Center for
Community-Based Program
Every aspect of our work conforms to the highest level of quality, proficiency, and professionalism. Services include but are not limited to:
Prevention
Our prevention programs are designed to create a seamless pathway for HIV testing, care, and treatment across the Jackson, MS metropolitan area and surrounding counties. These efforts aim to reduce HIV transmissions, increase viral suppression rates, expand access to PrEP and nPEP, and promote consistent use of prevention tools like condoms. Our long-term goal is to improve health outcomes and connect individuals to the care and resources they need—quickly and effectively.
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Two flagship initiatives working toward these outcomes are I Combat AIDS Now! (iCAN) and Supportive Healthy Youth (SHY).
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The iCAN project focuses on reducing new HIV infections, improving care access, and supporting positive health outcomes for individuals between the ages of 18–60 in the Jackson region. The program offers a wide range of services, including:
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Rapid HIV Testing
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Free Condom Distribution
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Linkages for HIV-positive individuals to HIV care and treatment through ARTAS (Anti-Retroviral Treatment and Access to Services)
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Comprehensive HIV Prevention Interventions for HIV-negative Persons at High Risk
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CLEAR (Choosing Life: Empowerment! Action! Results!) health promotion intervention for individuals living with HIV/AIDS
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Screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Referrals to HIV Prevention and Essential Support Services
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Personalized Cognitive Counseling
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The Supportive Healthy Youth (SHY) project is designed to increase awareness and use of HIV prevention services among youth and young adults, ages 13–29, along with their partners. The program focuses on expanding HIV testing, helping individuals learn their status, and connecting newly diagnosed individuals to care and treatment without delay.
To support these goals, the SHY project offers the following services:
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Rapid HIV Testing
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Free Condom Distribution
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Comprehensive HIV Prevention for HIV-positive Persons
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Linkages for HIV-positive individuals to HIV medical care within 30 days of recent diagnosis, or get them re-engaged in care
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Referrals to Partner Services for HIV-positive persons of color
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High-impact Prevention behavioral interventions, such as Healthy Relationships, that reduce sexual or drug-related risks
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Prevention and essential support services through Patient Navigators to HIV-positive persons, such as Partnership for Health, for medication adherence and safer sex services
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Personalized Cognitive Counseling
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Training
My Brother’s Keeper, Inc. provides support and training services in fiscal, program, and organizational management through skills building trainings, workshops, and conference activities. All training services (except conference activities) include a tailored curriculum and 3 months of technical assistance services related to the training outcomes.
Curriculum Development/Training Description
MBK uses a streamlined process for creating or modifying curriculums/textbooks using context and background from various subjects. Products include, but are not limited to: PowerPoint presentations, activities, and assessments. In addition, curriculums/textbooks can be developed and aligned to any standard, including general education outcomes and manufacturing standards. Curriculums/textbooks are developed based on the following:
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• Subject Matter
• Course Sequence
• Course Goal, Objectives, and Outcomes
Fiscal Management
Strong financial management practices are rarely part of an organization’s mission statement and yet they are integral to its ability to achieve that mission in a sustainable way. Thus, MBK offers fiscal management services to community- and faith-based organizations, health departments, and colleges and universities who may face opposition due to slow payment systems, lack of financial stability, or lack of organizational infrastructure. MBK’s fiscal services include budget development and reporting, utility billing, accounts payable to contractors (grantees) and subcontractors, payroll, development of internal control systems and financial policies and procedures.