) 740-1960.

Boys and Girls Harbor, Inc

offers Upward Bound college program, GED classes, science/arts programs, day care, after school program, mental health services, performing arts programs, talent search program and literacy programs. For more information please call (212) 427-2244.

Community Healthcare Network's Teens PACT Program

offers educational workshops, outreach, and confidential youth friendly reproductive healthcare including pregnancy testing, birth control, STD/HIV testing & treatment. Teens PACT's Teen Lounge, every Wednesday from 4-6, is run by teens for teens. For more information call Harlem 212-426-0088, X-201 or visit www.chnnyc.org

The ARGUS Community Inc. ACCESS Program

has a case management team dedicated solely to the special needs that are presented to infected children, adolescents and young adults. This includes assisting them in maintaining their connection to medical and mental health providers; providing support and education regarding HIV and other health related issues; encouraging and providing positive socialization outlets; and advocacy in navigating the complex Human Resource Administration (HASA). For more information or to refer a client, please contact Damien Pacheco or Reynaldo Rodriguez at (718) 401-5734.

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol

provides support, guidance and love to Black and Latino youth through five interconnected programs. The Brother/Sister Sol Development Program creates a safe space in Harlem public secondary schools where youth define what it means to be a man/woman, brother/sister and leader in a 4-6 year intensive rights of passage. The After School Program provides daily educational, cultural and creative opportunities for youth 7-18. The Liberation Program trains youth to become grassroots organizers fighting for social justice. The Summer Leadership Program offers month-long study programs in Africa & Latin America, provides job training and internships and offers a daily day camp to our youngest members. The Community Outreach Program conducts workshops at CBOs, prisons and conferences, publishes a tri-annual/bilingual newsletter, Reality Check, and maintains of database of hundreds of youth serving organizations. For more information please call 212-283-70044.

West Side YMCA Teen Center Program

invites you to a center that was developed to provide young people with a safe space to socialize, seek support and participate in workshops that build self esteem, leadership skills and assist in preparation for the world of work. Please call for more information at 212-862-6401.

Covenant House

offers tutoring and general homework help, job counseling and referrals, health services, trips, counseling and support services, HIV medical care, outreach, STD screening, emergency crisis, HIV counseling and testing, mental health, shelter/housing, food, and clothing. For more information please call (212) 534-7538.

Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement Family Life Center

offers computer/internet services and programs, human services division, health and wellness division and real estate division. For more information please call 212-491-3315.

Phoenix House

offers Residential program combining drug treatment with completion of High School, family, group, and individual counseling, IMPACT program: after school intervention program, weekly seminars, individual and family therapy, day school treatment program: accredited educational instruction to live at home teens, and classes, group therapy, family therapy.

Gay Men of African Decent, Inc. (GMAD)

offers HIV counseling, and testing, youth development, education, HIV prevention programs, STD screening, emergency/crisis and more. For more information please call 212-828-1697.

Green Chimneys Children?s Services

offers case management, food/clothing, emergency/crisis, and shelter/housing. For more information please call 212-491-5911.

Neutral Zone at Greenwich Village Youth Council

offers outreach, case management, substance abuse, food/clothing, vocational/job training, education, HIV counseling and testing, emergency/crisis, youth development, mental health, HIV prevention programs, shelter/housing, and tutoring/education. For more information please call 212-935-1943.

Safe Horizon Street-work Project

offers outreach, STD screening, substance abuse, food/clothing, vocational/job training, education, case management, HIV counseling and testing, emergency/crisis, youth development, mental health, alternative therapy, HIV therapy, AHIV prevention programs, shelter/housing, training/education. For more information please call 212-695-2220.

Settlement Health

offers case management, HIV prevention programs, substance abuse, education, STD screening, family planning/conception, emergency contraception and other medical treatment. For more information please call 212-360-2680.

Bellevue Hospital Center, HIV Services

offers education, STD screening, emergency/crisis, nutrition, treatment support, mental health, HIV counseling and testing, tutoring/education. For more information please call 212-532-3906.

Community Activities

Girls for Gender Equity, Inc.

is recruiting girls 15-18 years old who live or attend school in Brooklyn, NY for a free summer photography program "Through Her Eyes". Participants will become familiar with the parts of a camera, different kinds of cameras, how to use photography to communicate an idea. At the end of the program, each participant will have her photo project displayed at the Empire State Building and will receive a photography book that includes some of her photos. When: July 7th to August 25th, Fridays 12pm to 2:30pm. Where: Girls for Gender Equity. To register for the program please contact 718-857-1393.

"GET CONNECTED" UPTOWN YOUTH CONFERENCE IS COMING!
SAVE THE DATE: Friday, November 3rd, 2006,

If your youth or youth agency would like to participate, please email dd433@columbia.edu or call Dawn at 212-305-1189. This is the fun and exciting conference where youth are connected to youth services such as health, education, colleges, employment, recreational and much more! Do you remember last year's conference, the after party, entertainment and the 800 youth who had a ball while making necessary connections. R U connected? You don?t want to miss this!

Job Opportunities

Baruch College Student Life

The Board of Elections will be hiring poll workers for the primary elections on September 12 and the general election on November 7, 2006. Work hours are from 5:30 am until 9:30 pm on each day. Salary is $200 per day, plus $25 for attending the training class and passing the exam, plus a $35 bonus if you work both election days. Applications are available in the Office of Student Life, NVC 2-210.

VOW

is looking for an experienced organizer for a full time position to begin by September 2006.  The organizer will lead our efforts in two Brooklyn neighborhoods, City Council districts 40 (Yvette Clarkes district, East Flatbush) and 42 (Charles Barrons district, East New York) and spearhead our Battered Mothers Justice Campaign, a comprehensive effort to reform New York City?s Family Courts. For more information about VOW, go to our website at:  www.vowbwrc.org 

Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (AHC)

is seeking a Community Promise Program Coordinator to implement the CDC-approved Community PROMISE project. The coordinator will be responsible for supervising peer advocates and other project volunteers, adhering to project integrity, arranging and conducting outreach and social events. Please send CV/resume to: Michael Camacho, Associate Project Coordinator, Connect To Protect (C2P), Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, 320 East 94th St. Box 1005, New York, NY 10128, Fax 212-423-2920.  

C2P Research Assistant/Project Assistant position Responsibilities include:

completing phone interviews and follow up with community agencies for development of a recourse guide for youth and services providers, performing web-based data entry of community recourse data via Oracle Remote data capture, preparing forms and set up for research study visits, attending outreach activities targeting high-risk youth. Please send CV/resume to: Margaret Jones, Project Coordinator, Connect to Protect (C2P), Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, 320 East 94th St, Box 1005, New York, NY 10128, Fax 212-423-2920.  

Community Healthcare Network Research:
Interviewer Caribbean Access Initiative Program

conducts structured and open interviews with participants in the research project, using a computerized interview; transmits data to the evaluators; maintains detailed records; ensures appointment are made and follow-up is done to help clients keep their interviews; and conducts medical chart reviews . E-mail resumes to Steve Hemraj, Program Manager, Caribbean Access Initiative Project, Community Health Network, 1167 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225, Fax 718-221-8169/ email SHemraj@chnnyc.org  

Back to School & College Information/Scholarships

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Job Opportunities

Teen Health Initiative

Initiative is seeking dynamic high school students to train other NYC youth about their rights to health care. The THI Peer Educators meet weekly and deliver workshops throughout the five boroughs. Peer educators will meet with doctors, lawyers, and leaders that represent the reproductive rights movement in New York and the United States, earn seven to nine dollars an hour, and enjoy delicious multicultural take-out food and, most importantly, have a fabulous time. To become a THI Peer Educator, you need to: Be a high school student living in New York City, commit to Monday meetings from 4pm to 6pm, give at least five workshops during the year throughout New York City, write 2 articles for the THI newsletter, be an energetic and enthusiastic team player! To apply to become a THI Peer Educator: fill out an application online @ www.nyclu.org/thi and either mail or fax it to theTHI or request an application by emailing thi@nyclu.org or calling 212-607-3339.

C2P TIMES Project Counselor/Outreach Worker (P/T):

TIMES Project Counselor/Outreach Worker (P/T): Participates in the publicizing and implementation of all aspects of GMAD's on-site Counseling, Testing Referral and Partner Notification (CTRPN) program, as well as all of the functions of Outreach Workers Responsibilities: Conduct Pre Post Test HIV counseling and testing, Implement Rapid testing and make appropriate referrals, Assist the Health & Wellness Coordinator in the development of CDC related documentation. Documenting aspects of program activities for internal monitoring and external program evaluation, Preparing and distributing safer sex materials/literature at outreach venues. Report Outreach trends at current venues and throughout the community. Attend Outreach Service Provider Meetings as a representative of GMAD. Contact Columbus Gaskins Prevention & Outreach Coordinator at 212-828-1697 ext.139

Health Services Assistant (Higher Education Assistant):

Health Services Assistant (Higher Education Assistant) General Responsibilities: He/she will plan, implement, and evaluate health education, and other associated activities for individuals, groups, and/or John Jay's community needs. Assist in the coordination of campus wide public health and health promotional events as directed by Health Director. Create health and wellness resource areas on campus. Create and coordinate peer health education programs. Assist with the implementation of immunization law and university policies. Research community health resources and disseminate information to the college community. Director. Qualification Requirements: Bachelor's Degree preferably in Nutrition, Health Education, Public Health or related field and 4 years experience required (Master's preferred). Microsoft Office Suite proficiency. Knowledge and skills in working with young adult populations in a multicultural environment; experience in conducting training workshops on relevant college-health topics. Health Education or nutrition counseling experience required. Send cover letter and resume: Respond To:Jodyann Buckle Director, Health Services John Jay College of Criminal Justice 445 West 59th Street, Suite 2310N New York, New York 10019.

Health Services Assistant (Higher Education Assistant):

The New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project is seeking a Domestic Violence Program Coordinator to provide clinical and administrative coordination of the Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual Domestic Violence Program, related staff and direct services including individual and group counseling. Requirements: Clinical training (LMSW or LCSW), some prior supervisory experience preferred, a candidate who is Spanish speaking is preferred. Send cover letter and resume to: Diane Dolan-Soto, LCSW, Director of Clinical Programs, New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, 240 West 35th Street, Suite 200 New York, NY 10001/e-mail: jobs@avp.org.

Community Healthcare Network

Community Healthcare Network seeks an outreach intern who will promote educational videos produced by and made for teens, with experience identifying and cultivating contacts for networking purposes in various communities. Please send CV/Resume to Michele Perlman, Teens PACT Program Director, 260 Broadway, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Fax: 718-387-6895.

Hotlines and Important Numbers

  • Suicide Prevention-(212)-673-3000 (24 hrs)
  • Rape Hotline- (212)-267-7273
  • Domestic Violence Line-(800)-621-4673
  • NYC Youth Line-(800)-246-4646 (24 hrs)
  • Runaway Hotline-(800)-621-4000 (24 hrs)
  • Planned Parenthood-(800)-829-7732
  • Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse-(800)-851-3420
  • Girls and Boys Town-(800)-448-3000
  • Bureau for At-Risk Youth-(800)-999-6884
  • NY Children's Health Project-(718)-991-0605

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