After months of planning, we are thrilled to announce that AFA will be responding to food insecurity by distributing food support to 4,000 Venezuelan immigrants for two months, in partnership with CITGO’s charitable arm, the Fundación Simón Bolívar, through their Hoy Invita Simón program. With this initiative, we will also assess the community’s needs through case management to address issues faced by the Venezuelan diaspora and will expand our Community Outreach Program.
Beyond our support to the Venezuelan community, we can also officially announce the renewal for the fifth year in a row of our partnership with the New York City Council. Thanks to this, AFA will guarantee that hundreds of immigrants can continue getting access to HIV prevention, HIV testing and case management services through our Community Outreach Program.
Although the current pandemic has put a hold on in-person workshops and HIV testing for the time being, we are focusing our efforts on adapting our program by organizing webinars and carrying out digital marketing campaigns, as well as ensuring we fulfill the requirements to perform HIV testing in our office, once permitted.
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