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Website: http://www.vocal-ny.org/ – (info)
Address: New York City, Kansas, United States
Countries served: United States
Geographic scope: Local
Phone: (718) 802-9540
Email: info@vocal-ny.org
Facebook: VOCALNY
Type: Project
Parent organization: PROS Network – NYC
Status: Active
Faith-based: No
Sex work positive: Yes
Female led: Yes
Sex worker led: Yes
About VOCAL NY
Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) is a statewide grassroots membership organization building power among low-income people affected by HIV/AIDS, the drug war and mass incarceration, along with the organizations that serve us, to create healthy and just communities. We accomplish this through community organizing, leadership development, public education, participatory research and direct action.
People involved with VOCAL NY
Staff
Administrative
Jennifer Flynn, Executive Director
Tatiana Nobels, Program Associate
Community Organizing & Policy Advocacy
Matt Curtis, Policy Director
Alyssa Aguilera, Political Director
Jeremy Saunders, Lead Organizer
Anna Saini, Statewide Organizer
Elizabeth Owens, GROW Community Organizer
Jason Walker, HIV/AIDS Community Organizer
Brandon Holmes, Civil Rights Community Organizer
Fred Wright, Users Union Community Organizer
Robert Suarez, Northern Manhattan Community Organizer Health Services
Evelyn Milan, Director of Services
Paula Santiago, Harm Reduction Coordinator
Sex work focus for VOCAL NY
Sex worker demographics focus for VOCAL NY
We work on issues impacting low-income people who are living with HIV/AIDS, drug users and formerly incarcerated. Our three main issue areas are:
_ HIV/AIDS
_ Drug Policy
_ Civil Rights & Mass Incarceration
Intersecting issues include housing, healthcare, income support and jobs.
Services offered by VOCAL NY
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Clothing
Housing
Money
Healthcare
Legal
Identification
Referrals
Outreach
Advocacy
Research
Safety: Education
VOCAL-NY is a statewide grassroots membership organization building power among low-income people who are living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, drug use and mass incarceration, along with the organizations that serve us, to create healthy and just communities.
VOCAL-NY program areas are:
Grassroots Campaigns
Community Organizing & Base Building
Civic Engagement
Training & Leadership Development
Direct Services
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