Our Impact in
fiscal year 2014

July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014

BOOM!Health is transforming lives in the Bronx and beyond
through health and wellness.

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We merged on August 14, 2013.
We improved services for thousands.
We saved the healthcare system millions.
We transformed lives.

We are going Beyond Our
Original Missions. BOOM!

10,743 Clients Served in 2014

28 More Clients Served than in 2013

Basic Needs

400

Coats & Clothing Items Distributed

A Grandchild's Love Quells the Demons of Addiction

For 17 unholy years, Mary Woods, 56, called the streets of Manhattan her home. Crack cocaine was her sustenance, prostitution her trade. That all changed in 2009, when an arrest for the criminal sale of a controlled substance put a more permanent roof above her head: that of a jail cell on Rikers Island.

The Momentum Project teams UP with BOOM!Health

Two local organizations have teamed up to help feed Bronx residents in need. The Momentum Project and BOOM!Health are working together to provide a number of social services through the Church of God of Prophecy in the South Bronx, which dishes out hundreds of lunches, dinners and food pantry bags every Monday and Wednesday.

Health Care & Pharmacy

1,127

Enrolled into Care Coordination

402 Connected to the Onsite HELP/PSI Health Center

85 Connected to Other Health Care Providers

313 Connected to Behavioral Health Services

19 Averted ER Visits

1,729 Primary Care Visits

453 Connected to BOOM!Pharmacy

36,301 Total Prescriptions Filled

18,495 Prescription Deliveries

Medications Filled to Treat Behavioral
Conditions & Chronic Illnesses

Health Coordination & Wellness Empowerment

456 Medical Outreach Visits to Single Room
Occupancy Hotels

1,086 Support Group Sessions

919 Substance Use
Counseling Sessions

284 Mental Wellness
Sessions

50 Clients in Recovery From Active Drug Use

1,030 Auricular Acupuncture Sessions to Reduce Stress & Cravings

Prevention Services

759,004

Male Condoms Distributed

56,925

HIV Infections Averted

$20.5 Billion

In Lifetime Treatment Savings to the Health Care System ¹

[1] Kessler, J., Myers, J.E., Nucifora, K.A., Mensah, N., Kowalski, A., Sweeney, M., Toohey, C., Khademi, A., Shepard, C., Cutler, B., & Braithwaite, R.S. (2013). Averting HIV Infections in New York City: A Modeling Approach Estimating the Future Impact of Additional Behavioral and Biomedical HIV Prevention Strategies. PLoS One, 8(9), e73269.

68,993

Female Condoms Distributed

3,174

HIV Infections Averted

$1 Billion

In Lifetime Treatment Savings to the Health Care System ²

[2] Holtgrave, D.R., Maulsby, C., Kharfen, M., Jia, Y., Wu, C., Opoku, J., West, T., & Pappas, G. (2012). Cost-Utility Analysis of a Female Condom Promotion Program in Washington, DC. AIDS Behavior, 16(5), 1115-1120.

4,205 Rapid HIV Tests

61 Newly Diagnosed

1.5 Seroprevalence Rate

50 Linked to Care

368

Rapid Hep C Tests Among Baby Boomers & Veterans

11.4 Seroprevalence Rate

77 Linked to Care

286

Rapid Hep C Tests Among Injection Drug Users

48 Seroprevalence Rate

77 Linked to Care

New BOOM!Health Mobile Vans for HIV/Hepatitis C Testing and Community Outreach

16 HIV Prevention Youth Theater Productions

2000 Audience Viewers

4 Parades

50+ Health Fairs

LGBT Homeless Youth Struggle to Survive on the Streets

"This life, it gets depressing," said Marks, a soft-spoken 19-year-old who goes by the name Diamond. In the last year, she had experienced periods of homelessness, sleeping at a park, friends' places and shelters after fighting with her mother over a number of issues, including her romantic interest in men and her gender identity.

Harm Reduction Services

annual Evaluation Survey of Client Needs

Harm Reduction Center

Unstably Housed

Medicaid or
Medicare Recipients

Have
Injected Drugs

Received
Meals

Participated in
Groups

HIV Tested

Reported "Much Better" Access to Clean Syringes

Reported "Much Better" Regular Access to Food

Reported "Much Better" Access to Health Care

50,250

Harm Reduction Drop-in Center Client Visits

50+

Harm Reduction Center Tours

256,288

Sterile Syringes Distributed

Since 1995 BOOM!Health has reduced new HIV infections among injection drug users from 54% to under 4% in 2014.

353 Overdose Prevention
& Reversal Trainings

12 Opiate Overdoses
Reversed

Housing

Misery Did Not Work, but Vanity Saved Him

Alienation, he learned, did not amount to invisibility. His predilections and effeminate mannerisms caught the constant notice of classmates, and even relatives, who admonished him and called him names. "I was the clown,"he said. " 'John John's going to come over and make us laugh.' That was my role. Until I found drugs."

Legal Services

110

Averted Housing Evictions

281 Individuals

59 HIV Positive
Individuals

127 Children

$139,719

Awarded to Our Legal Clients

672

Court Appearances to Represent Clients

Housing Court
Family Court
Supreme Court

Public Assistance Hearings
Fair Hearings
Social Security Hearings

Households Assisted with Benefit Cases

93 Individuals

32 HIV Positive
Individuals

40 Children

$101,233

Awarded to Clients in Ongoing/Retroactive Public
Assistance/HASA or SNAP Benefits

Peer Development

Clients Became Peer Stipend Workers

Graduated from Peer Training Programs

Communications, Branding
& Marketing

Oct 18, 2013

New BOOMHealth.org Website & Brand Launched

67,845

Website Visits
Since Oct. 2013

2:49

Average Time Spent
on Site

171

Different
Countries

130

Email
Campaigns

648

Facebook Likes

289

Tweets

287

Followers

Data & Technology

1.3M

Staff Emails Received

85K

Emails Sent

142

Staff Migrated to @boomhealth.org Emails

Evaluation

ALL

Programs Evaluated for Impact

See AIDS United Retention in Care Program Evaluation

Clinical Trial Launched with MedMira for Multiplex Rapid Tests

Professional Relations
& Development

New Jobs Created

Staff Promotions

New Hires

Promoted from
Part-time to Full-time

Rising Star Employees from

Departments

Programs & Partnerships

Funder Site Visits Across

Contracts

New Programs to
Fight HIV/Hep C

New Programs

Women's Connect
Peer-To-Peer
BxSMASH
Hep C Center of Excellence
Just Talk
Evidence Based Intervention
Catalyst Kitchen

New Partners

New Partnerships

Ali Forney Center
American Liver Foundation
Bronx Health Advocacy Network
Bronx Lebanon Hospital
BronxWorks
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Community Care Management Partners
Community Healthcare Network
Drug Policy Alliance
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
Hepatitis C Task Form
Hetrick-Martin Institute
Hunter College School of Nursing
LGBTQ Bronx/Harlem Taskforce
Queens Coordinated Care Partners
Urban Health Plan
VIP Community Services

Advocacy

Countless

Rallies

01.13.14

Compassionate Care Act Rally

04.03.14

30% Rent Cap Rally

07.18.14

Robin Hood Tax Wall Street Rally

Roundtables/Forums

03.27.14

Latino, MSM Prevention & Health

03.20.14

Viral Hepatitis in NYC

05.30.14

Harlem & Bronx LGBT Strategic Planning on Mission / Purpose

06.21.14

Hepatitis C: Management / Treatment

Countless

Awareness Events

12.02.13

World AIDS Day

04.10.14

National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

06.19.14

NYC Gay Pride Parade

Educational Advocacy Visits w/Elected Officials in Albany, DC and City Hall

03.12.14

Latino Health Briefing on Viral Hepatitisy

03.19.14

HIV/AIDS – Inform Through Activism

Bronx HIV Advocacy Network Meetings with

311

Total Attendees

Advocacy Campaign Goals Achieved:

Passage of NYS Compassionate Care Act

Mayoral Exec Order to End Stop & Frisk

NYS & NYC Passage of 30% Rent Cap

Need for Civil Disobedience Actions

Coalition Membership

AIDS Institute Bronx Regional Faith Based Committee On Common Ground
AIDS United Public Policy Committee
Injection Drug Users Health Alliance

Bronx Clergy Task Force
New York City Clergy
Roundtable Faith In New York
Supportive Housing Network of New York
VOCAL-NY

BOOM!Milestones

New 35,000 sq ft. Building Acquired at 3144 3rd Ave as the Future Home of the Wellness Center

Coming in 2015

BOOM!HEALTH MOVING TO MELROSE

BOOM!Health, a Bronx-based organization that is dedicated in transforming lives through health and wellness has signed a 25 year lease (with an option to purchase), taking over Brook House Furniture in the Melrose neighborhood of the borough. Once the renovations are complete, the building will also house BOOM!Cafe.

Finance & Resource
Development

$12M

Total FY 2014 Operating Budget

New Contracts

$2.1M

In Grant Awards

Increase in New Grants and Contracts for a Total of

$5,818,948

$985K New Private Foundation Funding

$1.9M New Government Funding

New Funders

New Funders:

SAMHSA
Gilead Foundation
Fare Start
New York Academy of Medicine

1^ST

NY Mets Zombie Night Fundraiser Raised

$62K _NET

$482,000+

FY 2014 Projected Surplus

GET INVOLVED

VOLUNTEER We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help at one of our 3 locations in the Bronx, NY.

DONATE We gratefully accept donations, gently used clothing, furniture and household goods.

ADVOCATE Join us in our advocacy fight to enact lasting change that improves the lives of those in need.

www.boomhealth.org

718.295.BOOM

Central Office

540 East Fordham Rd
Bronx, NY 10458

Prevention Center

953 Southern Blvd
2nd Floor
Bronx, NY 10459

Harm Reduction Center

226 East 144th St
Bronx, NY 10451

Wellness Center

3144 3rd Avenue
Bronx, NY 10451
Coming in 2015

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Sydney B. Joyner Chairperson
Board of Directors

Robert Cordero President &
Chief Program Officer

José M. Davila President & Chief
Administrative Officer

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Our Impact in fiscal year 2014

BOOM!Health is transforming lives in the Bronx and beyond through health and wellness.