Acacia Network

Please join Acacia Network for our Annual IPR/HE Showcase “La Gran Fiesta”, spotlighting the talents and creativity of our Older Adult Center participants during an afternoon of music, dance, magic, and much more! 🎶🎹🕺💃🪩 ¡Únase a Acacia Network para nuestra Muestra de Talentos Anual de IPR/HE “La Gran Fiesta”, destacando la creatividad de los participantes de nuestro Centro para Adultos Mayores durante una tarde de música, baile, magia y mucho más! 🎶🎹🕺💃🪩 FREE AND OPEN TO ALL | ENTRADA GRATIS PARA TODOS OCTOBER 17TH @ 2PM HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE CUNY MAIN THEATER #showcase #talent #olderadultcenters

Acacia Network congratulates Alejandro Epifanio Torres, Executive & Artistic Director of our arts & culture affiliate, The Loisaida Center, on being recognized in City & State’s Inaugural “Arts & Culture Power 100” list. Our heartfelt congratulations to all of the distinguished honorees! Use the link below to access the feature: https://lnkd.in/eaPvzmK3 Loisaida Inc. City & State #arts #culture #leader #nonprofits #latinos #hispanicheritagemonth

As part of this year’s National Recovery Month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAHMSA) launched the Gallery of Hope, inviting visual art submissions from individuals with lived experience and their families. At Acacia Network, we applaud this initiative, as we strongly believe in the transformative power of the arts! We have seen the healing power of the arts time and again. In 2022-2023, Acacia Network launched a Creative Mindfulness Program in our residential treatment programs to provide arts, wellness, and mindfulness techniques to patients in recovery for substance use disorders. The program opened new pathways for healing and inspiration, allowing individuals struggling with addiction to reconnect with their inner selves and explore their creativity. Go watch “Creative Mindfulness for Adults in Recovery” on our YouTube Channel, or copy this link to your browser: https://lnkd.in/e2SbyxNJ Learn more about our work by visiting our website acacianetwork.org #ioad2024 #nationalrecoverymonth #recoveryispossible #togetherwecan #endoverdose

#RDFToursAffiliates Extending our reach in #NYC!  Together, RDF and our partners at UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS) form a powerful alliance with a network of affiliate nonprofits across the country that aim to drive positive change for Latino and under-resourced communities. In our aim to do more, we recently united with the UnidosUS team to explore our collective existing and potential impact in New York City by visiting 9 local organizations (Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens, Acacia Network, Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, St. Nicks Alliance, Dominico American Society of Queens, Dominican Women’s Development Center (DWDC), The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Amber Charter School, and URBAN HEALTH PLAN, INC.). These #AffiliatesUnidos provide quality access to housing, education, workforce development, healthcare and more. We toured their facilities to gain a better on the ground view of their incredible work. We heard their success stories. And we sat with them to listen and learn about the challenges they face. These visits allow us to be true partners providing support in the most beneficial ways. As we celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth, this trip was a reminder of our powerful collective force. !𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙨 𝙢á𝙨! 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚. RDF Team: Ailisa Herrera, Ariel Behr, Ruby Marinez, Natalia Rodriguez-Hilt, MPA, CEcD, EDP, Ally Schmus, Mónica Michelle Ballesteros, Monica Garcia Varela UnidosUS Team: Irene Cuyun, Fátima Sierra Vargas and Mauricio Andres Garcia

Check out ACDP's Beacon 117 Summer Rising Camp 2024 Program Recap on Acacia Network's YouTube Channel! https://lnkd.in/gSCXbPY9 Located in 1865 Morris Ave. Middle School, Summer Rising is free and available to all NYC students in grades 6-8. Students in Summer Rising have access to both academic and enrichment programming over the course of the day, including field trips, art activities, and outdoor recreation. Acacia Network and our affiliates –such as the Community Association of Progressive Dominicans (ACDP)– provide integrated, culturally-competent, and trauma-informed services to more than 150,000 individuals every year. For more info, visit: www.acacianetwork.org

Acacia Network and its affiliate in Albany, Capital District LATINOS (CDL), invite you to join us at our 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month Family Wellness Community Events, scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 13 and Tuesday, October 15, 2024, from 11:00AM to 4:00PM at our Cultural Empowerment & Community Engagement Center (CDL) at 160 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206. This free, full-day family event will bring together neighbors and families from the Capital District to celebrate Hispanic heritage and enjoy culturally immersive programming and festivities including music and entertainment, as well as a variety of health and educational resources on topics such as mental health, substance use, health insurance, disease prevention, and more. Free food and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Our 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month Family Wellness Community Event will conclude with a festive cultural celebration! For further information, please contact: (518) 801-9440 Ext. 5079.

Join us today! Our affiliate, Loisaida Inc., is hosting ADocPR's (Asociación de Documentalistas de Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican Association of Documentary Filmmakers) Cinema on the Road: a showcase of Puerto Rican documentaries. Join them TODAY at 6PM to learn more about Puerto Rican documentary filmmaking and support their efforts to present these pieces outside of the archipelago. #documentary #filmmaking #culture #hhm

We're #hiring a new Case Manager in Bronx, New York. Apply today or share this post with your network. Please email us at communications@acacianetwork.org for any questions. #hiring #casemanager #healthcare

In partnership with NY Matters, Acacia Network installed a "harm reduction vending machine" in our Promesa / Alba de Vida clinic in Buffalo to further reduce overdoses and prevent deaths. Through this vending machine, anyone in the community can get access to harm reduction supplies FOR FREE, including Naloxone (NARCAN) spray to reverse overdoses, as well as Xyalazine and Fetanyl tests in order to check for tainted drug supplies. As of September 2024, our vending machine has dispensed over 1,000 harm reduction supplies to the community, including: - Naloxone- 563 - Fentanyl Test strips- 233 - Xylazine tests - 210 As we continue to commemorate National Recovery Month in September, we look forward to continuing to meet the needs of our community, utilizing a compassionate harm reduction approach!

Congratulations to our CEO Lymaris Albors for being included in City and State's "The 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100" list. Thank you for your unwavering dedication and leadership! #hispanicheritagemonth #leadership #latino #powerofdiversity