Puerto Rican Cultural Center

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

TRANSLATIN@ COALITION CHICAGO CHAPTER

COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM IN CHICAGO - THE PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL CENTER (PRCC) WILL ADDRESS THE NATIONAL HIV EPIDEMIC BY REDUCING NEW INFECTIONS, INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE, AND PROMOTING HEALTH EQUITY. THROUGH THIS FUNDING, PRCC WILL ENHANCE ITS CAPACITY TO INCREASE HIV TESTING AND REFERRALS TO PARTNER SERVICES, LINK PERSONS WITH HIV TO HIV MEDICAL CARE AND ART, PROVIDE/REFER PREVENTION/ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH HIV AND PERSONS AT RISK FOR ACQUIRING HIV, AND INCREASE PROGRAM MONITORING AND ACCOUNTABILITY. PRCC?S PRCC WILL PROVIDE A RANGE OF STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE THE PROJECT PERIOD OUTCOMES, INCLUDING 2 EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM STRATEGIES. PRCC?S COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION CORE PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: DIAGNOSE: TARGETED HIV TESTING FOR 225 (75%) CLIENTS ANNUALLY, PROVIDE INTEGRATED SCREENINGS FOR 150 (50%) CLIENTS ANNUALLY, CONDUCT AT LEAST TWO LARGE SCALE TESTING EVENTS; TREAT: LINKAGE TO HIV MEDICAL CARE FOR AT LEAST 90% OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV PERSONS AND THOSE NOT IN CARE THROUGH THE ARTAS EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION, RE-ENGAGEMENT, PARTNER SERVICES REFERRAL FOR 100% OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED PERSONS, MEDICATION ADHERENCE PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING STAY CONNECTED; PREVENT: REFERRALS TO PREP AND NPEP FOR 60 (100%)% OF CLIENTS, TWIST EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION, PROMISE EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, REACHING 240 (80%) PERSONS FROM THE TP ANNUALLY; RESPOND: SUPPORT FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLUSTER DETECTION AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. PRCC?S OPERATIONAL PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF PROGRAM PROMOTION, OUTREACH, AND RECRUITMENT; COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (CAB); AND HIV PLANNING GROUP (HPG). THE SPECIFIC SERVICE AREA IN WHICH PRCC PLANS TO DELIVER ITS PROGRAM IS HIGH-NEED CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING HUMBOLDT PARK, LOGAN SQUARE, BELMONT-CRAGIN, HERMOSA, UPTOWN, EDGEWATER AND ROGERS PARK. THE SERVICE AREA IS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV AND IS WHERE PEOPLE WITH AND AT GREATEST RISK FOR HIV RESIDE AND FREQUENT. PRCC?S TARGET POPULA TION FOR SERVICE DELIVERY IS TRANSGENDER (TG) AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING PERSONS, WITH A FOCUS ON BLACKS/AFRICAN-AMERICANS; HISPANICS/LATINOS, AGES 30 AND OLDER. THE AGENCY IS TARGETING THIS POPULATION AND SERVICE AREA BECAUSE RATES OF HIV/AIDS ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE CITY AND STATE. PRCC WILL COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE AN ESTABLISHED HISTORY OF WORKING WITH AND RECRUITING MEMBERS OF THE TP AT GREATEST RISK FOR HIV ACQUISITION OR TRANSMISSION, INCLUDING ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, THE CORE CENTER, AND CALOR. PRCC WILL ENHANCE EXISTING AND ESTABLISH NEW FORMALIZED COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, SUPPORTED BY DETAIL SPECIFIC SERVICE AGREEMENTS, WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS TO MAXIMIZE REACH, INCREASE COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION, AND SUPPORT THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE HIV PREVENTION SERVICES (E.G., RETENTION IN CARE, VIRAL LOAD SUPPRESSION). PRCC WILL NOT FORMALLY SUBCONTRACT WITH ANY OTHER AGENCIES FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT. PRCC EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES. DIAGNOSE: INCREASED PERSONS WHO ARE AWARE OF THEIR HIV STATUS; INCREASED RECEIPT OF INTEGRATED SCREENINGS. TREAT: INCREASED RECEIPT OF HIV MEDICAL CARE AND ART AMONG PERSONS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV; INCREASED RECEIPT OF HIV MEDICAL CARE AND ART AMONG PERSONS WITH PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED HIV, NOT-IN-CARE; INCREASED ACCESS TO PARTNER SERVICES. PREVENT: INCREASED ACCESS TO PREP; INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF CONDOMS.

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HIGH-IMPACT HIV PREVENTION PROJECT FOR YTG OF COLOR IN CHICAGO

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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS(HIV) PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY BASED ORGS

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

NAME: PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL PREVENTION NAVIGATOR - PROJECT NAME: PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL PREVENTION NAVIGATOR THE PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL CENTER (PRCC) PROPOSES PROVIDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HIV, AND HEPATITIS PREVENTION SERVICES FOR BLACK AND LATINX MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM) AND TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (TSM) WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE OR AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS LIVING IN METROPOLITAN CHICAGO WHO ARE AT HIGH-RISK FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD). PRCC WILL ALSO PROVIDE OR PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH BASIC NEEDS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SO THAT OUR TARGET POPULATION REMAINS ENGAGED IN HIV, VH, AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES. IN ADDITION, PRCC WILL LEVERAGE EXISTING RESOURCES WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS, CERTIFIED HIV AND HEPATITIS COUNSELING AND TESTING STAFF, AND STAFF WHO HAS VAST EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE TARGET POPULATION. THE TARGET POPULATION RESIDES IN CHICAGO AND IS LOCATED IN COOK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. CHICAGO’S METROPOLITAN AREA IS THE THIRD LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES. NEARLY 75% OF THE POPULATION OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS LIVES IN THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA, WHICH COVERS OVER 7000 SQUARE MILES. WHITES REMAIN A MAJORITY (45%), FOLLOWED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS (29%), LATINOS (28%), AND ASIANS (6%). FROM 2000-2010, BOTH WHITE AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATIONS SAW REDUCED NUMBERS OF 4.7% AND 4.3% RESPECTIVELY. THE LARGEST GROWTH WAS BETWEEN LATINOS (1.8 MILLION) AND ASIANS (MORE THAN 500,000) POPULATIONS, REPRESENTING A GROWTH OF 29.4% AND 36.6% RESPECTIVELY. IN 2019, AN ESTIMATED 1,189,700 PEOPLE HAD HIV. REPORTED MALE-TO-MALE SEXUAL CONTACT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV. SOCIAL AND GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO STRUCTURAL ISSUES—SUCH AS HIV STIGMA, HOMOPHOBIA, DISCRIMINATION, POVERTY, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE—INFLUENCE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE INEQUITIES. HISPANIC/LATINO GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO REPORTED MALE-TO-MALE SEXUAL CONTACT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV. IN 2019, BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ACCOUNTED FOR 26% (9,421) OF THE 36,801 NEW HIV DIAGNOSES AND 37% OF NEW DIAGNOSES AMONG ALL GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN. NEARLY 1 MILLION PEOPLE IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER IN THE UNITED STATES (US), AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE MADE UP 2% (671) OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSES IN THE US AND DEPENDENT AREAS IN 2019. PRCC OBJECTIVES ARE AS FOLLOWS: NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS TO BE SERVED WITH AWARD FUNDS YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5 225 225 225 225. 225 TOTAL 1,125 1. BY THE END OF PROJECT YEARS 2-5, PRCC WILL PROVIDE THE RESPECT INTERVENTION (HIV TESTING) TO 300 HISPANIC/LATINX/BLACK MEN. YEAR 1 WILL HAVE 9 MONTHS OF DIRECT SERVICES AND PROVIDE RESPECT TO 75 HISPANIC/LATINX/BLACK MEN. 2. BY THE END OF PROJECT YEARS 2-5, PRCC WILL PROVIDE HEPATITIS C TESTING 600 HISPANIC/LATINX/BLACK MEN. YEAR 1 WILL HAVE 9 MONTHS OF DIRECT SERVICES AND PROVIDE HEPATITIS C TESTING TO 150 HISPANIC/LATINX/BLACK MEN. 3. BY THE END OF PROJECT YEARS 2-5, PRCC WILL PROVIDE THE MPOWERMENT INTERVENTION TO 100 HISPANIC MEN. YEAR 1 WILL HAVE 9 MONTHS OF DIRECT SERVICES AND PROVIDE MPOWERMENT TO 50 HISPANIC/LATINX/BLACK MEN. 4. BY THE END OF PROJECT YEAR 2-5, PRCC WILL PROVIDE THE 3MV INTERVENTION TO 50 HISPANIC/LATINX/BLACK MEN. YEAR 1 WILL HAVE 9 MONTHS OF DIRECT SERVICES AND PROVIDE 3MV TO 25 HISPANIC/LATINX/BLACK MEN.

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THE PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL CENTER (PRCC-CHICAGO; 501 C3), THE GRANT WRITING ORGANIZATION, OFFERS SERVICES AND PROMOTES CULTURE. OUR PROJECT SITE IS MAUNABO, PUERTO RICO, AT WAVES AHEAD (501 C3, HEADQUARTERED IN SAN JUAN), THE SUBGRANTEE. WAVES OFFERS SERVICES TO THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY ON THE ISLAND, PARTICULARLY TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME AND HIGH-RISK OLDER TRANS PERSONS.BOTH ORGANIZATIONS SERVE LATINX COMMUNITITES. DUE TO AN EXPLOSIVE RISE IN HATE CRIMES IN PUERTO RICO (2018-PRESENT; 2020+, CRISIS STAGE), WAVES NEEDS TO EXPAND COMMUNITY RELATIONS, ALLIES, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN EASTERN COAST MUNICIPALITIES WHERE WIDESPREAD FUNDAMENTALISM CREATES A CHALLENGE TO COMBATTING LGBTQ+ HATE SPEECH/CRIMES. THIS GRANT PROGRAM INITIATES COMMUNITY-BUILDING, PREVENTATIVE GROUND WORK TO EXPAND WAVES; HATE CRIME OUTREACH IN SUPPORT OF THEIR HEALTH AND HOUSING INITIATIVES. WE COLLABORATIVELY IDENTIFIED RESTORATIVE CIRCLES AS A SAFE PRACTICE FOR DIALOGUE AT MEETINGS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PARTICIPANTS AND ALLOWING FOR DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AMONG CLIENT AND OUTREACH STAKEHOLDERS. TO WIDEN ALLY NUMBERS, OUR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FAMILY CONFERENCES PILOT PROGRAM NEEDS SURVEYS AND EVALUATIONS TO BE PLANNED IN THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS. THE PROVEN EFFECTIVENESS OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES INCREASES DIALOGUES IN SAFE PLACES, FREQUENCY OF DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS, AND BUILDING SUPPORT SYSTEMS. TRAININGS (32-HOUR, INDUSTRY STANDARD, WITH KNOWN, EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS) INCLUDE WAVES STAFF IN MAUNABO AND ALLIES IN HUMACAO AND YABUCOA. FAMILY CONFERENCES BUILD CLIENTS; ALLIES AMONG THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND COMPRISE A PILOT PROGRAM. A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM CURRENTLY INCLUDES HEALTH, HOUSING, CASE MANAGER, AND MUNICIPAL MEMBERS TO BE ENHANCED DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE GRANT PERIOD. THE PROJECT DEPENDS ON ENGAGING A LEAD SITE COORDINATOR (EXPERIENCED IN CASE MANAGEMENT), WHO CAN HEAD UP ALL TEAM EFFORTS AND ALL GRANT REQUIREMENTS. FOUR COMMUNITY PEER LEADERS ARE SOUGHT TO DEEPEN PROGRAM PRESENCE AND EXPAND OUTREACH. BY INCREASING MEETINGS AND BEING PRESENT IN MORE MUNICIPALITIES, PREVENTION IS BUILT COLLECTIVELY. IN PARTICULAR, COMMUNITY POLICING CAN AID IN THE PREVENTION OF HATE CRIMES; OUTREACH TO FIVE COMMUNITY POLICE OFFICERS FUNDED IN 2021 BY CHP IN YABOUCOA WILL PRECEDE OFFERING COPS FREE, INTRODUCTORY WEBINARS TO HUMACAO AND MAUNABO FORCES. OUR PROGRAM DEVELOPS PUBLIC EDUCATION MESSAGING TO EQUIP COMMUNITY PEER LEADERS TO PROMOTE: PUBLIC SAFETY, VICTIM SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND IDENTIFY VOLATILE SITES TO UNDERINFORMED COMMUNITIES--INCLUDING LOUDSPEAKER TRUCK ENGAGEMENTS AND AM RADIO PSAS. QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS REVEAL METHODS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH NEEDING IMPROVEMENT.

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