feliz mes de la herencia hispana

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feliz mes de la herencia hispana

Together, we celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Latino/Latina Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 – October 15, 2022, a fiesta for all Americans to express appreciation for Latino/Latina contributions and culture.

The beauty of the Hispanic culture in the United States is that Latinos and Latinas come from many backgrounds, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central and South American, a diverse people group whose common heritage emphasizes family, friends and faith.

So, as we do things to celebrate the joys of our Hispanic cultures during these 30 days, let us think of ways to say healthy and strong.  Be engaged with things that maintain physical, mental, spiritual, and sexual health.

Test for HIV and if (-) engage with your health educator about PrEP or other ways to stay HIV-.

If your test results are (+) call a case manager at 201-489-2900 to be linked to care that will help you live a long, healthy life.

Then all of us will celebrate a Latinx Celebration!   This year we are unable to celebrate on Oct. 15th, but we will not let a year go by without some sort of celebration.  KEEP a lookout for a date To Be Announced.

Aging w. HIV Watch Party

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Buddies of NJ, Inc.

will host a watch party at the

Robert A. Harrison House

on the Campus of

BERGEN New Bridge Medical Center

230 E. Ridgewood Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652

DIRECTIONS WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS

 

 

20 People Capacity

All Must

Click & RSVP Here

https://airtable.com/shr7WahdNyp3SxZtE

Before September 9th

 

Sept. 24th – Buddies of NJ Resource & Community Wellness Fair

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Buddies of NJ Resource & Community Wellness Fair

SEPTEMBER 24 Buddies of NJ, proudly invites community partners along with service, health and wellness providers to join our Annual Fair

About this event       [Download Printable and Postable Fliers HERE]

September 24th

Buddies of NJ, proudly invites community partners along with service, health and wellness providers to join our 4th Annual Buddies of NJ Resource & Community Wellness Fair

Over 30 providers come out to give healthier options to our clients and the entire community.

Area Hospitals, dentists, massage, chiropractic, mental health, substance abuse, STD & HIV Screenings, blood pressure and hear screenings, eye screenings and more…

Exhibitor / Tabling Application

Buddies of NJ, Inc.

Providing Support and Services to People Living With and Affected by HIV/AIDS!

Come see the facility and people that supports a healthier community!  Community partners and friends will set up tables to let people show services available at and/or by our agencies.

Food will be catered so please REGISTER ON THIS EVENTBRITE PAGE FOR A TICKET and let us know that you will be attending.

If you would like to be a SPONSOR of this event please fill out this FORM: VENDOR FORM or call Ray at 201-290-1539

Happy Birthday Buddies of NJ, Inc.

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We are so happy to have been here since the beginning and having a commitment to stay here until there is a cure.

1985 was the year of Buddies was incorporated but after several years of working out of our founder, Frank Smith’s house in Bloomfield.   We held the hands of people who were sick and dying.  We ran to pharmacies, grocery stores, and of host of other places to ensure these people had necessary living essentials.  We drove them to doctor’s visits and provided them with food.  Even more, we provided love, in the form of service… when nobody else would.

Today we are at the forefront of keeping people in care and living normal lives, preventing new lives from having to live with the virus, and helping to end the epidemics that can lead to HIV, one step at-a-time.

Help us continue the work we started…   TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,  GET TESTED / KNOW YOUR HIV STATUS, GET INTO CARE / TREATMENT if needed, USE PREVENTION TOOLS: PrEP, condoms, talking with partners, abstinence, PEP and be undetectable, U=U!

Want to send a birthday gift?   Send a check payable to:

Buddies of NJ, Inc.

remit to:  Buddies of NJ, 149 Hudson Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601   attn: Patti Cuffe

Monkeypox Update & Links of Resources

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Monkeypox is a tricky thing to follow.  The limited information on a 50+ years old virus combined with a slow roll out of the millions of stock-piled vaccinations is enough for anyone to go, HMMMMM!  This is extremely frustrating.  New Bridge’s 2nd release of appointments were booked in under 15 minutes!  And other sites which claim to have them do not even pick up their phones.

There are no monkeypox experts on the team at Buddies of NJ. But… we are here to provide information and resources as they come in.

In listing the following, we want you to know that you should always consult your doctor first about health issues; in this case your ID doctor may be best.  Also some of these facts may apply to areas outside of ours and have not been checked for accuracy.  Yet, we believe that the sources are fair and equitable sources.

So, here is an updated list of provided resources:

Monkeypox spreads through close intimate contact and/or high concentration of respiratory droplets. Skin to skin contact, as well as skin to clothing surfaces that have it on it, is a way for transmission.

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.html

stigma/monkey pox:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/reducing-stigma.html

Fact Sheet:

https://www.cdc.gov.poxvirus/monkeypox/pdf/Monkeypox_Stigma_508.pdf

Monkey Pox for sexually active people-website:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/sexualhealth/index.html

Fact sheet:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/pdf/MonkeyPox-sexually-active-InfoSheet-508.pdf

Social Gatherings, safer sex, Monkeypox:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/specific-settings/social-gatherings.html

Fact sheets:

https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/pdf/MonkeyPox-SaferSex-InfoSheet-508.pdf

https://www,cdc/pox/poxvirus/monkeypox/pdf/MPX_Social_Gatherings_Safer_Sex-508.pdf

5 things to know about Monkey Pox PSA: You Tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GziSwQTo4A

If you are at risk, the vaccination could save you a lot of problems.

Newsweek reports on long-lasting scarring.

 

WHAT I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MONKEYPOX… CLICK HERE

2nd Round of Monkeypox Vaccinations at New Bridge MC

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Monkeypox cases have nearly doubled in New Jersey in the last week from 45 to 89, according to the latest state Department of Health report. READ MORE

 

Monkeypox spreads through close intimate contact and/or high concentration of respiratory droplets. Skin to skin contact, as well as skin to clothing surfaces that have it on it, is a way for transmission.

BERGEN New Bridge Medical Center

… is providing vaccinations tomorrow from 7am to 10am by appointment.

Full Vaccination is 2 shots / 4 weeks apart.

 

Here is the link to schedule an appointment:
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BY APPOINTMENT

 

If you are at risk, the vaccination could save you a lot of problems.

Newsweek reports on long-lasting scarring.

 

WHAT I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MONKEYPOX… CLICK HERE

Monkeypox Vaccination Available

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Monkeypox cases have nearly doubled in New Jersey in the last week from 45 to 89, according to the latest state Department of Health report. READ MORE

 

Monkeypox spreads through close intimate contact and/or high concentration of respiratory droplets. Skin to skin contact, as well as skin to clothing surfaces that have it on it, is a way for transmission.

BERGEN New Bridge Medical Center

… is providing vaccinations tomorrow from 7am to 10am by appointment.

Full Vaccination is 2 shots / 4 weeks apart.

 

Here is the link to schedule an appointment:

 

If you are at risk, the vaccination could save you a lot of problems.

Newsweek reports on long-lasting scarring.

 

WHAT I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT MONKEYPOX… CLICK HERE

Summer Celebration 2 @ CALABRIA Room at Costa’s Jul 31 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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PLEASE JOIN
THE IMPERIAL COURT OF NEW YORK AND
THEIR MOST IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN MAJESTIES
EMPEROR XIII, AND REGENT EMPEROR XXXI RON & EMPRESS XIII, XXIII, AND REGENT EMPRESS XXXVI ANNE TIQUE
FOR

SUMMER CELEBRATION 2: AN AFTERNOON OF FOOD AND FUN

SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2022
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
TICKETS: $50
PURCHASE AT: ICNY.ORG/SUMMERCELEBRATION

THE CALABRIA ROOM AT COSTA’S
120 CHESTNUT STREET
ROSELLE PARK, NJ 07204

NET PROCEEDS BENEFIT BUDDIES OF NJ, INC. & THE TYLER CLEMENTI FOUNDATION