Outreach Night

On Wednesday June 13, 2007, Grateful Afrika in association with United we stand, held its first community outreach night. The outreach was conducted at Bradley Court on South Munn Avenue between South Orange & Tremont Avenues. Several agencies also participated among them were: NJCRI
Covenant House
El Barrio
Hyacinth
Planned Parenthood
East Orange General Hospital
Etc...

Participants had access to HIV and blood pressure testing. Sandwiches, gift certificates, coupons,candies and gift bags were also given out. A dozen people got tested for HIV- A 10 questions HIV quiz was administered to each participant who got tested. One coupon was given for each right answer on the question. Perfect score entitled the participant to a gift certificate. The outreach night saw the participation from David Kerr of Covenant House,Vernon Thomas, Bob Baxter from NJCRI Team.

We believe in strengthening our community through various support programs and partnership with other not for profit organizations or agencies in New Jersey.

Our referral program We are proud to announce that Grateful Afrika is a member of “United We Stand”: a network of agencies in New Jersey. Our membership in “United We Stand” enables us to offer a referral program to all those in need. Our referral program includes:
- HIV Testing
- Care for people living with HIV/AIDS
- HIV SERVICES
- HIV CASE MANAGEMENT
- FOODS SERVICE
- COUNSELING FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES

A word about UNITED WE STAND
The UNITED WE STAND project conducts street outreach to injection drug users, sex workers, gay men and other individuals at high risk for HIV infection. The outreach is conducted during non –traditional working hours (usually evenings) and consist in saturating an area known to have a high concentration of persons at risk for HIV (i.e. housing projects and areas where drugs are used or sold. Outreach is conducted by a coalition of HIV/AIDS service providers and other community based outreach organizations.

A pilot outreach project was conducted last year involving fourteen (14) agencies and fifty (50) outreach workers. This resulted in sixty-six (66) persons being tested for HIV and HIV prevention messages delivered to well over one thousand (1000) individuals. Location: Bradley Court located on South Munn Avenue (between South Orange and Tremont Avenues) in Newark. For more information please call us at 908 737 9492.

Support to Youth Basketball Network Our youth are our future. During the summer months we need to team up to give our children quality and healthy time. Grateful Afrika is helping just do that by supporting the youth basketball camp in the West side park. Grateful Afrika donated some basketballs to the Youth Basketball Network. The Youth basket network is run by Shareef and his organization: the NETWORK-NYBA. Grateful Afrika will donate each year basketballs to the Network Youth Basketball.