Working with African, Caribbean & Black Communities who use Substances.

Host: ACCHO & WHAI

Please join us for a webinar about people who use substances in African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) communities including those who have newly immigrated to Canada. This webinar will discuss stigma within ACB communities, strategies to build collaborations between agencies to strengthen the work, meaningfully involving ACB communities in programming, and diversifying service models that are most useful in ACB and newly migrated communities.

Guest Speakers:

· Kelita Braithwaite, Gender-Based Violence Prevention Coordinator, AIDS Committee of Durham Region
· Orville Burke, Director of Health Promotions, Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention
· Grace (GG) Gitau, WHAI Community Development Coordinator, Regional HIV / AIDS Connections
· Valerie Kuye, Programs Manager, CAYR Community Connections

WHEN: May 7th, 2026
TIME: 10:00 – 11:30am

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