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Peer Educators

• Teen AIDS Service Organizations

• past educators of the month
  • Jaclyn

    Educator of the Month: Jaclyn

    Jaclyn is a Peer Educator at the Teen Impact Prevention Program (TIPP), Jamaica, NY. She has been educating teens on HIV/AIDS for 6 years since the age of 14 and has inspired many teens in the community to join the program. Her drive and passion for HIV Prevention and helping others gets stronger everyday and she is even considering making it a career choice. Jackie is someone that all teens should look up to beacuse she is strong willed, determined, and always amkes her self avalaible to those who need her help.
  • Matt

    Educator of the Month: Matt

    

    Matt Hawkins is a 20 year old student at Fitchburg State College.He has been an intern at the Teen AIDS Peer Corps for 2 years. Matt uses a different approach when it comes to HIV prevention, video aspects. This is a great  way to inform teens about the virus because they can actually see how HIV is affecting people. He believes that the only way the message of HV prevention will spread is for youth to spread the word to their family and friends.
  • Deonne

    Educator of the Month: Deonne

    How long have you been a peer educator?

    I got started 4 years ago with Teen Impact Prevention Program (TIPP) as a peer educator.

    How do you feel you have improved your community about the HIV epidemic?

    By educating and providing HIV information to the young people in my community. I feel that I am making a great impact in the lives of many. Helping them make better life choices and spreading awareness is very much worth it.

    What do you think of a career in HIV Prevention?

    I definitely see myself having a career in HIV prevention. I love what I do and I will work hard to continue the fight againts HIV/AIDS.
  • Dareon

    Educator of the Month: Dareon

    How did you get started doing HIV/AIDS Education work?

    I always wanted to help in the community and to form a team. And TIPP let me do that and work on HIV prevention and awareness.

    How do you feel you have improved your community?

    By doing outreach in my community, by talking to my peers about hiv and aids prevention and awareness.

    What do you think about a career in HIV prevention?

    It’s a good career because you help people and you will feel good knowing you have saved a life.
  • Jaimie

    Educator of the Month: Jaimie

    Jaimie is a 17 year old junior at Stuyvesant High School in New York,NY. She has been  volunteering  at the Asian Pacific Islanders Coalition with HIV/AIDS( APICHA) for over a year. APICHA is a teen HIV prevention program in which teens educate others on health issues by doing HIV 101 workshops, outreach, HIV testing and counseling, and providing referals for testing. Jaimie was introduced to the organization by a friend when she was a sophomore and was eager to join right away.” APICHA is a family friendly program that inspires teens to go out and make a difference in someone’s life. It gives me a sense of purpose and it is one of my greatest accomplishments to be apart of something so great.” Jaimie’s hope if is for all young people to be involved and help those who aren’t as informed to get all the right information.
  • terra

    Educator of the Month: terra

    Terra Moore is a Peer Educator at STIGMA, Spreading Truth Is Gaining Mass Appeal. She does HIV 101, condom outreach and many more. She’s also a youth advocate intern with SMYAL, Sexual Minority Youth Assistant League. She is also apart of the National Youth Advocacy Collision aka NYAC.