4 results for month: 05/2015
Kimberleigh Smith is so VOCAL
Kimberleigh Smith, our vice president of Policy, Advocacy & Communications, will be the 2015 recipient of the Joe Capestany VOCAL for Justice Award at the She’s So VOCAL Gala on Thursday, June 18th. Kimberleigh will be receiving the award from Dr. Mary T. Bassett, NYC's Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene.
In every sense of the word, Kimberleigh gets VOCAL. She was a 10 year member of Lavender Light: The Black and People of Color Lesbian and Gay Gospel Choir, in addition to having an impressive career of advancing social justice and health equity.
Kimberleigh began her career as a journalist and was a writer for the progressive, ...
David Lopez started HIV/AIDS work at 15 and is now our associate vice president
David Lopez has been passionate about HIV and AIDS work from a young age. He started working as a volunteer at LYRIC in San Francisco at age 15. Later, he continued his AIDS education work at Project Bienestar when he moved to Los Angeles a few years later. When he came to New York City—after being inspired by a class trip to the city—he had only $1,000 in his pocket.
Quickly, he found a job at AIDS Service Center as a health educator, and then as a program manager for outreach and testing. Finally, he finally found his calling in program design, an area where he knew he could make a big impact.
While working in Hep-C research at Mt. Sinai, ...
How a smiling face & a listening ear make all the difference
Arleen came to Harlem United as a temp in 2006. For the past nine years, the front desk on the second floor of 306 Lenox Avenue has slowly become her “home.” Arleen knows how to hold down the fort and she does so with grace and her signature easy going attitude. In fact, she is so valued here at Harlem United that she has been asked time and again to move into different departments, but each time she has refused.
“The clients who come in here make my day. I could be having a bad day and one of my favorite clients will walk through the door and make it all better.”
Arleen’s first job out of High School was at a Footlocker. “I ...
Race. Jog. Walk. Skip. Shuffle.
Whether you race, jog, walk, skip, or shuffle, we hope you'll do it with us!
You are invited to our upcoming community race around Marcus Garvey Park, as part of our commitment to encourage health and fitness in our community. No experience is required! (Don't live in NYC? Stay connected with us on Facebook for photos & video)
Register today
There will be five heats of one mile each, split by age and gender, with the final heat being a fun run the whole family can do together. You can bring a stroller or walk your dog. By the way, there is no correct definition of family…it can be anyone you want to run with.
The event is Sunday, ...
