Community News
National Transgender HIV Testing Day 2017Partnership to End AIDS Status (PEAS) presents, in honor of National Transgender HIV Testing Day, a Health and Beauty Fair on April 17, 2017 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. For more information, call Tamesha at 901-315-3316. |
Defying All OddsJoin Sharmain Mayes Winston at her poster exhibit, along with posters made by other women with HIV, as she shares what living with HIV has been like and how it has impacted her life. “No matter the This event takes place on Thursday, April 6, 2017 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library; Meeting Room C. All are welcome! |
Southern Initiative FOA Release – Memphis TGAThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Memphis Ryan White Program are pleased to announce a funding opportunity for the Southern Initiative, a three-year initiative aimed at improving HIV outcomes among minority populations in the Southern United States. This project is an exciting opportunity to implement effective, innovative interventions to improve HIV-related health outcomes among minority populations in the Memphis Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Transitional Grant Area (TGA). The attached announcement solicits applications from organizations that offer HIV prevention and/or care and treatment services in the Memphis TGA. One organization will be selected to receive service delivery funding and technical assistance to implement evidence-based/informed interventions aimed at improving outcomes across the HIV care continuum and reducing disparities among minority populations, with a focus on men who have sex with men, youth, cisgender and transgender women, and people who inject drugs. Organizations eligible to respond to the FOA include, but are not limited to: federally-qualified health centers, community health centers, or clinics offering a similar array of services, and community-based organizations. Collaborative applications between organizations are also encouraged. The FOA for applicants located in the Memphis TGA can be found at http://essentialelements.naccho.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Southern-Initiative-FOA_Memphis_FINAL.pdf. |
2016 Trans Awareness WeekPartnership to Ends AIDS Status and OutMemphis will host the first annual Trans Awareness Week November 14th – 20th. Please, join them in supporting transgender men and women in our community. For more information or further assistance, please contact Kayla or Halenia at 901-607-2780. Monday, November 14th – Prayer/Flag Ceremony Tuesday, November 15th – Day of Services Wednesday, November 16th – Documentary Screening Thursday, November 17th – Day of Reflection/Ice Cream Social Friday, November 18th – Community Fair Saturday, November 19th – Playback Memphis Theater Sunday, November 20th, 2016 – Candle Light Vigil Sunday, November 20th, 2016 – Trans Best of Memphis Release Party |
Staff Presents at National Ryan White ConferenceThree Memphis Ryan White staff members were invited to make presenta Jennifer Pepper, Administrator, participated in a panel discussion during the Leveraging Federal Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Housing Funds and Services session. Jennifer discussed the Memphis TGA’s 2011 housing needs assessment process, and the TGA’s successes and failures in planning and providing housing services. Jennifer also presented during the session Building, Improving, and Innovating to Overcome Obstacles in the Southern United States. This session highlighted the unique collaborations between the Memphis TGA and the Departments of Health in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Charles Kolesar, Quality Management Coordinator, presented in the session Quality Matters: Comprehensive Systematic Approaches to Quality Management. Charles discussed on with improved data collections and analysis, comprehensive education, and extensive motivational techniques, the Memphis TGA has created a sustainable and innovative quality management program. Parrish Oglesby, Planning Group Manager, presented in the session Planning Council Strategies for Integration of HIV Prevention and Care. During this session, Parrish was able to present on how the Memphis TGA used its planning bodies (prevention and care) to provide the structure and creation of one combined council that focuses of HIV prevention and care and the subsequent outcomes of that combined council. All conference presentation are available from on the TARGET Center website here. For more information on the Ryan White conference visit ryanwhite2016.org. |