Join us at Icepics (corner of 31st and McDowell) on October 27th from 8 to 10:30 PM for BINGOS de los Muertos with Sister Odora. $2 for first BINGO card, $1 for each thereafter, drink specials, special Cards, and more! Donations are for SouthWest Center for HIV/AIDS, formerly known as Body Positive.SouthWest Center for HIV/AIDS focuses on Prevention and Education, Health and Wellness, and Research and Development through programs for men and women of all shapes and sizes and colors be they gay, straight, bi, transgender or otherwise.
Some of the programs and services available through South West Center for HIV/AIDS are listed below.Visit http://swhiv.org for much more!
- Friends and Family Vitamin Program
- Speakers Bureau
- Targeted Outreach
- METHODS
- Pizza and the Basics (HIV 101)
- It's All About Me
- Say it Straight
- Positive Pals
- Agnes Fund for Pets
- Food for Thought
- Rural AZ Education & Outreach
- Man 2 Man
- Men of Color
- Women's Health Empowerment
- YEP House
- HIV Testing
- Wellness Programs
- Support Groups
As we all know, HIV affects people of all types. And South West Center for HIV/AIDS programs and services truly serve that diversity.Their Support Groups provide a place where individuals have a safe place to share those experiences and empathize with one another in a safe setting. Coping skills, facing life’s challenges and developing support systems are just a few of the benefits HIV-positive individuals gain from attending regularly scheduled meetings.
The Women's Health Empowerment program provides presentations regarding safe, sexual practices, counseling and testing.
The Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) uses the MPowerment model to create an environment that allows youth ages 14-24 to create social, interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships and helps to build community among the target population.
The Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS also offers children's programs that help our youngest community members deal with issues of HIV or just have fun for a while! Programs include:
And the list goes on and on. So embrace the fun of BINGOS de los Muertos and bring those donations for a very worthy local organization. And come prepared to win one of many fabulous prizes such as concert tickets, free yoga classes at Alternatives Health and Wellness, limo rides, free drinks at ice pics, etc. You just never know what might be up for grabs! See you there!
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