Community Information

Please note that Reality House maintains this collection of links to other Community Information resources as a service to our visitors. Reality House is not responsible for the information on these sites.

Harlem United Community AIDS Center, Inc.
(http://www.harlemunited.org)
Provide quality HIV prevention and care services in a safe environment while uniting the diverse communities of Harlem in order to address all needs of people living with and threatened by HIV and AIDS.

Gay Men of African Descent
(http://www.gmad.org)
Gay Men of African Descent is an organization committed to empowering Gay Men of African Descent through Education, Social Support, Political Advocacy and Health & Wellness promotion.

Harlem Hospital Center
(http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hhc/html/harlem.html)
Harlem Hospital, with 400 beds, is the largest health facility in Harlem capable of treating the most seriously ill.

East Harlem HIV CARE Network
(http://www.aidsnyc.org/network/index.html)
The HIV CARE Network is a consortium of agencies and individuals concerned about the provision of services and care to people with HIV/AIDS in East Harlem. The Network aims to improve the availability, accessibility, quality and coordination of services for persons living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Ecumenical Community Development Organization
(www.ecdo.org) Ecumenical Community Development Organization is an organization dedicated to improving the housing, social, and economic conditions of low and moderate income residents of West and Central Harlem.

Alianza Dominicana, Inc.
(212) 795-4226
Alianza Dominicana is a community-based agency in Washington Heights providing comprehensive "one-stop" shopping services (including HIV/AIDS and Gay and Lesbian services) to people who reside in or near Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.

Iris House, Inc.
(212) 423-9049
2271 Second Avenue,
New York NY 10035
Iris House provides services targeted towards women and their families who are living with HIV/AIDS or who are affected by HIV/AIDS.

Black and Latino AIDS Coalition
(212) 722-2437
60 East 130th Street
New York, NY 10035
The Black and Latino AIDS Coalition provides HIV/AIDS prevention, job placement, and education services.

Latino Commission on AIDS
(http://www.latinoaids.org/)
A comprehensive site with AIDS (SIDA) and HIV (VIH) information for Latino/Hispanic health.

National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC)
(http://www.nmac.org)
The National Minority AIDS Council is dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

The Balm In Gilead
(http://www.balmingilead.org)
National organization helping to turn Black churches into centers of support for people with AIDS and HIV.

National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS
(http://www.blca.org)
BLCA's mission is to inform, coordinate and organize the volunteer efforts of indigenous Black leadership including clergy, elected officials, medical practitioners, businessmen and women, social policy experts, and the media to meet the challenge of fighting AIDS in their local communities.

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