The MOCHA Center, Inc.
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Job Opportunities at The MOCHA Center: Health Access Specialist and Health Educator
5/18/2012 5:00pm – This position is closed and we are reviewing applications.
The MOCHA Center is pleased to announce two full time openings: Health Access Specialist (Buffalo) and Health Educator (Rochester). The search is open from April 23 – May 18, 2012. Please review the job descriptions in the PDF below and send your cover letter, resume, and list of references to jobs@mochacenter.org. All submissions must be in MS Word or PDF format and sent to jobs@mochacenter.org.
Job Announcement Link: 20120423_JobAnnouncements_MOCHACenter_HealthAccess_HealthEducator
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Support the MOCHA Center – ROC THE DAY is Today – 12/8/2011
The MOCHA Center, along with other nonprofits in Rochester, is participating in the ROC the DAY event. This is an opportunity to contribute to nonprofits in a 24 hour period. We need your support and I encourage you to take a moment to contribute to the MOCHA Center today. Whether it is $5 or $5,000, everyone can help the MOCHA Center. We provide programs and services primarily in Rochester and Buffalo with satellite services in Niagara Falls and New York City. With over 15 years of service, we have touched many lives through HIV prevention and services for people living with HIV/AIDS. As one of the few organizations specifically serving the LGBTQ communities of color, we are at the forefront of addressing HIV/AIDS in communities most disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
As you know, many nonprofits struggle in challenging economic times. We need your support. Take a moment today and visit the ROC the DAY link below. Contribute to the MOCHA Center so we can continue offering quality programs and services. This is an online service and anyone can contribute to the MOCHA Center. Also help us get the word out today. This is a one day event that ends at midnight on Thursday, December 8th. Share with your friends and colleagues and ask them to support us.
Contribute to the MOCHA Center via ROC the DAY by clicking on the direct link below:
http://www.roctheday.org/Agency/THEMOCHACENTERINC
Thank you for your support!
Bruce E. Smail, Executive Director
Today is World AIDS Day
The world stops on December 1st to honor and remember the many lives lost to AIDS and re-energize HIV prevention efforts. The MOCHA Center joins this international day of remembrance and action and encourages you to remember and take action in your sphere of influence. Here are a few things you can do today:
- Encourage someone to get tested for HIV.
- Do you know your status? Take a HIV test today and know your status.
- Reach out to People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) with a smile, a hug, or comforting words.
- Stand up with others today and attend a World AIDS Day event.
- Volunteer your time with a HIV/AIDS organization.
- Donate to organizations advocating for PLWHA and educating communities on HIV prevention.
- If you are a PLWHA — seek medical care and develop strong support systems.
- Familiarize yourself with the latest safer sex practices.
- Identify places to obtain clean needles or bleach kits.
- Participate in a biomedical HIV prevention research education (microbicides, pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and treatment as preventions).
HIV impacts the following groups at disproportionate rates: Blacks, Hispanics/Latinos, Transwomen of all races and ethnicities, Gay and Bisexual men of all races and ethnicities, and Youth in all of these categories. HIV/AIDS is a community issue and we all have a responsibility to end this pandemic. Let us join forces, increase the dialogue, and actively address the critical nature of HIV/AIDS in our communities.
—– Bruce E. Smail, Executive Director
Support the MOCHA Center at ROC the Day – December 8, 2011
The MOCHA Center is pleased to be a part of the ROC THE DAY event. Please visit the website below and support the MOCHA Center on December 8th. For over 15 years we have provided programs and services to Rochester and Buffalo. We also have satellite offices in Niagara Falls and New York City. The MOCHA Center reaches Western New York and beyond. As a nonprofit organization, we are committed to improving the health and wellness in communities of color through intervention and service with an emphasis on LGBTQ programming. We appreciate the United Way of Greater Rochester’s effort in supporting nonprofits in our community. Remember to visit the website and donate to organization important to you on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Please support the MOCHA Center as we continue our efforts in Western New York.
A Direct Link to The MOCHA Center on ROC THE DAY.
Job Announcements at the MOCHA Center
***1/18/2012 Update — The Director of Programs and the Health Educator for Rochester positions were filled. The Buffalo position is being redesigned and will be announced shortly.****
The MOCHA Center is pleased to announce three new positions: Director of Programs – Rochester, Health Educator – Rochester, and Health Educator – Buffalo. This search is open from November 18, 2011 – December 2, 2011 @ 5pm Eastern. Please review the application instructions and job descriptions below. All applications must be submitted by email to jobs@mochacenter.org.
A Proud Community Partner of the 19th Annual IMAGE OUT
Leave It On The Floor
The MOCHA Center is a proud community partner of the 19th Annual IMAGE OUT – The Rochester Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival. Please support the festival from October 7-16, 2011. Visit their website at www.imageout.org.
Each community partner serves as a host to a film. Please join the MOCHA Center for the showing of Leave It on the Floor on October 8, 2011 – 1:30pm – Dryden Theatre.
More Information and trailer for the film - Leave It On the Floor.
Leave It On the Floor Press Kit
Leave It On the Floor tells the story of Brad, our hero, who is thrown out of his dysfunctional home by his mother, Deondra. He steals his mother’s car and travels into Los Angeles where, through a chance encounter, Brad, a little like Alice in Wonderland, stumbles into a noisy raucous, chaotic event and meets the ragtag members of the struggling House of Eminence. Initially only looking for a place to sleep(and perhaps someone to sleep with), Brad ends up engaging with the colorful members of the house led by the indomitable house mother Queef Latina, herself an aging ball-legend and the fierce protectrice of her family. Laughter, tears, sex sirens, and butch queens up in pumps ensue and remarkably, Brad ends up finding an extraordinary home and loving, caring family in this, the strangest of places.
The MOCHA Center Introduces its new ED, Board of Directors & Staff
The MOCHA Center issued a press release on 9/12/2011 regarding the Welcome Events. View Press Release
The MOCHA Center, a nonprofit organization providing health and wellness programs and services for communities of color with an emphasis on LGBTQ communities, will introduce its new Executive Director, Board of Directors, and staff to the communities of Buffalo and Rochester this month. With over 15 years of service, and operations in Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara Falls, and New York City, the MOCHA Center reaches local, regional, state, and national constituencies.
The Open House is one of the many ways that the MOCHA Center is reaching out to local communities and creating opportunities for everyone to have a voice in the MOCHA Center. The improvement of health and wellness amongst people of color and LGBTQ communities is a collective responsibility. LGBTQ, people of color, and people living with HIV/AIDS are active members of all organizations, businesses, places of worship, and our community. Collectively we must address the health disparities in this country as well as in this community.
The event is an opportunity to meet the new Executive Director, Board of Directors and staff; learn more about the programs and services of the MOCHA Center; explore opportunities to connect with the MOCHA Center, and to share your perspectives about the MOCHA Center. The event is free and open to the public. Both Open Houses will be held at the MOCHA Center in Buffalo (September 22) and Rochester (September 29) from 5:00pm – 7:00pm. Please click on links below for more details and register for the event.
More Information & Registration – Buffalo Open House – September 22, 2011 – 5:00pm – 7:00pm
More information & Registration – Rochester Open House – September 29, 2011 – 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Unity Through Diversity Summit Releases its Program Bulletin
The Unity Through Diversity Summit just released its Program Bulletin for the October 2011 Summit. Check out the great workshops and register for the conference. Please click on the link below.
