PROGRAMS and SERVICES

• Needle Exchange Services
• Ear Point Acupuncture
• Counseling and Case Management
• On-Site Health Services
• Holistic Healing and Reiki Hands-On Healing
• Services for Women
• Volunteer Program
• Positive Action Peer Program
• Support Groups
• Youth Droup-In
• Legal Services
  
  
  
  NEEDLE EXCHANGE SERVICES Sterile syringes are provided on a free and anonymous basis to registered participants of our program. Sharing syringes, cookers, and cotton puts you at risk of HIV transmission, so use a clean needle for every injection. Exchange used needles for clean ones at our drop-in center at 43 Avenue C (between 3rd and 4th Streets) at the following times:  

  Monday:	4pm to 7pm
  Tuesday:	5pm to 8pm
  Wednesday:	11am to 2pm
  Thursday:	1pm to 2pm, 4pm to 5pm (Women only)
  	6pm to 9pm
  Friday:	7pm to 10pm
  Saturday:	11am to 2pm

  
  EAR ACUPUNCTURE Five point ear acupuncture is excellent for stress reduction and detoxification. Reducing your stress levels keeps you healthy and feeling better. These services are available on a free and anonymous basis at the following times:

  Monday:	11am to 3:15pm
  	5pm to 6:15pm
  Tuesday:	5pm to 7:15pm
  Wednesday:	11am to 3:15pm
  	5pm to 6:15pm
  Thursday:	11pm to 3:15pm
  	5pm to 6:15pm
  Friday:	12 to 3:15pm
  	6pm to 7:15pm
  Saturday:	12 to 3:15pm

  
  COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT Need help with housing? Having problems with welfare? Need to see a doctor but don't have Medicaid? Would you like to find out what your options are for drug detox, rehab, or substance use management? Would you like to learn what you can do to reduce your risk of getting HIV? Or do you just need someone to talk to? Counseling and case management services are available to help drug users stabilize their lives. You set your own goals! We're here to help you get there. Case management and counseling services, including Crisis Intervention, are available to drug users at the following times:

  Monday:	10am to 6pm
  Tuesday:	10am to 12 noon
  	4pm to 6pm
  Wdnesday:	10am to 6pm
  Thursday:	10am to 6pm
  Friday:	10am to 6pm

  
  ON-SITE HEALTH SERVICES If you need to see a doctor who won't be judgmental about your drug use, come see us. We can hook you up with abscess care, general medical evaluations, STD testing and treatment, HIV testing and pre- and post-test counseling, GYN services, family planning, pregnancy testing, and referrals; TB testing, and more.
  
  HOLISTIC HEALING AND REIKI NANDS-ON HEALING Holistic Healing and Reiki Hands-on Healing available by appointment. People living with HIV/AIDS can discuss their holistic health care options, including Reiki and healing touch, herbology, massage, and other therapies. This service is provided by Raquel Algarin, a Reiki Master. You can contact Raquel Algarin at (212)228-7734 (xt.114)
  
  SERVICES FOR WOMEN On Thursday afternoon, our drop-in center at 39 Avenue C is a Women-only space. Come share your strength and get the love you need from other women from the community. This program, run by women for women, offers a broad array of services, including support groups, teach-ins on issues of concern, workshops, and Days of Pampering. Call to find out what's coming up on the schedule, or drop by any Thursday afternoon from 1pm to 5pm.
  
  VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Be part of a grassroots, community based movement here on the Lower East Side. Find out what you can do to give back to your community. We offer trainings and support and regular counseling to our volunteers. The goal of our program is to help each volunteer meet his or her individual life goals. To find out more, contact Van Asher at 212 228-7734 (x132).
  
  POSITIVE ACTION PEER PROGRAM For communities working to fight the AIDS crisis, there's so much we need to know. We offer peer HIV educator training over a three month cycle three times a year. Participants receive comprehensive training on harm reduction, HIV/AIDS, new treatments available, and what drug users can do to reduce the risk of HIV transmission. Along the way, you will make friends to last a life time. To find out more, contact Henry Vera at 212 228-7734 (x116).
  
  SUPPORT GROUPS Our support groups offer the opportunity to share strategies and get support from people who know what you're going through, or at least are willing to listen. We offer several groups that meet weekly so that everyone will feel comfortable. Groups include a Life Management Group, Men's Open Discussion, Women's HIV Living Well Group, a weekly meditation group, and more. Call for details, new groups, and times and locations.
  
  YOUTH DROP-IN People age 23 and younger whose life situations (homelessness, drug use, stress, etc.) put them at risk for HIV can come and join our Thursday night youth drop in. Workshops on abandoned building renovation, safer piercing practices, putting together a zine; counseling and services, and a hot meal. Thursdays from 6pm to 9pm.
  
  LEGAL SERVICES Our staff attorney is available to assist with entitlements eligibility, housing, discrimination, and similar issues, and advise you on your legal rights in dealing with the criminal justice system. Stop by and ask for Corinne Carey or give her a call at (212)228-7734 (xt.120)
  
  

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