Covid-19, Immigration, and HIV – May 7 NMAC Hangout
This week’s webinar is “Intersections Between COVID-19 and Immigration: Challenges and Ways to Fight Them.” It was put together by Damián Cabrera-Candelaria. Damian is a Program Manager at NMAC’s Treatment Division. He started in April after the agency was in lockdown, so he is still in Puerto Rico waiting out COVID-19 to move to DC. I can’t imagine how difficult it is to start a new job during these challenging times. Damián, welcome to NMAC and thank you for understanding these are not typical times and we are all being challenged to do things in new and different ways. As an aside, I want to thank all of NMAC’s staff and all of the workers in our movement who continue to fight to end the HIV epidemic.
Register to Participate
May 7 @ 1 PM (Eastern)/Register
Presenters
Oscar López Ángel Fabián
Poderosos Advocacy, Mpact
Training and Services
According to Damián, “In this week’s webinar we will be having a conversation about the challenges of immigrant communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this panel, Oscar López and Ángel Fabián will talk about the hurdles they have found in this emergency scenario, how their organizations are challenging them and what people can do to support these communities.”
Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday Now, a new global day of giving and unity – in addition to the regularly scheduled Dec 1, 2020 Giving Tuesday – as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Like all nonprofits and especially those in the HIV movement, NMAC faces challenges for the duration of the pandemic.
I know times are tough for many of us, but, if you are able, I’m asking you to show your support for NMAC’s vital work. Thank you in advance.
NMAC
People Living with HIV Check In Session 1
People Living with HIV Check In Session 2
A Check-In for People Living with HIV and the People Who Love Them
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PPP Round Two Session 1
PPP Round Two Session 2
PPP Round Two
This week’s hangout is a collaboration from the Partnership to End HIV, STDs, and Hepatitis working together to provide an update to the PPP and CARES Act. Since it looks like Congress will approve another round of funding, we thought it might be helpful for constituents to speak with our joint lobbying firm Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck about this initiative.
Register Today
April 23 at 10 AM (Eastern) – Registration
April 23 at 2 PM (Eastern) – Registration
The first round of funding did not go as planned for too many. Will this next round be any better? The Partnership’s lobbyist David H. Reid and his colleague Matthew McKissick will be online to talk about the new round of support and how nonprofits can apply.
We invite everyone to participate and share strategies for success. In full transparency, the Partnership had very mixed results with the first round of PPP funding. NMAC’s bank, Capital One, never got it together to accept applications. The AIDS Institute was approved, and they are waiting for the check. AIDS United applied but has not received final word. NASTAD did not apply.
The Hangouts are a place to check-in and commiserate. They run around 45 minutes, with 20 minutes for the presentation and 25 minutes for questions. We’ve shortened the hangouts because we are all on too many zoom calls. Please be safe during these difficult times.
Yours in the struggle,
Jesse Milan Stephen Lee
AIDS United NASTAD
David Harvey Paul Kawata Michael Ruppal
NCSD NMAC The AIDS Institute