WHCP highlighted in recent Uptowner article
Washington Heights CORNER Project and Program Director Taeko Frost were recently highlighted in the Uptowner article Hepatitis C Needs Higher Profile, Health Workers Say. The article can be found here.
Read moreWe are moving!
WHCP will be moving our office location to 566 181st Street in the New Year! Thanks to significant programmatic growth, WHCP is relocating to the 2nd Floor of 566 West 181st Street on December 30th, 2011. Our new office is expected to open for Syringe Exchange and Case Management services on Tuesday, January 17th. Our [...]
Read moreWHCP Volunteer Highlighted in Columbia Daily Spectator
Barnard College student and WHCP volunteer Mel Meder was highlighted in the Columbia Daily Spectator for her work with the Student Global AIDS Campaign. The article which touches upon SGAC’s advocacy efforts protesting cuts in global health funding, also mentioned SGAC’s work with WHCP, read the article here.
Read moreProgram Director Taeko Frost on Roundtable with U.S. Drug Czar
Program Director Taeko Frost was amongst the panelists of a September 22nd visit from the White House Director of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske. The event which was hosted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office included DA Cyrus Vance, Dr. Norbert Sander of the Armory Foundation, and Angelo Ortiz of Inwood Community Services. Able [...]
Read moreExecutive Director highlighted in makingaidshistory.org
WHCP Founder and Executive Director Jamie Favaro was recently highlighted in amfAR’s website http://makingaidshistory.org the mention which includes a brief bio can be found on the Heart and Soul page of the website. Favaro is highlighted alongside Regan Hofmann, Navid Madani, Mervyn Silverman, and Ana Oliveira.
Read moreWHCP welcomes new Senior Outreach Worker
WHCP is happy to announce the hire of Nilamon Santos into the position of Bilingual Senior Outreach Worker. Ms. Santos has a long history of working in Harm Reduction and will be instrumental in expanding WHCP’s outreach and syringe access efforts into the neighborhoods of Hamilton Heights and Inwood.
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Welcome Vanessa Nasert!
WHCP would like to welcome Vanessa Nasert on staff as our newest Outreach Worker. Vanessa has been part of the WHCP team since 2010 in the position of Peer Educator and has been especially instrumental in networking within Inwood and in the transgendered population. Welcome Vanessa!
Read moreWHCP Receives Continued Funding from Union Square Awards
WHCP is very excited to announce that Union Square Awards will be supporting our Medical and Wellness Services. Specifically, funds will be used to secure a part-time Program Assistant who will handle coordination and administration tasks of the CORNER CURHON Clinic, including data entry, tracking participant’s follow-up visits to specialists, assisting participants with seeking insurance, [...]
Read moreWHCP’s CORNER CUHRON Clinic Highlighted in the College of Physicians & Surgeons Journal
*A pdf of the article can be found here. WHCP’s on-site medical clinic run by Columbia Medical Students (CORNER CUHRON Clinic) was recently highlighted in the Spring issue of the Physicians & Surgeons Journal. Compassionate Care on the Corner: Students Establish Clinic Within Needle-Exchange Project by Gina Shaw is a two-page article which explains the [...]
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WHCP Participates in AIDS Walk New York
On a very rainy May 15th, members of the WHCP team participated in AIDS Walk New York to raise funds for the agency. We are grateful to all our sponsors who helped us raise over $1,000!
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