History
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HIPS further expanded access to substance use treatment by providing virtual medical appointments services to community members at HIPS. HIPS holds a series of Community Conversations on Opioid Use in the District.
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HIPS co-locates on site medical services with enhanced harm reduction, and wrap around supports services through a partnership with the National Institute of Health. HIPS begins a partnership with Georgetown through the Women's Law & Public Policy Fellowship Program and convenes a working group of individuals and organizations that would become S.W.A.C. (Sex Worker Advocates Coalition). HIPS receives pilot funding for Housing navigation services.
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HIPS opens their new Center for Health and Achievement and expanded in-house community lunches and supportive services at 906 H St NE.
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HIPS celebrated our 20th year in services. We completed a 5 year strategic plan and re-branded ourselves with an expanded mission and vision statement.
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HIPS opens our new offices and drop – in center on Rhode Island Avenue NE, expanding our programming to include HIV Testing and Counseling and over 20 hours of in-house education and services.
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HIPS expands our programming to include “Safety Counts” – a CDC approved “Effective Intervention” for working with drug users.
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HIPS moves to our first independent offices in Adams Morgan and receives a grant from the Washington AIDS Partnership for our first own outreach vehicle.
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HIPS successfully adapts “Positive Opinion Leader” – another CDC approved effective intervention to providing community level HIV prevention education to women. The programs were done onsite in the places where women use drugs and in brothels.
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HIPS expands our programming to include the “Divas Against AIDS” Peer Education programming, one of the first to engage current sex workers as health educators, and opens our Case Management department.
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