PROJECT WEBERRENEW

PROJECT WEBER/RENEW (PWR) PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF HARM REDUCTION, RECOVERY, AND BASIC NEEDS SERVICES TO MEN AND WOMEN, INCLUDING THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY. DURING 2023, PWR'S PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS:HIV/HCV PREVENTION AND NAVIGATION: PWR WORKS WITH NUMEROUS PARTNERS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF HIV/HCV THROUGH MULTITIERED EFFORTS. AS A PREVENTION EFFORT, PWR DISTRIBUTES CONDOMS AND CLEAN NEEDLES TO INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH RISK FOR HIV AND/OR HCV. PWR EXCEEDED TARGET ENROLLMENT IN PROJECT BREAK, A SAMHSA FUNDED PARTNERSHIP WITH LIFESPAN, AIMED AT REDUCING HIV AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG BLACK AND HISPANIC MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN BY ALMOST 80%. PWR CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN STREET OUTREACH UTILIZING THREE OUTREACH VANS, TARGETING HIGH RISK INDIVIDUALS FOR HIV AND HCV. FOR CLIENTS WITH EXISTING OR NEW HIV DIAGNOSIS, PWR STAFF PROVIDES NAVIGATION SERVICES TO REMAIN IN, OR RETURN TO, CARE WITH THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING VIRAL SUPPRESSION FOR HIV POSITIVE CLIENTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT THROUGH THE TREATMENT PROCESS FOR HCV POSITIVE CLIENTS.HIGH RISK CASE MANAGEMENT AND BASIC NEEDS: PWR PROVIDES BASIC NEEDS RANGING FROM DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD AND WATER TO PROVIDING CLIENTS WITH CLOTHING. MANY OF THOSE CLIENTS ALSO RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, SUCH AS REPLACEMENT OR CHANGING OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS, MEDICAL, SOCIAL AND HOUSING SERVICES, NAVIGATION OR ADVOCACY, AND EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE. WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND BASIC NEEDS AT TWO DROP IN CENTERS AND OUTREACH.RECOVERY SUPPORT/HARM REDUCTION: PWR CONTINUES TO PROVIDE PEER-LED STREET OUTREACH AND IN OUR DROP-IN CENTERS IN PROVIDENCE AND PAWTUCKET, AS WELL AS OUR TEAM STATIONED AT KENNEDY PLAZA. WE DISTRIBUTE NALOXONE DOSES TO REVERSE OVERDOSES. PWR PROVIDES SOBER LIVING SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS IN EARLY RECOVERY AS WELL AS PROVIDING REFERRAL TO DETOX OR TREATMENT, AND PEER REVIEW COACHING. PWR STAFF ALSO TRANSPORTS CLIENTS TO DETOX/TREATMENT.