Here's to Life, Inc.

The Navigation Utilizing Regard, Training, Universal Resources & Empowerment (nurture) Project - the Navigation Utilizing Regard, Training, Universal Resources & Empowerment (nurture) Project Here’s to Life (HTL) in Collaboration With Partnering Organizations, Will Offer the Navigation Utilizing Regard, Training, Universal Resources & Empowerment (nurture) Project. These Organizations Have Been Responding to the Needs of Most in Need Populations in the Greater Fulton County Area of Georgia for Many Years. the Nurture Project Will Continue This History of Service by Providing Comprehensive Prevention Education and Related Wrap Around Services for at Least 450 (50 in Year 1 and 100 Each in Years 2-5) African American Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and Transgender Females, Who Are at High Risk for Hiv/aids or Are Already Positive. HTL Has Been Reaching Out to Serve the Primarily African American Lgbtq Community for Many Years, Providing Hiv Related Services, So Is in the Perfect Position to Make the Nurture Project a Great Success. These Funds Will Be Well Utilized in the Effort to Improve the Overall Level and Quality Prevention Services for This Population by Making Certain That Fewer Citizens Are Falling Through the Cracks and Not Receiving the Support That Will Help Them Lead Happier and More Successful Lives. Project Objectives Include: Objective 1) to Complete a Community Needs Assessment of Fulton County, With Extensive Examination of the African American MSM and Transgender Female Population, and the SPF Process by the End of the 4TH Month of Funding. Objective 2) to Provide Evidence-based Sa, HCV and Hiv Prevention Classes for at Least 450 African American MSM and Transgender Women by the End of the Fifth Project Year (50 in Year 1, and 100 Each in Years 2-5), as Assessed by a Review of Program Attendance Records. Objective 3) to Provide Comprehensive Hiv/aids-related Support Services and Navigation Assistance Including Substance Misuse Treatment, Improved Mental Health Treatment, Hiv Medical Care, Housing, Employment, Family, Education, and Prescription Drug Assistance Services, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PREP) and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Services, for 450 Primarily African American MSM and Transgender Women, Based on Needs Assessment Results, Over the Life of the Project (50 in Year 1 and 100 Each in Years 2-5), as Assessed by a Review of Participant Files. Objective 4) to Conduct Training for at Least 3 Services Providers in the Community Each Project Year on Substance Use and Hiv Care and Treatment Services, as Well as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PREP) and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (pep), as Assessed by a Review of Project Training Records. Objective 5) to Conduct a Social Media Campaign to Reach at Least 5,000 Individuals With a Sa, HCV, and Hiv Prevention, in Addition to Improved Mental Health Message Targeted Towards Primarily African American and Other Minority MSM and Transgender Women by the End of the Project (1,000 Per Year), as Assessed by Counting the Visits to Social Media Platforms. Objective 6) to Increase Hiv, Viral Hepatitis, and Sti Testing Numbers by 10% Each Project Year, as Assessed by a Review of Testing Records.