Northern Colorado Health Network
Cause Area
Advocacy & Human Rights
Community
Health & Medicine
Homeless & Housing
LGBTQ+
Location
400 REMINGTON ST STE 100 FORT COLLINS, CO 80524
United States
Active Opportunities (2)
Flexible Schedule
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Fort Collins, CO 80524
NCHN needs volunteers to support our Case Management program for people living with HIV/AIDS. We have a lot of opportunities for people who want to help: Are you great at organizing or creating recipes? Pick up food from Food Bank of Larimer County and deliver it to the NCHN office Unpack and sort food deliveries Organize and restock shelves, checking for expiration dates Find and create recipes that incorporate available food Are you good at talking to people and making connections? Attend community events, like Pride festivals, and provide education on NCHN services Research and contact potential community donors Arrange donations of clothing, hygiene items, and snacks Assist the front desk with client inquiries Do you speak Spanish, or another language alongside English? We could use your help translating (informational flyers, etc) for immigrants trying to work through HIV diagnosis and treatment. Do you want to reduce stigma, encourage safer sex, or learn how to prevent overdoses? You could help us prevent the spread of HIV and improve the lives of those living with HIV or at risk of it. Preferred Qualifications: * Openness towards LGBTQ+ community * Openness towards people living with HIV * Openness towards people who inject street drugs * Openness towards homeless population We encourage people with personal experience in any of these to volunteer! Our office is open during business hours M-F, with occasional weekend and evening events. Volunteers can have consistent shifts or flexible schedules, and we are happy to work with people completing community service requirements.
Date Posted: 2024-05-14
Flexible Schedule
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Fort Collins, CO 80524
NCHN needs volunteers to support Northern Colorado Access Point, our needle exchange / syringe access program. You can help us keep our community safe by making sure that people who use drugs have access to sterile supplies, safe needle disposal, overdose prevention tools, and connections to further health care. Do you like working with your hands? Help us create overdose prevention kits, safer drug use kits, first aid kits, and more, to hand out to clients. Do you enjoy being outside and improving the city? Pick up improperly disposed syringes and trash with us on our community clean-up days. Do you want to directly impact public health? Learn how to use naloxone to rescue someone from opioid overdose; then train other people in the community! Do you want to help feed and clothe people in need? We get food from Vindeket (local food rescue no-cost market) and clothes from ClotheThePeople (local mutual aid group) - we need your help to deliver these to our office, keep our shelves stocked and organized, and find other community donors for clothes, hygiene supplies, and shelf-stable foods. Preferred Qualifications: * Openness towards people who use street drugs * Openness towards homeless population * Openness towards LGBTQ+ community * Openness towards people living with HIV We encourage people with personal experience in any of these to volunteer! Our office is open during business hours M-F, with occasional weekend and evening events. Volunteers can have consistent shifts or flexible schedules, and we are happy to work with people completing community service requirements. CDC data shows that needle exchanges protect public health: they reduce the presence of needles in the community, prevent the spread of HIV and viral hepatitis, reduce illicit drug injection, and prevent overdose deaths. (for more information: www.cdc.gov/ssp/syringe-services-programs-faq.html) Northern Colorado Access Point provides services that are evidence-based, community-focused, and legal in the state of Colorado. We prioritize harm reduction, including the safety and autonomy of the people we serve.
Date Posted: 2024-05-15
Organization Information
Mission Statement
NCHN is part of Colorado Health Network, which seeks to equitably meet the evolving needs of people affected by HIV and other health conditions through prevention, care, and advocacy.
Description
Formerly known as the Northern Colorado AIDS Project (NCAP), NCHN has offices in Fort Collins and Greeley that serve the north eastern counties of Colorado. We provide case management services, as well as low-cost testing for HIV, Hepatitis C, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia. We run a syringe access program, provide free harm reduction and overdose prevention supplies, and host weekly suboxone clinics. We offer safe, free, and anonymous disposal for any needles/syringes
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