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Harlem United Stands With Governor Andrew Cuomo in Opposition to LGBT Discrimination in North Carolina
New York, NY — This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order banning all non-essential, state-sponsored travel to North Carolina. The ban, effective immediately, was put in place in response to North Carolina’s new law that enables discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) North Carolinians. The following is a statement…
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Historic 2016-17 State ‘Social and Economic Justice’ Budget Critical to the Health and Well-Being of All New Yorkers
New York, NY — Last night, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced a historic 2016-17 state budget agreement. The following is a statement from Ms. Jacquelyn Kilmer, Esq, CEO of Harlem United: “While the ink on the 2016-17…
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What we learned meditating with Pandit Dasa
The room is so quiet that the only things you can hear are the buzz of the central heating and the soft gentle breathe of the young adults with their eyes closed and backs straight. “Exhale completely. Emptying your lungs,” Pandit says softly. There’s a pregnant pause before he speaks again, “Inhale completely. Fill your…
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Harlem United commends Governor Cuomo for new regulations prohibiting discrimination against transgender New Yorkers
New York, NY (January 25, 2016) — Harlem United, a community-based housing, health and human services organization, commends Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on the new regulations banning discrimination and harassment against transgender New Yorkers. Governor Cuomo announced last week that the State Division of Human Rights has adopted these new regulations which are effective immediately. The…
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Harlem United Praises Governor Cuomo for New Investments to Combat Homelesssness
New York, NY (January 14, 2016) – Harlem United, a community-based housing, health and human services organization, praises Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal to invest $20 billion over the next five years to expand affordable housing and services to combat homelessness. In yesterday’s State of the State and Executive Budget Address, Governor Cuomo showed his…
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The Nest opens
Our new clinic, The Nest, opened, allowing us to expand our services to the entire community. We continue to build on our team based health care delivery model led by physicians to provide comprehensive medical care with the end goal of maximizing health outcomes.
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Dancing (for Health) In The Streets of Harlem
We had a great time on Saturday celebrating our new health center, The Nest, with an afternoon block party. Long-time residents of the block joined friends from all over the city to welcome The Nest. The event was a huge success. Over 300 people attended, we made new connections with 150 community members with whom we…
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\con-vHER-sa-tions\
October 2nd and 3rd of 2015, Tasha Dougé, with the support of Harlem United, presents \con-vHER-sa-tions\ at Rogue Space (508 W. 26th Street, NY, NY 10001) benefitting the Alliance for Lupus Research and Endometriosis Foundation of America. For 2 days, visitors are welcomed into an open art gallery, where they can freely explore and take…
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Ryan White CARE Act Turns 25
[lead]Today we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, signed in to law by President George H. W. Bush on August 18, 1990. Passed only a few months after the death of Ryan White, an HIV-positive 18-year-old from Indiana, this seminal legislation is the single largest federal program designed…
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An Important Week for the HIV Community
[lead] This week the White House released the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS): Updated to 2020 and we are pumped! [/lead] The plan updates the five-year-old original NHAS, and looks ahead to 2020 as a guide for collective action of agencies, community-based organizations, the scientific, medical communities and coalitions of people living with HIV in the…
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