Alliance’s Creative Writing Workshop (known as our Poetry group) is a great community within the framework of Alliance. The community helps people find their voices, and heal through creative expression. We held a holiday party last week just for the workshop participants, with food and entertainment. Video by Kaitlyn Fudge/Alliance.
Winter Holiday Party at Alhambra Ballroom Draws 400+
Alliance held our annual Winter Holiday Party Monday, December 18 at The Alhambra Ballroom in Harlem, where we traditionally held the annual event before the pandemic. It was wonderful to be back, and over 400 program participants came to enjoy the great food, music, and atmosphere during our extended lunch/dinner service. Everyone left with holiday gifts for adults or young kids. All photos: David Nager/Alliance
World AIDS Day at Alliance
On Thursday, December 1, we honored participants, staff, Peers, and friends past and present who’ve been affected by HIV/AIDS. We held our annual reading of the names and held multi-site informational seminars about current trends in HIV treatment, as well as an inspiring poets cafe, and communal ceremonies.
All photos: David Nager/Alliance
PVH Volunteers Help Wrap Holiday Gifts
Thank you very much to our friends at PVH for helping us wrap holiday gifts. These include holiday toys that will be given to program participants with children a our holiday party on Monday, December 18. Thank you, friends!
Photos: David Nager/Alliance
Peer Training Cycle 61 Graduation
On Wednesday, November 29, Alliance was proud to celebrate the graduates of our Peer training Cycle 61: Apallena Reynolds, Christian Guaman, Cindy Sammy, Conney Pennington, Elice Cobb, Gregory Wilson, Hubert Braithwaite, Iker Rivera, John Ricketts, Luis Quiazua, Michael Collins, Moussa Camara, Nicholas Newby, Paulito Wilder, Ramon Thielen, Reshemah Smallwood, Richard Carrion, Steven Muff, Tanya Brown, and Victor Chapman .
The ceremony was held at Alliance Midtown Central—for the first time since the start of the pandemic) and featured remarks from graduates, Alliance Peer trainers, Alliance CEO Sharen Duke, COO Brenda Starks-Ross, Alliance Board Member Andres Nieto, cycle 61 speakers Cindy Sammy and Iker Rivera, and former PREP graduate and current Training Coordinator Forrest Boggs.
All photos: David Nager/Alliance
