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Health and Education Programs

Mazzoni Center's Prevention/Education Department offers community education, outreach, and counseling services to youth and adults throughout Philadelphia. Our ALLY Safe Schools program trains school staff to make their schools a safer, more welcoming environment for LGBT and questioning students. We provide comprehensive sexuality programs throughout the community and within the Philadelphia Public School System. We train medical and social service agency staff on working with LGBT patients and clients. We offer risk reduction counseling to clients in a supportive, non-judgmental environment to assist individuals with identifying HIV and sexually transmitted infection risks.

All services are offered free of charge. For more specific information about Prevention/Education programs and services, see the program links.

Program Services

Ally Safe Schools Program

Mazzoni Center's Ally Safe Schools Program works with staff and young people within Philadelphia schools and out-of-school time programs to help create safer, more welcoming, and more inclusive climates for LGBTQ youth.

Community Health Education

Since our founding in 1979, Mazzoni Center has provided sexual health outreach and education services. We strive to promote health and wellness by providing LGBT-affirmative health education to youth and adults in schools, after-school programs, and various community settings.

Get REAL

Get REAL publishes the real stories of real people from across Philadelphia.  Each story, like the men who are interviewed, are unique and each person discusses something from their personal life that has been a challenge or empowering. 

Many Men, Many Voices

Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) is a workshop series for young gay and bisexual men of color. Our skilled group facilitators work with young men around identifying and addressing the factors influence behavior including cultural, social, and religious norms, HIV/AIDS, relationship dynamics, and the social influences that racism and homophobia have on behaviors.

Professional Development

Our professional development for staff of Philadelphia-area schools and out-of-school time programs focuses on issues that have an impact on LGBTQ youth and families. 

Syphilis Myths, Facts and Free Screening

     Syphilis is a disease transmitted through physical contact from person to person through oral, anal, and vaginal sex. While syphilis is easy to get, it is even easier to treat and cure with antibiotics.  Mazzoni Center offers FREE syphilis screening at our Health Center, Washington West Project, and on our Mobile Testing Unit. 

Wellness Counseling

Is being poz getting in the way of your sexual health? It doesn’t have to. Mazzoni Center offers free, one-on-one counseling for any HIV-positive man who has sex with men. If you’re struggling to tell people about your status, to keep your sex life exciting, or if you’re feeling afraid of having sex because of having HIV, we can help.

Youth Drop-In Hours

Wednesdays from 5 to 7 pm Mazzoni Center offers youth drop-in hours at our Family and Community Medicine practice at 809 Locust Street.