Strength, Sustenance
and Support
for People Living with HIV/AIDS.
The Momentum Project sustains health
and fosters wellness by providing communal meals and supportive services to any
person living with HIV/AIDS, their family members, and loved ones in New York
City.
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you
to The Momentum Project website! Here you will find an
overview of our organization, and, more importantly,
information on how you can get involved in the important
work we perform throughout New York City to benefit people
with HIV/AIDS, their families, and loved ones.
Twenty-three years ago, the Momentum Project
began as an all-volunteer organization dedicated to feeding
disenfranchised New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS. Today,
Momentum has grown into one of New York City’s largest
HIV/AIDS organizations providing hot meals, pantry bags, and
a wide array of life saving support services at nine
locations in four boroughs of the City.
What continues to be unique about the
Momentum model is that our congregate meal and pantry
service attracts the hardest-to-reach individuals with
HIV/AIDS, and that we provide all our services in a
non-judgmental and supportive environment in our clients’
own neighborhoods. Our comprehensive
Momentum volunteers serving hot soup.
Momentum Nurse, Barbara Ellis
examines a client.
team of nurses, nutritionists, social
workers, chaplains and other specialists engage more than
3,000 low-income individuals with HIV/AIDS every year during
meals, and educate, counsel, and link them to primary
healthcare, mental health and substance abuse treatment,
housing, and other essential services. Momentum works
because of the pooling of public and private sector
resources, our dedicated staff, committed Board of
Directors, caring volunteers, and the trust of thousands of
HIV/AIDS clients and their families. In very exciting news,
Momentum has recently become part of the AIDS Service
Network of Village Care of New York, which will greatly
expand service options for our clients.
We are grateful to our supporters—the
countless volunteers and donors—who have given so
generously. We hope that you will continue to join us in
what is truly a labor of love as we sustain health and
foster hope for New York City’s most vulnerable citizens.
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