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Join @crescentcare for New Orleans’ first ever Sexual Health, Education, & Rights Block Party! This event will have many resources for women, their families, and communities of color in our city. Be sure to stop by our table where we'll be leading a beading activity! All ages are welcome and we hope to see you there! 🫶🏾 🗓️ THIS Saturday, July 20th, 12-3PM 📍Outside of Crescent Care (1631 Elysian Fields Ave, New Orleans) #NewOrleans #CrescentCare #SexualHealth

Are you ready to meet our next staff member in our "We Are IWES" series? ✨ Today's the day to get to know Jemila Dunham a little better, a very talented Program Associate in our mental health department, as well as a very accomplished musician. Jemila takes us on a lyrical journey through the experiences that have led her to her current role at IWES and her simultaneous career as a professional musician. This piece beautifully combines her passion for music and her dedication to public health, especially as it impacts young people. Dive into the world of music and public health in Jemila's blog, which is NOW LIVE at bit.ly/JD-iwes-feature, plus, get ready for a special treat as she takes over our IWES profile today for #TakeoverTuesday. Don't miss out – tune in to our IG stories at https://lnkd.in/gDdP6FQm! ⭐ 🎶 🫶🏾#TheIWESWay

We recently partnered with UNITY of Greater New Orleans to study what impacts hurricane readiness in our community, especially for people who have challenges accessing important information, securing supplies, and coordinating a shelter-in-place or evacuation safety plan. Our research showed that while many of the people we spoke to were aware of available resources in times of a hurricane, many are not signed up nor are they registered to receive resources and/or information. Therefore, now that the first hurricane has officially made landfall in the US this season, we wanted to make sure that you all have access to some helpful resources, including spaces that can accommodate specific health or mobility needs during a hurricane. 🗣️ Please share with friends and loved ones, as this information could save lives! Stay informed and stay safe! Scroll through to learn more about each resource, and check out their websites for additional information. #HurricanePreparedness #HurricaneSeason #Louisiana #IWES #UnityOfGreaterNewOrleans

Today is International Non-Binary People's Day! 💛🤍💜🖤 We want to uplift Chi Nwosu, a ✷ Queer, Nonbinary Nigerian ✷ artist, and their illustration and love hymn written to all queer, trans, and sweet beings who must live in-between worlds: ********* the night sky is in my blood, the night sky is in my blood, the night sky is in my blood! i lift my eyes towards the mountains, from where will my help come? my help comes from my protectors in the sky, on the land, chattering in my bones. i am more than this flesh. i am joy. i am a memory. i am a coward. i am pleasure. i am longing. i am the thunderous waking of a billion stars, remembering life before this corporeal form. i am set free. ********* If you like what you see, visit Chi's shop at littlegaze.com, there are some amazing and powerful pieces there! ♡ And as we always point out, even after this day ends, we must continue to celebrate, uplift, and support LGBTQ+ folx and do whatever is in our power, influence, and control to end stigma and promote love, compassion, and acceptance.

Are you buying the right condoms? 🤔 💭 If your answer is anywhere from "I'm not sure" to "nope," then don't worry, @insidehook brought in experts to share tips on finding a condom that’s best for you! Quick tip, consider the material, size, fit, textures, shapes, thicknesses, and more...and sometimes you just may need a little lube! But that's all we're giving away now, you have to check out the article to find out more, like which brands they think are the best, so head over to https://bit.ly/4cP9Iyd, and drop your favorite brand in the comments below.

Last month our Puentes Para Invitados (PPI) team went back to Albuquerque to continue our work to support the mental health and social needs of individuals, communities, organizations, and systems in New Mexico. Currently, we're focused on increasing Social Emotional Learning practices and supporting the resilience of youth in and outside of Albuquerque Public Schools, so we met with partners during a human centered design sprint to discuss what Social Emotional Learning (SEL) looks like and what more can be done to address the needs of young people in Albuquerque. We want to send a major thank you to our hosts at La Plazita Institute, as well as our partners @united-voices-for-newcomer-rights, @centro-savila,, Project Venture, and more. Stay tuned for more PPI updates as we continue to create an ecosystem for healing in New Mexico! #TheIWESway #ABQ #Albuquerque #humancentereddesign #IWES #HCD

Don't miss out on the next session for our LiFT program coming up on July 20th! 💚 What is LiFT? LiFT brings youth & adults together to explore love languages, personal values, and family stories, and has separate sessions for youth and adults where they learn and practice tools for healthy conversations. Youth will also review key information about their sexual health, and get to act out what it's like to talk to healthcare workers. 🗓️ Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024 📍 Location: Terrebonne Parish Library, 151 Library Dr, Houma, LA 🕤 Time: 9:30am-3:00pm For more information or to register, please email AH@iwesnola.org. #TheIWESWay #AdolescentHealth #NewOrleans

What does "healthy masculinity" look like? To explore the topic, we invite you to check out @NewMexicoWomen.Org's newly released Healthy Masculinity Toolkit that they created in partnership with several other amazing organizations such as Tewa Women United, the Transgender Resource Center, Together for Brothers, NM Health Equity Partnership, and others; this toolkit was developed for our communities so 📣share 📣share 📣share! Want to learn more? NewMexicoWomen.Org is hosting a summer online series based on the toolkit for parents (in English and Spanish) on Wednesdays, starting on July 10th. ❗ Register: 👉🏾 in English with this link: https://lnkd.in/gNkF5fvX 👉🏾 in Spanish with this link: https://lnkd.in/g_T8SXK5 (the series will have interpretation)

We are thrilled to share some incredibly exciting news about our Bounce Back initiative! ✨ Last week we found out that we were selected as a Runner Up in the Children and Youth Resilience Challenge by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the first-ever federal prize challenge to fund community-led, culturally-responsive innovations that promote resilience and advance mental health and well-being among children and youth. We are humbled and overjoyed by this news, as we are thrilled to receive additional funding to continue to support the mental health and resilience of New Orleans youth through the arts, culture, nature, and ancestral connection. As a reminder, last year we created Bounce Back to explore the connection between youth mental health and the arts. After 4 months of programming and a big city-wide event in March, our staff traveled to D.C. with the other 13 finalists to present about our work at the Resilience Innovations Showcase. Instead of us trying to recap every activity, check out the video here from the Showcase where our Sr. Dir. of Media & Communications, Iman Shervington, introduces the program and shares a video she created documenting the full process. Once again, we just want to express our gratitude to everyone that reviewed our program and saw the value in this work, and we want to congratulate the WINNER, Students Run Philly Style, and our co-Runner Up winner, the Travis County Transformation Project, as well as all of the other finalists, Boys & Girls Club of Benton County, Briya Public Charter School, Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance CDC, Fresno Community Health Improvement Partnership, Geisinger, Kentucky Youth Advocates, Nate’s Place; A Wellness and Recovery Center, Project Harmony, Project Venture, Sam & Devorah Foundation for Transgender Youth, and UC San Francisco. Stay tuned for updates as we build out and expand the Bounce Back program to make it accessible to even more young people in our city! #ResilienceChallenge #TheIWESWay #BounceBack #NewOrleans

Today is National HIV Testing Day (#NHTD) and we want to let you know that you can get FREE HIV, Syphilis and hepatitis C testing at some Walgreens. This day is very important to use here at IWES because we've been working for over 20 years to reduce HIV stigma and expand access to HIV/STI testing, treatment, and care. By 📉 decreasing the rising rates of STIs, 📈 increasing the visibility and accessibility of services, and normalizing conversations about risk and prevention, we can all #EndTheEpidemic in our lifetimes. That takes knowing your status, so check and see if there's a Walgreens near you offering free testing today. No appointment is needed! and if you get tested, you'll get your results in 20 minutes or less. ❤️ 👉🏾👉🏾To see where you can access FREE and fast #HIV, STI, and hepatitis testing near you even after today, visit https://lnkd.in/gshf94TS. Learn more and find out about the latest in prevention and treatment — including PrEP, the medication to prevent HIV — at www.greaterthan.org. #NationalHIVTestingDay #NHTD2024