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WORLD’s Spring 2020 newsletter is now available! Among other topics, we discuss STI Awareness Month, National Transgender HIV Testing Day, and, of course, strategies for staying well during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click on the image below to read and/or download.
Please see WORLD’s Peer Department calendar for the month of April 2020. WORLD House is not currently open to the public in order to maintain social distancing protocols and keep our clients and staff healthy during the COVID-19/coronavirus outbreak. All support groups will be held over the phone; please reach out to 510-986-0340, [email protected], and/or [email protected] if you would like …
This session will explore key policy and access issues impacting the ability of Black women to seek and receive critical HIV care and treatment services. Our presenters: A. Toni Young (Community Education Group) Demisha Burns, Ph.D., MSW (Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases -WORLD) Nakesha Powell, Tammy Boyd and Kineta Sealey (Black Women’s Health Imperative) Date: Monday, March 30, …
WORLD’s incredible Peer Advocate team continues to find creative ways to help support our clients during the shelter in place order. We will be delivering food from our pantry (supported by the Alameda County Food Bank) on a case-by-case basis, and support groups will be held by phone as we maintain best practices for social distancing. Please call us at …
March 17, 2020 Dear WORLD friends and family, Before we say anything else about the current public health crisis, WORLD wants to emphasize that we are still here for you in whatever capacity we can be, and still reachable by our clients and partners. As you may have heard, Oakland is under a “shelter in place” order until April 7. …
March 17, 2020 WORLD support groups will continue as scheduled, via phone. Please contact your peer advocate for more information, and/or if you need any assistance. March 12, 2020 This updated calendar reflects the postponement of our two planned Saturday groups for this month – the BOSS Working Women’s group scheduled for March 21, and the Sister Circle Trans Women’s …
