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PrEP Aware Week
It’s PrEP Aware Week and Harlem United wants to let everyone know more about preventing HIV by using PrEP. PrEP is a daily pill that reduces the risk of getting HIV from sex by more than 99%.
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IN THE MEDIA: National Voter Registration Day on Pix 11
In recognition of National Voter Registration Day on September 22nd, Harlem United hosted a voter registration drive on the corner of 125th St and Malcolm X Blvd. Our efforts were featured on Pix 11 News at 5.
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Voter Registration at Harlem United
As part of Harlem United’s advocacy goals for our community, we continue to focus on increasing access to care for underserved communities. We’re excited to announce that throughout September 2020, we will be helping our clients register to vote so they can demand more access and influence how our government spends tax dollars. Our staff will work with their…
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Harlem United Supports Contact Tracing Confidentiality Bill
Would you be more or less likely to answer contact tracing questions if you knew your responses were 100% confidential?
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Harlem United Opposes Asylum Rule Change
Harlem United opposes new rules proposed by the Trump administration that would effectively end asylum in this country as we know it.
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Harlem United Celebrates Juneteenth
PRESS RELEASE Date: June 19, 2020 Contact: Mari Eva Mendes | c: 646-505-7322 Every year on June 19th, we celebrate freedom from slavery in honor of Texan African Americans who were liberated two and a half years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. Slavery was still in practice in some U.S. regions until 1868. Harlem United’s CEO, Jacqui Kilmer said,…
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Harlem United’s Response to Recent Noose Finding in Harlem Park
PRESS RELEASE Date: June 17, 2020 Contact: Mari Eva Mendes | c: 646-505-7322 Earlier this week, a noose was found in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. This triggering reminder of the countless lynchings of Black people all over this country, placed in one of the most prominent Black communities, is appalling. Harlem United’s CEO, Jacqui Kilmer said, “This…
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Harlem United Stands with our Community
Harlem United stands in solidarity with our community as we protest for an end to systemic violence against Black and Brown people. Here are resources to help you take part in the way that best suits you: Donate to Harlem United and other nonprofits who work for people of color Find information about daily protests…
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Letter from the CEO
Dear Harlem United Family, This has been a difficult time, there’s no way around it. In May, we lost a dear colleague and friend, Wilhelmina Blanch. The loss of a beloved member of the Harlem United family would have been hard to bear under any circumstances, but the suddenness of her passing has been heartbreaking.…
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Harlem United Calls on NYS Legislature to Protect Black Lives
Following weeks of protests against police violence across the U.S., Harlem United joined more than 175 other organizations to call on the New York State Legislature to take decisive action to address racist state violence from policing to courts to jails and prisons. READ THE LETTER HERE
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