Metro TeenAIDS

TeenAIDS runs a diverse group of outreach and education programs aimed at helping young people at risk of HIV infection.

Outreach and Education Services

Metro TeenAIDS has one of the sharpest teams of young professionals in the country. We've been featured in a number of magazines and honored by national organizations for our work. We believe in giving young people the tools, the education and the skills to end the HIV epidemic. Trained Outreach Workers and peer educators bring important information out to those young people who need it most.

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"Freestyle" Drop-In Center
Open from 4-8 every weekday, young people come for a safe place to hang out with their peers while learning skills and doing educational activities that help them to protect themselves and their peers from HIV! The center generally hosts 15 to 25 youth a night. Special activities include "Where my girls at?" - our Wednesday night group for young women, "Express Yourself"- a night where youth design T-shirts and other works of art that promote HIV prevention messages and "Floetic" - our Friday night open mike where youth can perform rap, poetry, singing and more.

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StreeTeam - Peer Education Program

One of our strongest programs - this year features 12 young people from local high schools who go through rigorous training on how to talk to their peers about HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy and much more. These young people get the message out to young people that adults just can't reach! Plus, for many of the young peer educators, working at Metro TeenAIDS is their introduction to the working world and all that comes with it - being on time, following through on your word, working as a team. The work they do is truly remarkable.

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HIV Counseling and Testing

Metro TeenAIDS currently provides HIV testing services for Children's National Medical Center's Adolescent Clinic, Ophelia Egypt Youth Clinic at Planned Parenthood in Anacostia, as well as at Freestyle. New programming includes expanded testing services to homeless youth and youth living in shelters as well as our new Friday night van outreach to youth on the streets (late night 10pm - 2am).

Find out more about how HIV testing works and where you can get tested.

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Youth Connections Team

Too many of our young people don't even know their HIV status. When young people do test positive for HIV where do they go? Who do they turn to? Our team of young professionals is trained to connect HIV positive young people to life-saving care. We have forged relationships with many organizations throughout the area - no matter where a young person gets their HIV diagnosis Metro TeenAIDS staff people are there to help.

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Training

From "First Aid" to "grant writing"; from our "Train-the-Trainers" to "Effective Outreach through the Internet", Metro TeenAIDS has sought to leverage resources that will benefit the entire community - youth, schools, community based organizations, and faith based organizations. This past year we were able to provide many local providers with trainings on the Making Proud Choices! curriculum. This curriculum includes eight informational and skills building sessions - proven to be effective at protecting young people from HIV.
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Ryan White National Youth Conference

Each year, Metro TeenAIDS's and our national partners, National Association for People with AIDS (NAPWA) and the AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families, bring together over 550 adolescent HIV/AIDS activists and educators from across the nation to learn from each other, provide mutual support, and share ideas and resources. For information on the conference, click here:

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Earn Community Service Hours

Does your school require you to earn your community service hours? Do you want to help improve your college application or your resume?

For more information on how you can start earning community service hours today.