Certified Peer Recovery Advocate August Trainings

Alliance hosts monthly Certified Peer Recovery Advocate (CRPA) trainings, for New Yorkers who want to gain clinical skills to support others. Alliance is approved by the NYS Certification Board Trainer's Registry to deliver 30 hours of Recovery Coach Academy, 16 hours of Ethical Considerations and 4 hours of Medication Supported Recovery that allows applicants to fulfill training requirements to apply for CRPA certification. August 2023 class of nearly 20 graduates met in-person. Follow future CRPA trainings and register HERE.

All photos: David Nager/Alliance

Volunteers make kits at LESHRC

On Saturday, August 8, a group of volunteers came to our Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center to make fentanyl and xylazine test kits, Narcan kits, and safer sex kits. They made so many kits that we ran out of supplies and couldn’t make any more. Thank you, team Alana.

Alliance LESHRC, located at 35 E Broadway, 2nd floor, is open Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm with special Saturday hours. The office phone number is (212) 645-0875, x100, and you can follow our Instagram and Facebook at @LESHRC

Tacombi Tacos Take Tens of Tastebuds by Storm

It wasn’t Tuesday, but the tacos Alliance served program participants on August 9, 2023 were a hot commodity. Delivered from our friends at Tacombi, the vegetarian, beef, and chicken tacos have been a staple of lunch services over the past few weeks. Alliance provides approximately 30,000 nutritious meals to our program participants throughout the year, and thousands more bags of healthy pantry goods.

Alliance CHI team attends state providers conference

Alliance’s Corrections Health Initiative (CHI) team joined fellow providers at the Albany statehouse August 1-2 to discuss the program’s successes and challenges. CHI matches HIV-positive individuals being released from incarceration with dedicated case managers like Ruben and E., who guide them through all components of re-entry, and provide them skills and supplies to navigate challenges and improve their health.

Toy Story-themed Kiki Ball

On Friday, June 30, Alliance hosted a Toy Story-themed Kiki Ball at Performance Space New York, and over 400 people came to attend or participate in the ball. Costumes and energy were amazing, and winners received Toy Story-themed prizes. Our friends at Project STAY conducted 16 HIV tests, while Alliance conducted 18 for hepatitis C, and linked all who tested positive to comprehensive care.

Photos: David Nager/Alliance