Elevate North Texas is allocating resources toward the outreach portion of their Hotel Voucher Emergency Shelter Program for unsheltered young adults who are vulnerable to HIV. Increasing their outreach for the shelter program, they will reach a greater number of at-risk youths in order to provide linkage to care.
Hardheaded Foundation's C.A.M.P.B (Cultivating, Amplifying, Mobilizing and Protecting Ballroom) HIV Impact Initiative is a Program of The Hardheaded Foundation that will enable homegrown strategies developed and supported by the “House and Ballroom Community” (HBC) priority population to inform the more equitable distribution of education, testing, network building, linkage/relinkage to HIV care, and support services for members of the House/Ballroom, Transgender and Gender Non-conforming communities of color in Texas who are living with or vulnerable to HIV.
Village Unlimited will launch Project E.P.I.C. that addresses social isolation through community conversations virtually and in-person to address HIV Stigma and loneliness. Project E.P.I.C will be modeled after Peer Health Navigation Services provided to the African American community as a part a Stigma Reduction Campaign.
The Velvet Arts Project is addressing social and structural barriers and encouraging safe and supportive communities to help improve health outcomes for communities of color by providing HIV Awareness, mental wellness, and suicide prevention to communities of color with emphasis in LGBTQIA+ persons and women by curating safer spaces where we elevate our issues, our culture, our excellence, and our joy.
The Borderland Rainbow Center will provide a safe space, education and networking among the our community members at highest risk to HIV and providers.
Eagle Pass SAFE will expand our services in the following areas: linkage to HIV care, linkage to mental health and support services, as well as our stigma reduction campaigns.
allgo will expand The Woodard Circle, a program for PLWH in the Austin area which builds community and connection by holding space for members of the allgo community living with HIV.
AIDS Walk South Dallas will provide educational seminars, motivational speakers, and workshop sessions on various topics from HIV and Mental Health, Viral Suppression, Medication Adherence, New Medication Options, Disclosure, Stigma, HIV Criminalization, Life After Diagnosis and so much more. They will create a space that provides an opportunity to build skills and leadership, share experiences, mentor new leaders and support veteran leaders.
Montrose Grace Place will facilitate a collective of youth called Youth Voices Empowered which advocates for increased access to housing and other systems change for LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness through art, training, speaking opportunities, and community-building techniques to advocate for change. They will take creative expression and create an artistic project to share with the community that focuses on experiences of People Living With HIV/AIDS and those vulnerable to HIV including youth who do sex work and those who use IV drugs. Their project focuses on reducing stigma, which increases access to testing and care, and strengthening support networks among LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness.
San Antonio Fighting Back will continue efforts of battling the stigma surrounding HIV and PLWHA through education and testing through their campaign, Project HOPE (Healthy Outcomes for Prevention and Education). The campaign includes HIV testing and education, and Substance Abuse prevention. The purpose of Project HOPE is to reduce substance abuse and risky sexual behaviors among our youth and young adults by providing information on how drug and alcohol abuse can lead to infectious diseases and other health-related concerns.
Living Positive San Antonio will create a program to help alleviate transportation barriers to and from support groups, meetings, and medical appointments. As well as provide hot meals for members who come to our support group meetings and sanitation kits for members currently experiencing homelessness.
The Normal Anomaly Initiative will reduce barriers to care through transportation, employment, and braver spaces.
Poderosos will engage in harm reduction education one on one and invite PLWHA to participate in small group discussions. Poderosos will be hosting two retreats per year where 12-14 young will be invited to join Poderosos group facilitators at weekend retreats where they will learn harm reduction techniques tailored for Latino Queer men on the US Mexico Border with the goal of building community, valuing one's self and each other.
