Chemsex Webinar | This Thursday 9/24

September 21, 2020/in LGBTQI, Substance Use /by Events Committee

Please join us for the conversation about CHEM SEX lead by David Stuart…

THIS THURSDAY at 10am

About this Event

Chemsex is the use of any combination of drugs that includes crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone (and other cathenones) and/or GHB/GBL -s pecifically for the purposes of gay sex. It is syndemically associated with some recent and dramatic changes that affected the experience of gay sex and pleasure;

new technologies/online gay hook-up culture (not exclusive of sauna/bathhouse culture)

the impact HIV/AIDS has had on the experience of gay sex and pleasure

changes in laws and societal attitudes toward gay sex specifically, (homosexuality generally)

REGISTER HERE

DAY OF LINK

September 18 | National HIV & Aging

September 17, 2020/in Aging, Awareness Day, civic, Community, General, News - Calendar /by Events Committee

HIV & AGING AIDS AWARENESS DAY

SEPTEMBER 18

If your over 50 and Living With HIV… Stop By for a Shop Rite Gift Card

Buddies has assisted thousands of people throughout the years. We choose to thank people who have trusted us with services over the past 35 years with a small token: A $10.00 Shop Rite Gift Card will be available from tomorrow (National HIV & Aging Awareness Day)

up to and including our food distribution day on September 24th/25th at Buddies of NJ, Inc.

You may be asked to re-certify if you have not in the last 6 months.

You qualify if you are a client or former client 5o Years or older.

You Must Stop By… LIMITED SUPPLY AVAILABLE

while cards last

People over 50 in New Jersey

account for more than half of the People Living With HIV/AIDS.

35% of people who are over 50 and diagnosed with HIV

ARE ALSO DIAGNOSED WITH AIDS

Make an appointment to get a FREE HIV test at Buddies

and/or bring a friend for one this September!

Help End the Epidemic by 2025

GHMC HIV & Aging Awareness Day Webinar:

recording available at aginghiv.org!

NJHPG & Rutgers HIV & Aging Webinars:

Sign On Wednesdays in October 1:30 PM to 3PM

HIV Testing & Counseling

Questions: E-mail a TEAM MEMBER at testing@njbuddies.org

to schedule a testing appointment

PrEP Services – One Pill A Day to Prevent a Lifetime of HIV

Find out if PrEP is right for you!

Please call 201-489-2900 to schedule an appointment;

you may also e-mail eric@njbuddies.org

Gay Men’s Awareness Day(s) 2020

August 25, 2020/in News - Calendar /by Events Committee

7th Annual Gay Men’s Awareness Days 2020

We are happy to inform you that the New Jersey HIV Planning Group’s (NJHPG) Gay Men’s Committee presents the

7th Annual Gay Men’sAwareness Day(s) …themed: “Crusin’ the New Normal”

The Committee will host a virtual program on gay and bisexual men’s health every Wednesday in September. This year we recognize of National Gay Men’s HIV Awareness Day, with a series of tele-conferences. Originally created in 2008 to recognize the disproportionate impact of the epidemic on gay men, the NJHPG has created this event to educate the gay community, as well as the providers who work with them, on unique issues and barriers which impact both HIV care and prevention throughout NJ.

Schedule of Events:
September 2 – 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
History Behind National Gay Men’s HIV Awareness Day –11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
How it affects the community and HIV timeline– 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
COVID19 & HIV – 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

September 9 – 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Our New Normal – A continued conversation with Dr. Tony Ortega

September 16 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Chemsex Amongst Gay & Bisexual Men

We hope that you are able to join this event and learn more about how you
can support the gay and bisexual community! As the event gets closer, we
will be providing more details on registration as well as on our guest
speakers.
Be sure to mark your calendars on Wednesdays in September 2020!
Thanks and we hope to see you there!
Register at: http://www.tinyurl.com/gmad2020

#NJGMAD2020

Somebuddies Birthday?

August 22, 2020/in News - Calendar /by Events Committee

As we begin to celebrate 35 years …

Our Wish Is That You Continue

to Show Kindness & Compassion

for One Another

Look out for more to come this fall!

Transgender Days of Learning: August 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th

August 4, 2020/in News - Calendar /by Events Committee

Buddies of NJ, Inc. is proud to invite you to the NJ-HPG’s

1:30 to 3PM Sign On Link for Anyone of Interest: https://Rutgers.webex.com/meet/quincyb

Transgender Days of Learning

Transgender Days of Learning event begins in August of this year. Hosted by Christian Mendez-Baez of EDGE New Jersey and Domonique Noel of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, this event will feature a virtual program on transgender health every Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:00 pm from Wednesday, August 5, 2020 to Wednesday, August 26, 2020. The speakers and co-facilitators will talk about HIV in the transgender community, trans and gender nonconforming (TGNC) terminology, social issues affecting the TGNC community, and cancer disparities and prevention in the trans community. There will also be a transgender issues panel on the last Wednesday of this event, during which panelists will discuss their experiences navigating healthcare, HIV prevention, finding support during COVID. This will be followed by a mental health discussion led by Johann Larkin, behavioral health counselor at EDGE New Jersey.

Thank you so much for attending our final program of the Transgender Days of Learning conference yesterday and making our Transgender Issues Panel and Mental Health Discussion a huge success! A special thanks to all of our panelists for sharing their perspectives on navigating healthcare, COVID and finding social support and to Johann Larkin of Edge New Jersey for discussing mental health in the trans community.

If you would like to reach out to any of our panelists, here are their names and contact information. Their photos and bios are listed in the attached program brochure.

Anastasia Willis, she/her: awillis@hyacinth.org
Alison Roth, she/her: allierroth@gmail.com
Khloyei Galloway, she/her: kg645@njms.rutgers.edu
Maya Williams, she/her: m.williams@njcri.org
Tyra Gardner, she/her: t.gardner@njcri.org
Johann Larkin, he/him: j.larkin@njas-inc.org

For information on mental health resources for the transgender community, please see the information below:

Trans Lifeline

provides support for trans people by trans people
call 1 (877) 565-8860

The LGBT National Hotline

providers peer support and local resources
call 1 (888) 843-4564

Text TALK to 741741

text with a trained counselor from the Crisis Text Line for free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Please complete the evaluation survey for yesterday’s program, if you have not done so already, using this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3FDN3QN

As soon as all of the recordings from all four programs are uploaded onto the NJHPG website, you will be sent an email with a link to all of the recordings.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the New Jersey HIV Planning Group (NJHPG), please visit this site for more information: https://hiv.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/NJHPG-Membership-Application-2019.pdf

We appreciated everyone’s participation and engagement during the session, and we look forward to seeing you at the upcoming Gay Men’s Awareness Days event. Please share the event flyer using the hashtag #NJGMAD2020

CLOSED: State of Emergency

August 4, 2020/in News - Calendar /by Events Committee

Buddies of NJ is cooperation with NJ State & Local Authorities has closed the office today, August 4th. You may leave email or phone messages; please do not expect a return until the next full day of business. If you have a physical or health emergency… please call 911 and ask for assistance.

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 174

Online Shopping with a SMILE

July 30, 2020/in News - Calendar /by Events Committee

ABOUT amazonsmile

What is AmazonSmile?

Shopping online comes easier for some more than others. I am more apt. to do so if I know I can also help Buddies with at no additional cost.

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Buddies of NJ, Inc. every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, SELECT BUDDIES OF NJ INC. as your favorite charity, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Buddies of NJ.