Red Hispana Florida-Venezuela

RED HISPANA FLORIDA is an HIV/AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATION and was co-founded April 1, 2004 and granted not-for-profit 501(c)(3) status in January 2005. We are an official HIV Testing site for Broward County Health Department, Florida.

Our primary mission is to offer everyone help...men, women & families without regard to age, income or sexual orientation. Our programs seek innovative solutions to improve and expand access to health care services for disadvantaged Hispanic and Black Community populations: WE OFFER FREE CONFIDENTIAL HIV TESTING, HIV REFERRALS, COUNSELING, NUTRITION, HIV PREVENTION EDUCATION, SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS, HIV ISSUES SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS. We also offer specific areas of focus: nutrition, mental health, dosage adherence and enrollment in clinical trials. Our programs are engaged in closing gaps in ethnic and minority communities, promoting health and nutrition education for families, training health workers, and improving delivery of health services.

We also offer specific areas of focus: nutrition, mental health, dosage adherence and enrollment in clinical trials. Our programs are engaged in closing gaps in ethnic and minority communities, promoting health and nutrition education for families, training health workers, and improving delivery of health services.

STAFF: W. James Perigny, Chief Executive Officer, Grant writer, Event Planner and Accountant. Fulgencio Aponte, President, International Division and Event Planner. Beverly Wilkinson (Mental Health Outreach and Support Groups).Blanca Cavalie (Web and Donor Gifts,Grants and Outreach).Volunteer Luis DeJesus, formerly of Fusion, (Volunteer Coordinator, Testing and Outreach), GUS, TOM, BETTY, ANNETTE, PHIL.

HOW WE WERE BORN:Fulgencio Aponte and Jimmy P realized that although there are plenty of services for HIV general population, help for Hispanics and other minorities was not readily available. Both wanting to do more charity work, with Fulgencio's Agency contacts and Jimmy P's Human Resources and DJ, events planning and entertainment background, they co-founded RED HISPANA FLORIDA filling the void in services to Hispanic and Black Communities.RED HISPANA FLORIDA was co-founded by Fulgencio Aponte (PRESIDENT) and W. James Perigny (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) on April 1, 2004. RHF RECEIVED 501(C)3 NOT FOR PROFIT STATUS IN JANUARY 2005.

Red Hispana Florida staff completed HIV Testing and Counseling training AND is an offical HIV Testing Site of Broward County Dept of Health and currently offers Free Oral HIV testing, HIV Prevention Education as well as Living with HIV Seminars/Workshops, counseling and referrals to HIV minority men, women and children and their affected families, regardless of sexual orientation.

Internacional Division

Barcelona, Spain; S.Jose Costa Rica, Fort Lauderdale Fl and Maracay, Venezuela

FULGENCIO APONTE, PRESIDENT RED HISPANA FLORIDA WHOM IS IN VENEZUELA IS NOW HEADING UP OUR INTERNATIONAL DIVISION.
PERSONAL EMAILS TO JESUS CAN BE SENT TO GODAPONTE@YAHOO.COM
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT JESUS REVIEWS ALL EMAILS TO REDHISPANAFL@BELLSOUTH.NET AND FORWARDS THE NECESSARY ONES TO CEO OF RHF. FULGENCIO IS VERY ACTIVE WITH RED HISPANA BUSINESS.

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

HIV MEDICAL CENTER @ HOSPITAL ST PAUL BACELONA, SPAIN
IN BARCELONA, SPAIN MEETINGS WITH HIV ORGANIZATIONS.
PARTICIPATING IN HIV CONFERENCE PANELS @ UNIVERSITY OF VENEZUELA
COORDINATING MEETINGS WITH MERCK REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF VENEZUELA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VENEZUELA FOR PRESENTATION OF NEW HIV MEDICINE, ISENTRESS. THE CONNECTION WAS MADE VIA OUR GOOD FRIEND AND SUPPORTER, LECTURER AUTHOR AND AIDS ACTIVIST NELSON VERGEL OF TEXAS. THE RESULT OF THESE MEETINGS WAS A CONTRACT BRINGING ISENTRESS TO VENEZUELA.

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