Becker College students lend a hand

Students involved with the First Year Experience program at Becker College lent their collective muscle and energy on Wednesday, April 24, to help APW staff and consumers clean the Green & Gold Community Garden.
"They worked so hard and weren't afraid of getting their hands dirty," said Tricia Price, who oversees the garden.
"The students felt good knowing that they contributed to the success of the nutrition program and the people who benefit from the services that AIDS Project Worcester offers their clients," said Sarah Mosier, director of First Year Experience.
The students' efforts will allow for next steps, which include buying plants from the Regional Environmental Council's annual plant sale on May 18 Last year, 300 pounds of fresh produce were harvested from the Green & Gold Garden to supplement APW's weekly food bank.

WPI students honored by Colleges of Worcester Consortium

Ryan Fawthrop, EJ Murphy, and Matthew Blakeman (l to r below) were honored by the Worcester Consortium on March 26 for their work at APW where they conducted an information technology assessment of all the hardware and software and created a 3-5 year IT replacement plan. "They were so respectful and patient," commented Michelle Smith, interim executive director. "Their work will serve as a blueprint as we move forward to replace and update the agency's IT system."

Joe McKee Care Center Construction

Thanks to numerous individual donors and private foundations (see below), construction of APW's sexually transmitted infections clinic, which will be named the Joe McKee Care Center, is well underway. We plan a ribbon cutting in April or May 2013. Please check back for more details.

Save the date for APW's Annual Gospel Fest

APW's 4th Gospel Festival will be held on Saturday, October 19, from 3-5 p.m.
Hadwen Park United Congregational Church at 6 Clover Street, Worcester, will once again host this popular event. Please check back for more details.

For tickets or sponsorship opportunities, please email Martha Akstin at makstin@aidsprojectworcester.org

Fuller Foundation awards APW grant monies for the creation of a Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) screening center

AIDS Project Worcester would like to acknowledge the generosity of the Fuller Foundation for its grant to support the creation of an evening walk-in STI screening center at the agency.
We appreciate the Foundation's belief in our mission.
Check back to read more news as the renovation proceeds.

Prevention Campaign

Recognizing that heterosexual transmission is a leading cause of new HIV infections in Worcester, the Prevention and Education Department at AIDS Project Worcester has released a new advertising campaign to raise awareness among communities at highest risk for HIV transmission and to encourage safer sex and routine HIV testing.

We thank the following people who made this campaign a reality: Craig Weinreich, Toyin Akinbuli, Banjo Olaniyan, and Jesse Pack.

For more information about the posters, email Jesse Pack at jessep@aidsprojectworcester.org.

Go here and here to see the posters.