P.O.P Program

Prioritizing Our People

“Prioritizing Our People (POP) focuses on debunking the myths around HIV/AIDS by uplifting the lived experiences of PLHIV, educating on historical context while uplifting and supporting the Queer Trans Brown, Black, Indigenous, and people of color community by cultivating events and groups to mobilize our communities around Wellness initiatives, Leadership Development and Queer/Sex Education.”

“The P.O.P program offers workshop courses for the community to learn more about their sexuality, physical health, and making empowering decisions that create positive change in their everyday lives. Through those lenses the POP Program recognizes the power of meeting people where they are (both geographically when possible and in regards to cultural understanding), creating sustainable, empowering and long lasting relationships with the people of Philadelphia. The POP Program within a collaborative effort provides food resources, housing referrals, and the cultivation of spaces for Queer Trans Brown, Black, Indigenous, and people of color’s expression and joy.”

Access to Oraquick: galaei’s P.O.P program offers free OraQuick in-house. OraQuick is a 20-minute at-home HIV test. OraQuick is accessible in English and Spanish.

Linkage to HIV and PrEP Care: galaei’s P.O.P Program collaborates with local community-based organizations to bridge the gap between HIV and PrEP care for QTBIPOC community members who are newly diagnosed with HIV as well as those who seek out PrEP/PEP navigation for community members who are non-reactive and interested in PrEP/PEP. Some of the local community-based organizations that the P.O.P program collaborates with are

Access to Covid Tests