Projects and Services

Projects

Project Access is the only syringe exchange program (SEP) located in Newark. The program is authorized by the State of New Jersey and the City of Newark to distribute sterile syringes to injection drug users and to accept used needles for proper disposal.

The program is anonymous and participants are provided with a card identifying them as a program participant which allows them to legally possess syringes.

At present the project operates from Monday through Friday except on holidays.

This project is funded by grants from the Comer, Tides, Diamond, Foundations, the MAC AIDS Fund, and the New Jersey AIDS Partnership.

Monday:	9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday:	1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday:	9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Thursday:	1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday:	9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saturday:	CLOSED
Sunday:	CLOSED

For more information, call (973) 558-5054.

Project Access Drop-In Center - The new and latest addition to the Project Access Syringe Exchange Program (SEP) will be a Drop- in Center, opening April 4th, 2011.

The drop- in center will be accessible to all clients of our SEP, the homeless & drug using populations.

The center will allow people to take showers and wash a single load of clothing. There will be a drop- in center room where clients can watch TV and movies, there will also be short educational workshops available for clients.

The hours of the Drop- in Center are:

Monday:         9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Tuesday:        9:00 pm to 12 noon
Wednesday: 1:00 am to 4:00 pm
Thursday:       9:00 pm to 12 noon
Friday             9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

For more information, call (973) 558-5054.

Community Health Expansion Technical Assistance (CHETA).
CHETA provides free technical assistance, including training and mentoring, to small and medium sized community-based organizations (CBOs). CHETA specifically focuses on the organizational development and infrastructure needs of CBOs.

CHETA also provides free monthly staff development trainings to CBOs in the Greater Newark Area. Please click on "Calendar" for up-to-date information on upcoming trainings. For more information call Aura Caicedo at (973) 558-5063 or email a.caicedo@njcri.org

Click HERE for Project CHETA's brochure.

Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP)
The CDSMP was developed at Stanford University’s Patient Education Resource Center as a collaborative research project between Stanford and the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program. The purpose of the program is to help people with chronic conditions and/or their caregivers to develop the necessary tools to effectively self-manage their or their loved ones’ chronic condition.

For more information about the workshop series or Peer Leader Training program, including start dates, contact Aura Caicedo at (973) 558-5063 or email a.caicedo@njcri.org.

Community Outreach Prevention and Education (COPE)
COPE provides FREE drug treatment referrals to local facilities including The Lennard Clinic, Integrity House, Straight and Narrow and many others. Project COPE clients are always offered free and confidential HIV and STD testing that is provided on-site at NJCRI. If a client is found to be HIV positive and requires assistance they are immediately enrolled into NJCRI’s case management program and have access to NJCRI’s food pantry and medical and social services. In an effort to provide a continuum of care and support for Project COPE clients, there are weekly support group meetings held at NJCRI for clients seeking support in getting and staying clean.

For more information, call Bob Baxter at (973) 558-5054.

NJ Risk Evaluation, Access to Care and Treatment (NJ REACT)
NJ REACT is an NJCRI Behavioral Survey Unit that conducts health studies. It conducts interviews in the Newark, Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division of the New York-Northern NJ, Long Island Metropolitan Area which includes Essex, Morris, Sussex, Union, Hunterdon and Pike PA counties. The studies are anonymous respondent and location based interviews. Interviews are conducted at our offices, mobiles units, and other sites. The information gathered assists in evaluating current behavioral trends and helps direct prevention efforts. The purpose of the studies is to gather information on individuals' HIV testing habits, risk factors, perceptions, and knowledge of services, in addition to other relevant questions. Participants are compensated for their time. The interview takes approximately 60 minutes.

Participation in these services has led to improved services to the community.

For more information, call (973) 558-5048 or the toll free number (1-888) 657-3228.

NJCRI's Project NJ REACT is funded by a grant from the CDC and the NJDOHSS.

Project Renew includes two programs: Corrections and Healthy Relationships.

Healthy Relationships uses scientific prevention methods to help people determine if their personal history and behaviors have placed them at risk for major health problems. Collectively, clients and counselors work to find ways to prevent or deal with those health problems and healthy issues.

The Corrections component works at NJCRI, Northern State Prison and in the community in local halfway houses. The program provides health education to inmates, as well as continuity of care throughout incarceration and re-entry into the community.

For more information contact Caroline Harris at (973) 558-5064 or email c.harris@njcri.org.

Project WOW!

The Project WOW! Youth Center provides HIV/STI prevention and substance abuse services to LBGTQ youth between the ages 13 and 24 at high risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV/STIs residing in Essex and Union Counties. The drop-in center provides opportunities for the youth to socialize and build supportive networks while learning new HIV/STI prevention skills in a safe space.

Project WOW!'s goal is to educate and reduce the number of HIV/STI infections in Essex and Union Counties.

Project WOW! hours of operation are:

Monday:	CLOSED
Tuesday:	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday:	2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Thursday:	10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday:	2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday:	2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sunday:	CLOSED

For more information call (973) 412-7080.

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Services

Clinical Trials

At NJCRI we offer people of Northern New Jersey access to clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, as well as government studies.

Clinical Trials are research studies. They are designed to look for the best way to care for people with HIV and other illnesses. They may test new drugs or new uses for old drugs. Trials may look for the best way to treat or prevent the complications that come with HIV disease progression and the side effects these powerful drugs can cause.

A Clinical Trial is conducted by doctors and nurses who follow a set of instructions called a protocol. The protocol spells out the goal of the study, who may join the study, and how the study will be carried out.

For more information about the current clinical trials at NJCRI, call (973) 558-5039 or (973) 558-5042.

HIV Care and Treatment Services

The NJCRI Care and Treatment Services seeks to empower people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS to live healthy, productive, and independent lives. We pride ourselves on providing one-stop shopping service for medical care and needed services listed below.

For those people residing outside of Essex County, information and referrals are made to service organizations in their county of residence.

Care and Treatment services include: Primary Medical Care, Behavioral Services, Medical Nutrition Counseling and Education, Medical Transportation Services, Direct Emergency Assistance (DEA) Programs, Support Groups, Mental Health services, and Medical Case Management.

For more information, please call (973) 558-5041 or (973) 558-5042

The HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral department conducts free pre/post test counseling as well as HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) testing to individuals considered to be at risk. These services are provided at our on-site location and mobile units.

The goal is to identify and test individuals considered at risk for HIV/STIs. The program uses the OraQuick method for HIV screening through either oral or blood specimen and STis testing through urine and blood collection. The department also works with the state notification assistance program (NAP) to ensure that sex and needle sharing partners of HIV+ individuals are confidentially notified of their possible exposure to HIV or STIs. It ensures all HIV+ individual partners receive testing and counseling along with referral. All HIV+ individuals that are identifed are referred to medical care and case management.

For more information call (973) 412-8300.

The Counseling and Testing Mobile units are available to attend your local community events. Please call our toll free number one month in advance to request our attendance: 1(888) 688-9097.

Services are being funded through the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services and the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.