HIV Prevention
HIV Prevention and Peer Education
In Maryland, HIV rates among Latinos continue to rise, and today Latinos carry twice the burden of infection than they did ten years ago. Identity addresses this important community issue through our HIV Prevention program. We provide free and confidential counseling and testing services in both Spanish and English at three sites, at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, and through a mobile unit.
Identity trains youth Peer Educators to conduct community outreach and education activities. Peer Educators canvass open public spaces and visit youth gathering sites throughout Montgomery County to deliver their HIV prevention message and invite members of the public to access counseling and testing services at our testing sites. They also convene groups of their peers to conduct HIV education workshops
Identity provides confidential HIV Counseling and Testing at no cost. Our regular walk-in testing hours are:
Gaithersburg
414 East Diamond Ave. (in Olde Town)
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Tuesday 2 - 6pm
Wednesday 2 - 7pm
Thursday 2 - 6pm
Takoma/Langley Park
7676 New Hampshire Ave., Suite #411
(on the corner of University Blvd)
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Tuesday 2 - 6pm
Thursday 2 - 6pm
Saturday 12 - 3pm
Please note that appointments can be scheduled outside of these times by calling 301-300-9978 for an appointment in Gaithersburg, or 301-422-2398 for an appointment in Takoma/Langley Park.
