Below are events and activities registered for this state. Please feel free to contact the person listed next to an event/activity for more information. Each year, more and more individuals, organizations, faith based institutions and etc. participate with NBHAAD.

Should you not see an event or activity by February 1, 2010 to which you have registered, please email us at 2010event@blackaidsday.org and we will search our database for it or ask that you submit the information again. Should we need to edit or modify any information, please email us as event_edit@blackaidsday.org and we will make any and all corrections.

 
City
NBHAAD Planner
Activities/Events
 

Bloomington

McLean County Health Department
Melissa Graven,
CD Supervisor
200 W Front Street
Bloomington, Illinois 61701
 
Office: 309-888-5435
Fax: 309-888-5439
Email: melissa.graven@mcleancountyil.gov
Web: www.mcleancountyil.gov/health

  • HIV Testing

Chicago

Students of Caribbean Ancestry Club - Truman College
Deon Lopez,
Club Sponsor
1145 West Wilson Avenue, Room 1633
Chicago, Illinois 60640

Office: 773-907-4830
Fax: 773-907-4829
Email: dlopez24@ccc.edu
Web: Go Here

  • Community Forum
  • HIV Testing

Chicago

Core Center
Ken Rashad,
Health Educator
2020 West Harrison
Chicago, Illinois 60612

Office: 312-572-4557
Email: krashad@corecenter.org

  • HIV Testing

Chicago

New Age Services Corporation
Jeanette Usher,
HIV Education Coordinator
1330 S. Kostner
Chicago, Illinois 60623

Office: 773-542-1150
Fax: 773-542-1175
Email: jusher@newageservices.org
Web: https://webmail.newageservices.org

  • Community Health Fair
  • HIV Testing

Chicago

Gateway Foundation
Tekoa Jaddua,
HIV Counselor
4301 West Grand
Chicago, Illinois 60651

Office: 773-862-2279
Fax: 773-862-0591
Email: txjaddua@gatewayfoundation.org
Web: www.gatewayfoundation.org

  • HIV Testing

Chicago

Quality Of Work Life
Marcus Waller,
Coordinator
322 E 90th Street
Chicago, Illinois 60619

Office: 773-416-7515
Email: wallermaceo@aol.com

  • Other Activity: 2010 Wellness Fair

Chicago

Pilsen  Wellness Center
Samuel Hernandez,
Outreach Worker
2015 West Cermak Road
Chicago, Illinois 60608

Office: 773-890-0645
Fax: 773-376-0949
Email: shernandez@pilsenmh.org
Web: http://www.pilsenmh.org

  • HIV Testing
  • Public Service Announcement
  • Other Activity: Passing flyers, going out to the public and tell them how is very important to take the HIV test.

Chicago

National Association of the University of Women
Jennifer Thomas,
Chaplain
Post Office Box 44557
Chicago, Illinois 60644

Office:
773-865-3196
Email: ksinged@aol.com

  • Community Forum
  • HIV Testing

Chicago

Jo-Ray House, Inc.
Brian K. Stewart,
Office Administrator
840 East 87th Street, Suite A-10
Chicago, Illinois 60619

Office: 773-224-8500
Fax: 773-224-8588
Email: bstew1955@yahoo.com
Web: www.jorayhouse.com

  • Other Activity
  • HIV/AIDS Awareness
  • Fundraiser party

Chicago

Family Guidance Centers
Yashika Thomas, 
HIV Coordinator
310 West Chicago
Chicago, Illinois 60654

Office: 312-943-6545, *282
Fax: 312-943-6543
Email: ythomas@fgcinc.org
Web: http://www.fgcinc.org

  • HIV Testing

Chicago

Legal Assistance Foundation
Phoenix Forbes,
Paralegal
111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 300
Chicago, Illinois 60604

Office: 312-347-8386
Email: pforbes@lafchicago.org

  • Other Activity: Client Outreach

 


Chicago

Youth Pride Services, Inc
Frank Walker
, President/CEO
1525 E 55th Street, Suite 312
Chicago, Illinois 60615

Office: 773-690-6790
Email: youthpridecenter@gmail.com

  • Art Competition
  • Community Forum
  • HIV Testing
  • Newspaper Article
  • Other: FREE Community Dinner and Discussion

Chicago

Build On
Andre Darey
, Program & Lead Coordinator
500 West Monroe 19th FL
Chicago, Illinois 60661

Office: 312-441-7829
Fax: 312-441-7752
Email: andre.darey@buildon.org

  • Other: Students will be handing out red ribbons to their peers and school administration, bringing awareness to the campus.
  • Additional Comments: I work with a cluster of four high schools that will be facilitating this activity. Thank you for your support!

Chicago

South Side Help Center
Vanessa Smith,
Executive Director
10420 S. Halsted Street
Chicago, Illinois 60628

Office:  773-445-5445
Fax:  773-445-9818
Email:  vsmith@southsidehelp.org
Website:  http://www.southsidehelp.org

  • Community Forum
  • HIV Testing
  • Webcast
  • Press Conference
  • Other:  HIV Capacity Building Office Grand Opening and Live Webcast, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

 


Chicago

Family Planning - Fantus Clinic
Gerald Smith,
Health Educator
1901 West Harrison
Chicago, Illinois 60612

Office: 312-864-6662
Email: choices.y613@yahoo.com

  • HIV Testing
  • Newspaper Article

Chicago

Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital- Extended Services Dept.- HIV Prevention Program for People with Disabilities
Maria V. De La Mora,
HIV Prevention Coordinator/Research Assistant
1401 S. California Blvd., Room 116
Chicago, Illinois 60608

Office: 773-522-2010 x5026
Fax: 773-522-6650
Email: maria.delamora@sinai.org
Web: www.sinai.org/

  • HIV Testing
  • Other
  • Other: Individualized Risk Assessments, HIV Testing provided to  outpatients with the OraQuick Rapid Testing!
  • Additional Comments:  We provide these services free of charge to anyone interested, but our population is primarily People with Disabilities.  We are wheelchair accessible.

Chicago

UIC- Milesquare Health Center
Linda Stevens,

Nursing Manager
2045 West Washington Blvd
Chicago, Illinois 60612

Office: 312-413-7251
Fax: 312-413-7818
Email: stevensl@uic.edu

  • HIV Testing
  • Other: Put education information and materials in lobby and conuct rap sessions.

Chicago

Chicago State University HIV/AIDS Research and Policy Institute
Adedeji Adefuye, MD, MPH,
Director
9501 S. King Drive
BHS 408
Chicago, Illinois 60628

Office: 773-995-2241
Fax: 773-821-4951
Email: aadefuye@csu.edu
Web: Go Here

  • Community Forum
  • HIV Testing
  • Other:  Guest presentation
  • Poetry presentation

 


Chicago

Cermak Health Services/Cook County Department of Corrections
Bridgette Adams,
Medical Case Manager
2800 S. California Ave
c/o Med-Surgery
Chicago, Illinois 60608
 
Office: 773-869-3757
Fax: 773-869-4044
Email: bsadams@cookcountygov.com

  • HIV Testing
  • Other: Men's Forum

Chicago

Project Brotherhood
Craig Spivey,
Director of Social Services
6337 South Woodlawn
Chicago, Illinois 60637

Office: 773-753-5542
Fax: 773-753-5990
Email: projbroth@aol.com
Web: www.projectbrotherhood.net

  • Community Forum
  • HIV Testing

Chicago

Jackson Park Hospital
Octavia Richmond,
Program Director
7531 South Stony Island
Chicago, Illinois 60649
 
Office: 773-947-7271
Fax: 773-947-7593
Email: octaviarichmond@jacksonpark.com

  • HIV Testing
  • Other: Hepatitis Testing, information table, and Keynote Speaker.

Chicago

Lawndale Christian Health Center
Sonji Miller,
HIV/AIDS Supervisor
3860 W. Ogden Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60623

Office: 773-436-2795
Fax: 773-542-0163
Email: sonjimiller@lawndale.org
Web: www.lawndale.org

  • HIV Testing
  • Additional Comments:  The HIV/AIDS program at Lawndale Christian Health Center will be urging patients who come in to see their primary care provider to ask for an HIV Test.

Chicago

Austin CBC Initiative
Maurice Chapman,
Executive Director-CBC Initiative
4800 West Chicago, Suite 2D
Chicago, Illinois 60651-3223

Office: 773-826-9919
Fax: 773-826-9930
Email: maurice.chapman@hektoen.org

  • HIV Testing
  • Other: Spoken Word Artists and videos in waiting room during the day.

Chicago

TACTS – The Association of Clinical Trial Services
Sista Yaa Simpson,
Community Epidemiologist
1127 South Mason
Chicago, Illinois 60644
 
Office: 312-961-6189
Email: tacts4us@tacts4us.com
Web: www.tacts4us.com

  • Community Forum
  • Other:  Bioethical Symposium, Wednesday February 3rd, 2010, 5pm at Malcolm X College, located 1900 W. Van Buren, Chicago, Illinois. This event is in honor of the 2010 National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (February 7th, 2010). 
  • Additional Comments: TACTS- is "Bringing Science to the People"..we are a nfp-501c3-cbo-designed to provide prevention and intervention education and awareness for people impacted/infected by STD/HIV/AIDS/HEP and other co-morbidities as it relates to evidence-based clinical research.

Chicago Heights

Access Community Health Network
Melvin McDowell,
Case Manager, HIV/AIDS
152 West Lincoln Highway
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411

Office: 708-709-7328
Fax: 708-754-3071
Email: melvin.mcdowell@accesscommunityhealth.net
Website: www.accesscommunityhealth.net

  • Community Forum
  • During church service, there will be an announcement for testing, education and facts about HIV/AIDS awareness in the Black community.

Decatur

Youth With A Positive Direction
Lisa Jones
, Administrator
2000 N. Main Street
Decatur, Illinois 62526

Office: 217-875-1633
Fax: 217-875-2933
Email: prophetesslj3@aol.com

  • Art Competition
  • Community Health Fair
  • HIV Testing
  • Mayoral Proclamation
  • Newspaper Article
  • Other: = Rip the Runway Hair/Style Show

East Saint

Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation
Edward Smith,
Grants Specialist Supervisor
129 North 8th Street
East Saint, Illinois 62201

Office: 618-271-2158
Fax: 618-875-0041
Email: esmith@sihf.org
Web: http://www.sihf.org

  • HIV Testing

Grayslake

College of Lake County
Beverly A. Phelps,
Black Student Advisor
19351 West Washington Street
Grayslake, Illinois 60030

Office: 847-543-2954
Fax: 847-543-2667
Email: bphelps@clcillinois.edu

  • Community Health Fair
  • HIV Testing
  • Public Service Announcement

 


Moline

 APQC
Contact  Tim Kelly,
Outreach Worker
2316 5th Avenue
Moline, Illinois 61265
 
Office:  309-762-5433
Fax:  309-762-4481
Web:  www.apqc4life.org

  • HIV Testing

Oak Park

Oak Park Department of Public Health
Wanda Mcdonald,
Clinical Services Coordinator
123 Madison
Oak Park, Illinois 60302

Office: 708-358-5491
Fax: 708-358-5116
Email: mcdonaldw@oak-park.us
Web: www.oak-park.us

  • Newspaper Article
  • TV/Cable Programming

Olympia Fields

Proactive Community Services
Michelle Carr Watkins,
Volunteer
20180 Governors Drive, Suite 101
Olympia Fields, Illinois 60461

Office: 708-248-6166
Fax: 708-248-6166
Email: mcwatkins@proactivecommunityservices.org
Web: www.proactivecommunityservices.org

  • Community Forum
  • Community Health Fair
  • HIV Testing
  • Mayoral Proclamation
  • Public Service Announcement

Peoria

Minority AIDS Awareness Council of Peoria
Cassaundra  Powell,
  Community Service Director
711 W. McBean Street
Peoria, Illinois 61605

Office
: 309-671-3900
Fax:  309-671-3913
Email: cpowell@pmaac.org
Web: http://www.pmaac.org

  • Community Forum
  • TV/Cable Programming

Rock Island

Rock Island County Health Department
Rael Slavensky,
RN, MPH, MSN
Director of Planning & Prevention

2112 25th Avenue
Rock Island, Illinois 61201

Office: 309-558-2826
Fax: 309-788-8314
Email: rslavensky@co.rock-island.il.us
Web: http://richd.org

  • Community Health Fair
  • HIV Testing
  • Mayoral Proclamation
  • Newspaper Article
  • Press Conference