Great session yesterday at the DRJ Spring Conference on integrating business continuity & disaster recovery into overall risk management. Thinking about how this applies to our agency as we work to keep HIV & health services steady, even when disruptions happen. #DRJSpring
Great keynote this morning at the DRJ Spring Conference with Charles Clark on resilience and choosing to thrive despite challenges. That mindset is essential for organizations like Caring Communities as we work to ensure HIV and health services remain strong for our community. #DRJSpring
Caring Communities is in Orlando this week at the DRJ Spring Conference. We’re learning how stronger disaster recovery and continuity planning can help keep HIV and health services available to the people who depend on them. #DRJSpring
Our Chief Admin Officer, Mel, and Director of Facilities, Sean, join me this year at the DRJ Spring 2026 Conference — The Future Runs on Resilience — in Orlando! #DRJSpring
⏰ Raise the Region starts tonight at 6 PM!
For the next 30 hours, you can support Caring Communities and help us continue connecting people to care, wellness, and support locally!
Every gift makes a difference ❤️
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Progress in Pennsylvania. Advocates are celebrating movement toward modernizing HIV criminalization laws so they reflect today’s science and reduce stigma. Updating outdated laws supports testing, treatment, and public health. #EndHIVStigma #UequalsU #HIVAwareness
This week, Caring Communities held an orientation session with Avita, the newest edition to our mail-order pharmacy program. Hilary and Noah from Avita provided our staff with an overview of their program and answered questions about how the pharmacy would work with our agency.
Today, I attended HRSA’s monthly “HAB You Heard Webinar.” This month’s meeting focused on a variety of topics including public health workforce projections and the latest information on the upcoming 2026 Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment.
Last week, I met with Tammi from the Victims Resource Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA to discuss the services they offer to men, women, adolescents and children who are victims of crime. A productive conversation that will hopefully lead to more collaboration!
As the new semester begins, Caring Communities joined Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA for a Safer Sex Trivia Night! Students had fun testing their knowledge, learning important safer sex strategies, and walking away with prevention materials to help keep themselves and their partners healthy!
Today, I participated in the virtual presentation called “USCHA 2025 Breaking Barriers: Community-Based Care for TGNC Mental Health,” which was put on at this year’s U.S. Conference on AIDS.
Caring Communities had a great time meeting attendees of the 2025 AIRE PrideAPalooza in Bloomsburg, PA! We offered plenty of pride-related giveaways while educating people about our HIV and reproductive health services and offering HIV testing at the venue. Looking forward to next year!
We’re at Hillside Campgrounds in Susquehanna County today offering HIV prevention education, information, supplies, testing services, and some cool giveaways! Check us out!
Today, I attended the presentation by the National HIV/AIDS Housing Coalition regarding the future of the Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) funding for FY 2026.
Last month, Caring Communities sponsored and participated in the NEPA Rainbow Alliance’s PrideFest 2025! Such a great event!
Caring Communities posted an important blog regarding the unintended possibility of limited or reduced access to HIV medication due to Medicare drug pricing negotiations. You can read it here: www.caringpa.org/post/hiv-med...
Caring Communities is a proud sponsor of NEPA Rainbow Alliance’s PrideFest 2025! We will be taking part in the festivities on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Join us!
Today, I attended the presentation “The Backlash to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI): How Justice-Committed Organizations Can Respond” sponsored by Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ).
Please note we’re closed from April 17 through April 21, 2025 for the holiday!
April is coming and so is National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD) on the 10th. Read our latest blog post on this important day! www.caringpa.org/blog
Engaging in an analysis like this can be very helpful, but there are other issues to consider including costs, time, fresh data, etc. when determining if and when we engage in this process.
As a nonprofit, we aren’t profit-driven, we still rely on essential functions, staff, donors, data, and services to fulfill our mission. A disruption to any of these areas can seriously impact their ability to operate and serve their communities. #DRJSpring2025
A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is a process that helps an organization identify and evaluate the potential effects of disruptions to its critical operations due to events like natural disasters, cyberattacks, supply chain failures, or other emergencies. #DRJSpring2025
HOT TIP: In an emergency, organizations can benefit from having pre-written internal/external messages stored and ready for use when an emergency unfolds. #DRJSpring2025
Managing a crisis can have a personal toll on you! #DRJSpring2025
Crises do NOT discriminate! #DRJSpring2025
