Recent news coverage of MTA Programs
December 2011 — BET came to MTA to film Chris Barnhill for a special on World AIDS Day. If you haven’t seen the clip yet, here’s the link to this great piece on Chris’s story (sorry – one or two short ads first):
If the video is not embedded above, click here to view.
October 5, 2010 — AIDS.gov Blog: AIDS.gov Microgrant Awardees: Using New Media to Reach Youth.
July 18, 2010 — Avaa ikkunaan Uutisjuttuja: Washington ei tunnu pääsevän eroon synkistä hiv-tilastoistaan! (Translation: MTA’s work was highlighted by the Finnish Broadcasting Company).
June 29, 2010 — MetroTeen AIDS in collaboration with Real Talk DC hosted its fifth annual “Hoop N for HIV” (Link: Examiner.com).
June 24, 2010 — MTA listed among DC-area groups offering free HIV testing as part of Get Yourself Tested Week (Link: ABC News 7).
June 10, 2010 — “New Twist on Sexting: DC Youth Find Safer Sex Info on Their Phones” (Link: sparkaction.org).
April 29, 2010 —The Red Pump Project, an organization which aims to raise awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls, puts the spotlight on MTA (Link: theredpumpproject.com).
February 24, 2010 — MTA and RealTalkDC featured in a story on “Engaging Hard-to-Reach Youth through New Technologies” (Link: sparkaction.org).
August 21, 2009 — Dawn (of Danity Kane) in DC teaching folks how to put a condom on at the Metro TeenAIDS event (Link: thehoodtimes.com).
MORE NEWS
Adam Tenner and MTA Featured on the Cover of Metro Weekly
Finding Hope: Adam Tenner of Metro TeenAIDS greets this year’s World AIDS Day with newfound optimism by Will O’Bryan, Metro Weekly, November 26, 2009.
MTA staff speak widely about new HIV/AIDS report in DC
The DC Department of Health released a new HIV/AIDS Epidemiological report which has received widespread media attention. MTA executive director, Adam Tenner was interviewed by Voice of America. He also spoke to WKYS Hip Hop Radio 93.9 as well as WPGC 95.5 where we was accompanied by Director of Community Partnerships and Outreach, Angel Brown. Ms. Brown and Dwayne Lawson Brown (not related) After Schools coordinator, also spoke on WPFW 89.3 fm on MTA’s programs.
Metro TeenAIDS on YouTube:
- Shena Cruickshank speaks about MTA’s Young Women of Color Leadership Council
- Adam Tenner testified at DC City Council
- Dr. Shannon Hader from DC Department of Health, HIV AIDS Administration at a Metro TeenAIDS Get Tested with Go-Go event
Department of Parks and Recreation Announces Metro TeenAIDS as New Programmatic and Park Partnership!
DPR is pleased and excited to welcome nine local organizations as new partners,” said Clark E. Ray, director of DPR. “By partnering with existing community organizations and programs, we are able to expand both what our residents can find at DPR and the positive impact of these programs and organizations.” Read the full story here.
EVEN MORE NEWS
REALtalkDC Social Marketing Campaign mentioned in Chicago Reporter Article: R U Nfected? by Marian Wang.
Cable Positive awards Metro TeenAIDS with top honor in 2008! Read MTA’s press release here.
Metro TeenAIDS mentioned in The Philanthropic Collaborative’s new national report, The Social and Economic Value of Private and Community Foundations, about the effectiveness of philanthropic activities around the country.
AIDS in DC: Turning Anger Into Action: D.C. Residents Sound the Alarm on AIDS in the Nation’s Capital. ABC Nightline, November 23, 2007.
Metro TeenAIDS hosted 3rd Annual “Get Tested with GO GO” concert at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in NE, DC on December 5, 2008. Metro TeenAIDS partnered with the District Department of Parks and Recreation and the Toys for Tots Foundation to hold the concert.
The Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington is proud to announce that Metro TeenAIDS has been selected to be featured in the 2008-09 Catalogue. A panel of 60 expert reviewers from area foundations, corporate giving programs, larger non-profit organizations, and the DC government evaluated nearly 200 applications; Metro TeenAIDS is one of 68 outstanding nonprofits to be featured this year.
MTA Featured in Student Show at the Corcoran: Metro TeenAIDS Youth Center Specialist, Nicole Styles, is featured in a Photodocumentary displayed in a student show on HIV in the District at the Corcoran in April.
Outreach Newsletter Summer 2008. Read our newsletter.
HIV Awareness Program Targets D.C. Students: On Sunday, May 18th, MTA was featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition, Sunday. If you missed it you can hear the program on the NPR website. Click here to find the article.
Metro TeenAIDS Pairs Education with Ambition by Phillip Lucas, Washington Informer, May 15, 2008. Article focuses on MTA’s hard work to empower youth in Wards 5, 6, 7, and 8 to protect themselves from HIV and interviews our School Services Manager and Youth Center Coordinator.
Teens Receive HIV/AIDS Education by Angela Swinson Lee, Washington Informer, May 7, 2008. MTA peer educators run an HIV outreach and education table at a teen HIV/AIDS education event at Temple of Praise Church in Southeast.
HIV-AIDS Curriculum to Expand in the Fall by Susan Levine, Washington Post, January 17, 2008. The DC State Board of Education, in response to the crisis faced by DC youth, will soon be rolling out a comprehensive HIV curriculum developed with the help of Metro TeenAIDS.
Teen Voices of AIDS by Susan Levine, Washington Post, January 8, 2008. A new book, Teens, HIV and AIDS, edited by Maureen Lyon and Lawrence D’Angelo of Children’s Hospital, bears witness to the lives of HIV positive young people.
Metro TeenAIDS Quick Fact Sheet: Who we are, what we do, and our major accomplishments of 2007.
Event Blends Music, Screening by Delphine Schrank, Washington Post, December 2, 2007.