Resources
We collaborated with the agencies and people listed below. They were essential contributors to the toolkit effort. Some are national and others are local to Jackson and Baltimore where we started this project. We are also listing here some resources that we have identified that you may wish to share with your participants. They may also be helpful to facilitators and agencies using the toolkit.
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National
National Minority AIDS Council
Nmac.org
The American Foundation for AIDS Research
Amfar.org
Center for Disease Control
CDC.gov
AIDS United
aidsunited.org
APLA Health
Aplahealth.org
Baltimore, MD
Community Education Group
African Ensemble Theater
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
https://www.jhsph.edu
Gay Men’s Health Collaborative
Total Health Care
https://totalhealthcare.org
JOY Baltimore
www.joybaltimore.org
Black Men’s Xchange
http://www.bmxnational.org
John Hopkins University AIDS Education & Training Center
www.aidsetc.org
The REACH Initiative of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
https://nursing.jhu.edu
SOGAA, Inc.
www.sogaa.org
UCHAPS
www.uchaps.org
STAR TRACK Health
www.startrackhealth.org
Meet for a Cause
https://www.facebook.com/Meet4ACause/
Greater Baltimore HIV Health Services Planning Council
www.baltimorepc.org
Maryland Department of Health
www.health.maryland.gov
Sisters Together and Reaching
www.sisterstogetherandreaching.org
Chase Brexton Health Care
www.chasebrexton.org
The Health Education Network
Breaking Bread
AIDS Action Baltimore
www.aidsactionbaltimore.org
Community Cares Project
http://theccpbmore.org/
JACQUES Initiative
www.jacques.ihv.org
Jackson, MS
Jackson State University
www.jsums.edu
MS in Action
www.missnaction.com/
Mississippi Center for Justice
www.mscenterforjustice.org
My Brother’s Keeper
www.mbkinc.org
Jackson Medical Mall Foundation
www.jacksonmedicalmall.org
Southern Echo
www.southernecho.org
Bridge-Port Services Group
Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services
www.mdrs.ms.gov
Brotherhood Inc.
www.brotherhoodinc.org
Mississippi Health Alliance
http://www.mshealthalliance.org/
Partners
Interdisciplinary Sexuality Research Collaborative at Widener (ISRC)
At the Interdisciplinary Sexuality Research Collaborative (ISRC) at Widener University, we are devoted to supporting, enabling, and producing a rich and comprehensive body of scientific research in human sexuality at the intersection of varied theoretical approaches. Our focus is on the application of research to shape innovation in sexuality education and sex therapy, with an eye on the effectiveness of cutting-edge approaches and their cultural-responsiveness.
ISRC’s unique interdisciplinary approach to investigation looks to Dennis Dailey’s (1981) Circles of Sexuality Model as its source of inspiration and the conceptual framework to guide our inquiry. The five areas of focus are: Sensuality, Intimacy, Sexual Health and Reproduction, Gender Identity, and Sexual Agency, with Culture and Spirituality incorporated across all of the five areas.
Learn more about the ISRC at widenerisrc.com.
ViiV ACCELERATE! Initiative
Launched on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) in 2015, ACCELERATE! is ViiV Healthcare’s four-year, $10M commitment to fund innovative and promising projects that support the health and wellbeing of Black gay and bisexual men in two cities hardest hit by HIV – Baltimore, Maryland, and Jackson, Mississippi.
Learn more about ViiV Healthcare and ACCELERATE! at viivhealthcare.com/en-us/accelerate-initiative.
JRNI
JRNI Coaching, founded by Noelle Cordeaux and John Kim, provides evidence-based coach training, vibrant community, and lifetime support towards becoming a coach. The SWAG Toolkit team partnered with the JRNI app to adapt and develop it for use as an online venue to run the interactive and supportive programming that is in the toolkit. There is now a SWAG Toolkit-specific version of the app designed for Black gay and bisexual men that was developed with community and CEC feedback. It can be used to host virtual support groups, provide wellness content, and allow a safe, private space where people can share their stories and connect with one another around a topic or shared experience. If you are interested in using JRNI as part of the SWAG Toolkit resources, please get in touch with the toolkit team at info@swagtoolkit.com.
Lesson Authors
Ahyana King
Alecia Reed-Owens
Alexander T. Blue Jr.
Andrew B. Spiers
Brent Satterly
Brooke Wells
Darnell Motley
Erica L. Smith
Erika Evans
Hope Springs
John Taylor Thomas
Kimberly Huggins
Kurt Ragin Jr.
Linda Dixon-Rigsby
Sabitha Pillai-Friedman
Sean Smith
Tracie Gilbert
Wesley K. Thomas
Yolo Akili Robinson
Community Collaborators
Linda Stringfellow, MS
Executive Director, F.A.B.R.I.C. Inc.
Cedric L. Sturdevant
ASC-PIER
Lonnie Bishop
Peer Health Navigator Coordinator
Jessica Obanyan
STAR TRACK Adolescent Health Program
Sam McClure, Director
JACQUES Initiative
The LGBT Health Resource Center of Chase
Brexton Health Care
Curriculum and Website Design
Andee Mazzocco and Steven Mangione, SAYGRID