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Manager HIPS Outreach is a mobile and foot and fixed site based outreach program that provides health and risk reduction counseling, syringe exchange, information, materials and referrals to individuals who engage in street based sex work in Washington D.C. HIPS Outreach is the front line program in our mission to assist female, male and transgender sex workers in leading healthy lives. Utilizing a harm reduction model, HIPS programs help sex workers address the impact that discrimination, HIV/AIDS, sexual health, poverty, drug use and violence have on their lives. The Outreach Manager is responsible for conducting and managing all program activities. (Click her for more info) Client Advocacy Program Manager HIPS Client Advocacy program is designed to assist sex workers in reaching and setting goals that assist them in leading healthy lives. Specifically, the program provides one on one counseling, referrals and assistance in crisis to male, female and transgender individuals that engage in sex work. The program also houses HIPS HIV Testing, Counseling and Referral program, and our “Trans-in-Formation” Diversion Program. The program provides these services through in-house and crisis based counseling, a 24-hour hotline, and 24-hour crisis intervention services. The Client Advocacy Program Manager is responsible for managing daily operations of the Client Advocacy program, conducting direct services as part of the Client Advocacy team, and supervising and mentoring part time staff. (Click her for more info) HIV Testing Coordinator HIPS’s HIV Counseling, Testing and Linkage to Care is a new program designed to reach highly marginalized sex workers and drug users in the Washington DC area. HIPS implements late-night mobile based testing targeting all areas of the city that sex workers work, a well as four days a week at the HIPS office. Through this testing and counseling program HIPS will provide counseling and testing services, and link HIV positive and negative sex workers and drug users to medical homes for HIV and medical care as well as other HIV prevention and social services. The Testing Coordinator is responsible for assisting in the program development, providing HIV testing, counseling and linkage to care at HIPS offices, and working with a volunteer team to conduct testing in the field. (Click her for more info) |
HIPS mission is to assist female, male, and transgender individuals engaging in sex work in Washington, DC in leading healthy lives. Using a harm reduction model, HIPS’ programs strive to address the impact that HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, discrimination, poverty, violence and drug use have on the lives of individuals engaging in sex work.