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State ESAP Projects January 2017

Agency/Address Program Description

ACQC staff outreach to non-ESAP registered pharmacies to encourage them to become ESAP providers or collection sites in the borough. AIDS Center of County (ACQC) The program has three kiosks located in: 161-21 Jamaica Avenue, a. 161-21 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432 Jamaica, NY 11432 b. 89-31 161st Street, Suite 710, Jamaica, NY 11432 c. 1139 Foam Place, Far Rockaway, NY 11691 (Syringe Exchange Program) Trillium Health a.k.a. AC Center 87 N. Clinton Ave. 4th Floor Trillium Health has 2 ESAP registered medical providers that alternate and furnish syringes from Rochester, NY 14604 Trillium Health's van once a week from 5 PM to 8 PM. For additional information on location, dates and hours of operation you may call: (585) 454 5556. (Syringe Exchange Program)

Syringes are furnished by an ESAP registered PA from After Hours mobile van. After Hours Project (AHP) Furnishing of syringes occurs in the vicinity of Knickerboker Avenue & Troutman St in . For 1232 information on location, dates and hours of operation you may call: Brooklyn, NY 11221 (716) 249 0755. (Syringe Exchange Program)

ACR Health ACR Health has two voucher programs. One in Syracuse and one in Utica. ACR Health staff 627 West Genesse Street distributes vouchers to clients. The clients redeem the vouchers at the Harvey Pharmacy, a local Syracuse, NY 13204 pharmacy in the area. (Syringe Exchange Program)

An ESAP registered provider furnishes syringes once a week, on Tuesdays, 3 PM to 6 PM. The Alliance for Positive Change a.k.a. AIDS Service Center of The agency has a kiosk placed in the lobby/waiting area at: .64 W 35th Street, 3rd Floor 64 W 35th Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10001 New York, NY 10001

The Allegany County Department of Public Works has a Think Sharp – Safe Syringe Disposal Program . Allegany County has seven solid waste disposal facilities registered as safe sharps collection sites under the NYS Safe Sharps Collection Program.

The Public Works Department has partnered with local pharmacies (10) who have agreed to help promote the program advertise the 7 disposal locations, and also provide residents with free sharps disposal containers (fitpacks and/or 1 qt. red sharps containers). Allegany County Department of Public Works (Allegany County) Kiosks are placed at: 7 Court Street, Room 210 a. Bolivar Transfer Station (Wed & Sat.) Belmont, NY 14813 b. Caneadea Transfer Station (Wed & Sat.) c. AlleganyCounty Landfill, Belmont (Tues, Thu & Sat) d. Wellsville Transfer Station (Tues, Thu & Sat) e. Almond Transfer Station (Thu, Fri & Sat) f. Cuba/Friendship Transfer Station (Thu & Sat) g. Canaseraga Transfer Station (Sat)

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Agency/Address Program Description

Bellevue Hospital Center, Virology Services ESAP is available only for the agency clients and residents. 462 First Avenue, Room # 12E12 New York, NY 10016

Syringes are furnished through SIBRO at the 2261 Church Avenue Site. (See SIBRO)

An ESAP registered provider, in collaboration with BAC, also furnishes syringes from their mobile van. The ESAP provider works five hours a day, Monday through Thursday. In addition to furnishing Bridging Access Care (BAC) a.k.a. syringes, the van provides HIV counseling and testing, as well as STD screening and referrals to Brooklyn AIDS Task Force (BATF) services. For information on location, dates and hours of operation you may call: (718) 388 0028 X- 2261 Church Avenue 124. Brooklyn, New York, 11226 BATF has two sites registered as safe sharps collection sites: 1. 2261 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226 2. 147-145 , Brooklyn, NY 11213

Catholic Charities AIDS Services Catholic Charities AIDS Services' Project Safe Point has a voucher program and it currently partners 326 Clinton Avenue with 8 area pharmacies. The voucher program is promoted through outreach to substance abuse Albany, NY 12206 treatment providers, and other community resource agencies. (Syringe Exchange Program)

Centro Cívico's Project Needle Smart (PNS) is a community safe sharps collection program serving Centro Cívico of Amsterdam the greater capital region and responsible for the establishing 20 collection sites (kiosks) in the region. 143-145 East It also assists in implementing community safe sharps collection programs in other counties. The Amsterdam, NY 12010 program has an animated TV commercial staring "Freddy the Frog" to promote safe disposal.

BOOM Health staff, in collaboration with VIP Services, outreach to non-ESAP registered pharmacies BOOM Health a.k.a. CitiWide Harm to encourage them to become ESAP providers or collection sites in the borough. Reduction Program 226 East 144th Street As an official NYS safe sharps collection site, a kiosk is placed in the front of the building and is Bronx, New York 10451 available to the public 24/7 (Syringe Exchange Program)

An ESAP registered practitioner at CHASI's Van Duzer site furnishes syringes at this site and from CHASI's mobile van. They collect used syringes as well. The van offers other educational and medical Community Health Action of services. For information on location, dates and hours of operation you may call: (347) 515 4107. Stated Island (CHASI) 56 Bay Street, 6th Floor As an official NYS safe sharps collection site, a kiosk is placed at: Stated Island, NY 10301 1) 56 Bay Street, 6th Floor, , NY 10301 (Syringe Exchange Program) 2) Wellness Center, 380 Van Duzer Street, Staten Island, NY 10303

The Syringe Expanded Access and Disposal (SEAD) Projec t at Erie County is an educational/action program which targets the communities in the eight counties of Western New York. The program focuses on providing information regarding legal access to new, clean syringes without a prescription and appropriate avenues for disposal of used syringes, needles and lancets. Erie County Dept. of Health (Erie County) The SEAD Project is responsible for the placing of over 50 safe sharps collection sites in the Western 95 Franklin Street New York area. Buffalo 14202 Erie County DOH and its satellites are Article 28 ESAP registered providers. The SEAD Project coordinates the furnishing of syringes in their clinics and communinity based organizations.

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Gay Men Health Crisis (GMHC) GMHC has partnered with two Duane Reade pharmacies in the area to establish a voucher program . Center for HIV Prevention 224 West 29th Street A kiosk is placed in the lobby at the entrance of the Center for HIV Prevention at 224 West 29th New York, NY 10001 Street, New York, NY 10001

Greene County has a Greene County Kiosk Program The program has 7 kiosks placed in different areas of the county. Greene County has small red containers available for clients at each kiosk site, and restocked as needed.

The kiosk are located at the following sites: Greene County Department of Public 1. Greene County Office Bldg - Water Street Site, Catskill, NY 12414 Health Nursing Service 2. Windham Pharmacy - 68 Rt. 296, Windham, NY 12496 (Greene County) 3 CVS Pharmacy - Rt. 32 and Rt. 23, Cairo, NY 12413 411 Main street, Suite #300 4. EmUrgent Care Coxsackie - 11835 Rt. 9W, Coxsackie, NY 12192-3605 Catskill, NY 12414 5. Kelly’s Pharmacy - 4852 Rt. 81, Greenville, NY 12083 6. Hunter Ambulance - 5740 Route 23A, Tannersville, NNY 12485 7. Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy - 223 Main Street, Cairo, NY 12413

An ESAP registered provider, in collaboration with HU, furnishes syringes from their prevention mobile van. All community members accessing ESAP are offered referrals to services such as HIV/STI/HCV testing, medical care and other supportive services depending on their need. For information on Harlem United Community AIDS location, dates and hours of operation you may call: (212) 289 2378. Center, Inc (HU) 290 Lenox Avenue Basement Harlem United has placed sharps collection kiosks at the following sites: New York, NY 10027 1. HU Willis P. Green Center - 123-125 W 124th street, New York, NY 10027 2. HU Prevention center - 290 Lenox Avenue Basement, New York, NY 10027 3. HU El Faro - 179 East 116th Street, New York, NY 10029

Hudson Valley Community Services (HVCS) HVCS has a voucher program and currently partners with 7 pharmacies in 6 different towns. 40 Saw Mill River Road Vouchers are distributed through street outreach in the areas. Hawthorne, NY 10532

(Syringe Exchange Program)

MCCNY Charities An ESAP registered Nurse Practitioner at MCCNY Charities, which provides services to homeless 446 West 36th Street youth, furnishes syringes to any adult over the age of 18. Education is provided on safe disposal of New York, NY 10018 used syringes.

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Planned Parenthood of NYC The agency furnishes and collects syringes from its medical mobile van in 20 different areas in Project Beat Brooklyn, and Northern . For information on location, dates and hours of 349 E 149th Street, 2nd Floor operation you may call: (917) 664 1651. Bronx, NY 10451

PHP/HW staff outreach to non ESAP registered pharmacies to encourage them to become ESAP Positive Health Project @ Housing providers or collection sites in the borough. Works (PHP/HW) 301 West 37th Street, 3rd Floor As an official NYS safe sharps collection site, a kiosk is placed in the front of the building and is New York, NY 10018 available to the public 24/7 (Syringe Exchange Program)

REACH CNY established the CNY Syringe Disposal Coalition . In partnership with the NYSDOH Clinical Education Initiative, the CNY Syringe Disposal Coalition provides educational tool kits that include health education materials detailing ESAP's syringe access, proper disposal, and syringe drop- off sites at pharmacies in the CNY area. REACH CNY 1010 James Street REACH CNY is currently outreaching to pharmacies and health centers in to Syracuse 13202 become ESAP providers and/or collection sites.

SIBRO is a consortium of health care practitioners in private practice and in community-based organizations in Staten Island and Brooklyn. These health care providers have registered as ESAP providers and they furnish syringes from the following sites in Brooklyn and Staten Island: SIBRO a. Dr. Glaser's Private Practice,1408 Richmond Road, Staten Island, NY 10304 1408 Richmond Road b. DOMI/TURNING POINT, 5220 4th Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11220 Staten Island, NY 10304 c. BROOKLYN AIDS TASK FORCE, 502 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 d. PROJECT HOSPITALITY, 514 Bay Street, Staten Island, NY 10304 e. PROJECT HOSPITALITY, 150 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301

An ESAP registered medical provider furnishes syringes in their Sunset Park site and offsite via mobile van in Red Hook. In addition, an ESAP outreach team promotes the program to clients and distribute fitpacks to them. For additional information on where and when the ESAP provider is furnishing syringes from the mobile van, call: (718) 439 0077. Turning Point/DOMI 5220 Turning Point has placed a kiosk in the following sites: Brooklyn, NY 11220 a. Turning Point Main Office 5220 4th Avenue Brooklyn 11220 b. Turning Point 3rd Avenue 968 3rd Avenue Brooklyn 11232 c. Turning Point Red Hook 713-715 Henry Street Brooklyn 11231

VIP Services, in collaboration with BOOM Health, outreach to non-ESAP registered pharmacies to VIP Community Services encourage them to become ESAP providers or collection sites in the borough. HIV Prevention Unit (VIP Services) 1910 Arthur Avenue, 9th Fl. As an official NYS safe sharps collection site, a kiosk is placed at the VIP Health Services Bronx, NY 10457-6305 Department, 1910 Arthur Avenue, 5th Floor

An ESAP registered provider at VOCAL furnishes syringes from the site and on a few corners around VOCAL the agency. Peers do outreach to pharmacies, CBOs and drug treatment programs. VOCAL has also 80-A 4th Avenue partnered with local pharmacies to establish a voucher program. VOCAL staff distributes vouchers to Brooklyn, NY 11217 clients, which client can redeem at the local pharmacies. www.nycahn.org (Syringe Exchange Program) A kiosk has been placed in the entrance of the agency. For information on location, dates and hours of operation you may call: (718) 802 9540

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