United Invitations is a welcoming movement that has been growing very quickly across Europe and the world (nearly 350 host sites in the United States). As levels of migration grow and fear and uncertainty escalate, this is a simple idea that brings people together, no matter what their background, to share a meal. It’s all […]
Innovative Interventions
Undetectable=Untrasmittable Gaining Ground in 2017
The fact that people infected with HIV who are virally suppressed cannot sexually transmit the virus to others is now accepted in the HIV/AIDS community as a result of accumulating evidence since the early 2000s. In early 2016, the Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U) slogan was launched by the Prevention Access Campaign to promote the finding. The campaign […]
Sakhi for ending violence against South Asian Women
Sakhi for South Asian Women exists to end violence against women. They unite survivors, communities, and institutions to eradicate domestic violence as we work together to create strong and healthy communities. Sakhi uses an integrated approach that combines support and empowerment through service delivery, community engagement, advocacy, and policy initiatives. Founded in 1989 by a group of […]
THIS is Housing First for Youth – A Program Model Guide
Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) is a rights-based intervention for young people (aged 13-24) who experience homelessness, or who are at risk. It is designed to address the needs of developing adolescents and young adults by providing them with immediate access to housing that is safe, affordable and appropriate, and the necessary and age-appropriate supports […]
Coalition Pilots Walking School Bus to Combat Childhood Obesity
Healthy West Kendall is an initiative powered by West Kendall Baptist Hospital but driven by the community, with vision of becoming the Healthiest Community in Florida. The goal is to inspire the residents to think differently about their health and the health of the community. This includes from the food residents eat to the way […]
Project Venture: A Positive Youth Development Program
Project Venture is a Positive Youth Development approach, with a unique culturally-based group development process and does not focus on deficits, but on the positive behaviors and healthy lifestyles that National Indian Youth Leadership Project (NIYLP) wants young people to choose. Project Venture is a year long sequence of challenges and growth opportunities, implemented in-school, out of […]