Positive Change Happens Here

Positive Change

Happens Here The Alliance for Positive Change

Positive Change Starts Here

The Alliance for Positive Change transforms lives of New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. At the Alliance, we believe everyone deserves the chance to feel better, live better, and do better.

In 1990, with the AIDS epidemic raging,

mental illness, hepatitis, diabetes, obesity, and

The Alliance for Positive Change opened our

heart disease. This broadened focus helps our

doors in lower Manhattan, with a staff of

clients manage multiple health challenges, while

just three people.

bringing our premier services to new populations facing a wider range of life-threatening health

Today, the Alliance is a leader in innovative, culturally competent HIV/AIDS services to ensure

disparities.

that all New Yorkers have access to HIV testing,

The result: More New Yorkers improving their

treatment, care, and support. Each year, we help

health, embracing Positive Change, and moving

more than 14,000 New Yorkers make positive

toward a better future.

changes toward health, housing, recovery, and self-sufficiency.

Building on 27 years of HIV-related expertise, we’ve expanded our services to address other serious health conditions such as addiction,

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Alliance Community Service Centers

Positive Change comes in many forms. We help people access medical care, manage and overcome addiction, escape homelessness, get back to work, and find community.

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1. Alliance Midtown Central

Herald Square: 64 West 35th Street, 3rd Floor

2. Keith Haring Harlem Center

East Harlem: 315 East 104th Street, at Second Avenue

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3. CASA Washington Heights

Washington Heights: 2036 Amsterdam Avenue, at 161 Street st

4. Pelham Grand Supportive Housing

Pelham Bay: 1870 Pelham Parkway, Bronx

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5. Luis & Lillian’s Outreach Center

East Village: 150 First Avenue, at 9 Street th

6. Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center

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Lower East Side: 25 Allen Street, at Canal Street

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Positive Change Starts Here

The Alliance for Positive Change transforms lives of New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. At the Alliance, we believe everyone deserves the chance to feel better, live better, and do better.

In 1990, with the AIDS epidemic raging,

mental illness, hepatitis, diabetes, obesity, and

The Alliance for Positive Change opened our

heart disease. This broadened focus helps our

doors in lower Manhattan, with a staff of

clients manage multiple health challenges, while

just three people.

bringing our premier services to new populations facing a wider range of life-threatening health

Today, the Alliance is a leader in innovative, culturally competent HIV/AIDS services to ensure

disparities.

that all New Yorkers have access to HIV testing,

The result: More New Yorkers improving their

treatment, care, and support. Each year, we help

health, embracing Positive Change, and moving

more than 14,000 New Yorkers make positive

toward a better future.

changes toward health, housing, recovery, and self-sufficiency.

Building on 27 years of HIV-related expertise, we’ve expanded our services to address other serious health conditions such as addiction,

4

Alliance Community Service Centers

Positive Change comes in many forms. We help people access medical care, manage and overcome addiction, escape homelessness, get back to work, and find community.

3

1. Alliance Midtown Central

Herald Square: 64 West 35th Street, 3rd Floor

2. Keith Haring Harlem Center

East Harlem: 315 East 104th Street, at Second Avenue

2

3. CASA Washington Heights

Washington Heights: 2036 Amsterdam Avenue, at 161 Street st

4. Pelham Grand Supportive Housing

Pelham Bay: 1870 Pelham Parkway, Bronx

1

5. Luis & Lillian’s Outreach Center

East Village: 150 First Avenue, at 9 Street th

6. Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center

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Lower East Side: 25 Allen Street, at Canal Street

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Feel better, live better, and do better

Positive Impact The Alliance has powerful

By addressing the underlying issues that contribute to poor health, the Alliance’s individualized,

partnerships with New York City’s

full-service approach and harm reduction philosophy help New Yorkers lead healthier, more self-

biggest and best hospitals —

sufficient lives.

New York Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, Institute for Family Health,

Our free, multilingual services include:

Intensive support to access medical care, pharmacy,

Care Management

86% of every dollar raised goes directly to services and programs.

and others – that give our clients immediate access to high-quality, effective care.

housing, and other key services to promote wellness and self-sufficiency.

Each year, we graduate 93% of participants in our renowned peer training program.

We help individuals with multiple chronic illnesses get the care and

Counseling, education, syringe exchange, coaching, and

Harm Reduction and Recovery Services

and get healthier.

support to help active and recovering substance users reduce risk, access healthcare, connect with a caring community, and explore recovery at their own pace.

Job-readiness and Peer Certification training empowers individuals to become community leaders and role models,

Peer Training and Workforce Re-entry Services

support they need to feel better

inspiring others to make healthy choices. Alliance Peer Interns provide recovery coaching, escorts to medical care, and other services that maximize our impact. At the same time, Peers gain marketable skills that lead to jobs in organizations citywide.

55%

HIV/AIDS

41%

Active chemical dependency

38%

Cardiovascular disease

37%

Mental health conditions

26%

Hepatitis

19%

Asthma

13%

Diabetes

We provide paid internships and New York State Peer Certification training for over 130 Peer Educators who deliver community education, health coaching, and linkage to care for thousands of New Yorkers each year.

HIV and hepatitis C testing, rapid access to medical care,

HIV Prevention and Coaching

PrEP/PEP, and risk reduction education that enables lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and people with

The people we serve reside in high-need neighborhoods throughout NYC.

histories of substance use to get healthy and stay healthy.

Short-term and permanent housing with a robust mix

Supportive Housing

of onsite services that promote recovery, wellness, and selfsufficiency for people facing multiple chronic conditions.

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43% 29% 22% 6%

Each year, we connect 3,377 low-income New Yorkers to life-saving medical care and treatment.

Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn Queens, Staten Island & the wider metro area

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Feel better, live better, and do better

Positive Impact The Alliance has powerful

By addressing the underlying issues that contribute to poor health, the Alliance’s individualized,

partnerships with New York City’s

full-service approach and harm reduction philosophy help New Yorkers lead healthier, more self-

biggest and best hospitals —

sufficient lives.

New York Presbyterian, Mount Sinai, Institute for Family Health,

Our free, multilingual services include:

Intensive support to access medical care, pharmacy,

Care Management

86% of every dollar raised goes directly to services and programs.

and others – that give our clients immediate access to high-quality, effective care.

housing, and other key services to promote wellness and self-sufficiency.

Each year, we graduate 93% of participants in our renowned peer training program.

We help individuals with multiple chronic illnesses get the care and

Counseling, education, syringe exchange, coaching, and

Harm Reduction and Recovery Services

and get healthier.

support to help active and recovering substance users reduce risk, access healthcare, connect with a caring community, and explore recovery at their own pace.

Job-readiness and Peer Certification training empowers individuals to become community leaders and role models,

Peer Training and Workforce Re-entry Services

support they need to feel better

inspiring others to make healthy choices. Alliance Peer Interns provide recovery coaching, escorts to medical care, and other services that maximize our impact. At the same time, Peers gain marketable skills that lead to jobs in organizations citywide.

55%

HIV/AIDS

41%

Active chemical dependency

38%

Cardiovascular disease

37%

Mental health conditions

26%

Hepatitis

19%

Asthma

13%

Diabetes

We provide paid internships and New York State Peer Certification training for over 130 Peer Educators who deliver community education, health coaching, and linkage to care for thousands of New Yorkers each year.

HIV and hepatitis C testing, rapid access to medical care,

HIV Prevention and Coaching

PrEP/PEP, and risk reduction education that enables lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and people with

The people we serve reside in high-need neighborhoods throughout NYC.

histories of substance use to get healthy and stay healthy.

Short-term and permanent housing with a robust mix

Supportive Housing

of onsite services that promote recovery, wellness, and selfsufficiency for people facing multiple chronic conditions.

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43% 29% 22% 6%

Each year, we connect 3,377 low-income New Yorkers to life-saving medical care and treatment.

Manhattan Bronx Brooklyn Queens, Staten Island & the wider metro area

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Positive Change in Action: Joyce

Investing in Positive Change

I came to the Alliance when I was in the final

At the Alliance, investing in Positive Change means providing the attention, skills, and support to help people take back their lives from chronic illness, homelessness, addiction, isolation, and despair.

phase of a residential substance abuse program and needed something positive to occupy my time. I was coming off 25 years of active addiction and was at a loss trying to figure out how to reclaim my life.

I completed the Alliance’s 8-week Peer Recovery

It means investing in people’s capacity to change and their desire for a healthier, brighter future.

Education Program (PREP) training, which made me aware of new possibilities. In 2011, I was hired as the Alliance’s Lead Trainer for PREP. Now, my passion in life is to give other people what I found at the Alliance: the awareness that change is possible. The Alliance provides skills, services, and support that show people they can do something meaningful with their lives. Many times, we’re working with a person who’s never had a job, or never been able to finish anything. But we don’t abandon them.

We are there every step of the way.

Before I came to the Alliance, I would describe my life as devastated and nonproductive.

The Alliance has been a game-changer for me.

Today, I am motivated, inspired, and fulfilled.

Positive change thrives here.

The Alliance has been a game-changer for me. Today, I am motivated, inspired, and fulfilled.

Everyone deserves a chance at Positive Change. In fact, we can’t think of a better investment.

Join us. Donate. Volunteer.

Learn more about our work.

Make a Positive Change Today. www.alliance.nyc

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Positive Change in Action: Joyce

Investing in Positive Change

I came to the Alliance when I was in the final

At the Alliance, investing in Positive Change means providing the attention, skills, and support to help people take back their lives from chronic illness, homelessness, addiction, isolation, and despair.

phase of a residential substance abuse program and needed something positive to occupy my time. I was coming off 25 years of active addiction and was at a loss trying to figure out how to reclaim my life.

I completed the Alliance’s 8-week Peer Recovery

It means investing in people’s capacity to change and their desire for a healthier, brighter future.

Education Program (PREP) training, which made me aware of new possibilities. In 2011, I was hired as the Alliance’s Lead Trainer for PREP. Now, my passion in life is to give other people what I found at the Alliance: the awareness that change is possible. The Alliance provides skills, services, and support that show people they can do something meaningful with their lives. Many times, we’re working with a person who’s never had a job, or never been able to finish anything. But we don’t abandon them.

We are there every step of the way.

Before I came to the Alliance, I would describe my life as devastated and nonproductive.

The Alliance has been a game-changer for me.

Today, I am motivated, inspired, and fulfilled.

Positive change thrives here.

The Alliance has been a game-changer for me. Today, I am motivated, inspired, and fulfilled.

Everyone deserves a chance at Positive Change. In fact, we can’t think of a better investment.

Join us. Donate. Volunteer.

Learn more about our work.

Make a Positive Change Today. www.alliance.nyc

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Positive Change means that you can come from

William Toler, Chair

a rocky road, but if you’ve really had enough, you

Michael Kaminer, Vice Chair

can change your whole life around. The Alliance

Patrick Maher, Secretary

supports that process in many different ways.

Allen Zwickler, Treasurer

If you’re homeless, we have housing services.

Ellen Birenbaum, MD

If you’re not getting medical care, we’ll connect

Maabo Kludze, PharmD, MBA

you with the clinics we’re affiliated with. We’ll

Jesse Lopez

help you understand your medications and manage

Mitch Markson

the side effects. We’ll provide a hot meal and a

Jennifer McNeely, MD, MS

warm coat if you need it. That’s what we do at

Saba Vahdat

the Alliance. We help.

Anita Venkiteswaran

— Joseph

Sharen I. Duke, MPH, Executive Director/CEO

The Alliance for Positive Change thealliancenyc

@thealliance_nyc

@thealliance_nyc

www.alliance.nyc

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