Brothers United

Today is Election Day! Here is what you need to know if you haven’t already voted:

✔️ Polling places will be open from 7 am–8 pm. Have you made a plan to vote yet?

✔️ Locate your polling place: http://votesPA.com/polls

✔️ Find where to drop off your voted mail-in or absentee ballot: http://votesPA.com/ReturnBallot

If you are voting by mail-in or absentee ballot:

✔️Mail-in or absentee ballots must RECEIVED by 8 pm tonight. Your completed ballot must be in the inner secrecy envelope that indicates “official election ballot” which you should then place in the pre-addressed outer return envelope where the voter must sign & date.

✔️Find out where to return your mail-in or absentee ballot: http://VotesPA.com/ReturnBallot

Today is National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, . AccessMatters' Information Hotline can connect you with testing services near you. Call 215-985-3300 for info on testing services, for support, and to get connected to other resources. https://www.accessmatters.org/why-we-matter/consumer-health-information/

Attn: Focus group participants needed! AccessMatters is hosting an online focus group to help shape messages about substance use disorder and HIV. Participants will receive a $50 gift card. To register, email [email protected] or 215-985-2612. Please help us spread the word!

This PRIDE Month, we're encouraging everyone to own their health. Know your status.

Call 215-985-3300 to make an appointment for in-person HIV testing, or secure your free HIV Home Self-Testing Kit.

Are you HIV negative but have a partner who is living with HIV? Do you have questions about how to protect yourself? Join us today at 12:30 on our page as our team member Steven discusses some FAQs about having a partner with HIV. He will answer some of the questions most frequently asked of the Brothers United team. https://bit.ly/3xhV7qh

After a brief hiatus, we are back with another GoLive segment! Today's topic: How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider About Preventing HIV. Our team member Reggie will go live at 12:30 on our page to discuss tips and questions to keep in mind. Tune in here: Brothers United

Keep in mind that Brothers United team members are doing limited in-person HIV testing and also setting folks up with free home HIV self-test kits. Call AccessMatters' Info Hotline at 215-985-3300 to schedule an appointment or sign up for a kit today.

Know your status in a way that makes you most comfortable. April is GYT (Get Yourself Tested) Month. The AccessMatters’ Information hotline can connect you to with HIV home testing and access to a trained counselor for support as well as or on-site testing if you prefer. Call us at 215-985-3300 for more information.

Join us tomorrow @ 12:30pm to hear from two members of AccessMatters' Brothers United HIV testing team. They will discuss what changes were made over the past year in an effort to continue serving communities in Philadelphia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, tune in to learn more about AccessMatter's Home HIV Self-testing efforts.

After a brief hiatus, we'll be hosting another segment this Thursday at 12:30pm. Tune in to hear two of our health resource specialists and HIV testers discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their important work in the community. See you there!

Your Health is important, and knowing your HIV status is part of your health. Give HIV a swab and order your at-home HIV test kit today. Call AccessMatters' Information Hotline now at 215-985-3300.

https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/testing/self-testing.html

Tune in for our first Brothers United Livestream segment tomorrow 2/18 at 12:30pm. This week, during , our Health Resource Specialists discuss the different ways they are supporting their mental and physical health during quarantine and provide info on where to get sexual health services. Also, in honor of National Condom Week, AccessMatters is sharing quizzes, polls, and trivia on Instagram & Twitter to celebrate condoms, an important way to stay healthy and protected.