World AIDS Day 2021 at Alliance

To honor those lost to HIV and those continuing to live courageously with HIV/AIDS, Alliance hosted an all day program of events on December 1. While anyone could participate virtually, Alliance staff, peers and friends came to Midtown Central to be together for our program of events, which included “Reading of Names,” “In their Own Words: HIV in Me,” “Confronting Miss Information,” “Poets Cafe,” “What do you know about Sexuality,” “Test your knowledge about HIV/AIDS,” and, of course, Free and Confidential testing at all Alliance facilities.

Photos by David Nager.

Peer Recovery Education Program (PREP) Class of 57 Graduates

Begun over 25 years ago, Peer Recovery Education Program (PREP) has been a resource to over 1,000 New Yorkers seeking positive change in their lives. Though our cycle 57 was entirely virtual, we invited graduates to come to Alliance Midtown for portraits with their certificates of completion and of perfect attendance, which a very high number of our participants achieved. Photos by David Nager.

Turkey Giveaway Extravaganza at CASA Washington Heights (2021)

Aided by the generous sponsorship of Ally's #TotallyCovered holiday season philanthropy, we served over 300 Turkeys and fixings to Alliance program participants and the community on Saturday, November 20 outside CASA Washington Heights. We also served over 1,000 pounds of chickens, fresh produce and nonperishables, and provided free rapid HIV tests at our mobile Alliance on the Move van.