Cares Sexual Wellness Services

08/31/2026

Understanding your s*xual health options, like PrEP
Helps you stay in control of your health while still enjoying s*x.

Because prevention doesn't have to get in the way of pleasure.

Learn more about PrEP 👉 enjoyings*x.org/prep
Or get started now 👉 heymistr.com/cares

*xualhealthmatters

PrEP helps prevent HIV. When taken as prescribed, it can reduce the risk of getting HIV from s*x by about 99%.

Start online. Get PrEP delivered discreetly to your door.

PrEP is for ANYONE who wants another way to feel prepared and take care of their s*xual health.

Ready when the moment finds you.

👉 Get started today - heymistr.com/cares

08/31/2026

Friendly reminder! We will back to our regular schedule next week 😌

A quick heads-up for next week:

• No walk-in HIV/STI testing on Aug. 31 or Sept. 2
• Cares offices will be closed Sept. 1 + 2

We’ll be back to regular office hours Sept. 3, and walk-in testing will return the following week at our regular times.

Thanks for your patience 💙

08/27/2026

A quick heads-up for next week:

• No walk-in HIV/STI testing on Aug. 31 or Sept. 2
• Cares offices, including Benton Harbor, will be closed Sept. 1 + 2

We’ll be back to regular office hours Sept. 3, and walk-in testing will return the following week at our regular times.

Thanks for your patience 💙

08/27/2026

A quick heads-up for next week:

• No walk-in HIV/STI testing on Aug. 31 or Sept. 2
• Cares offices will be closed Sept. 1 + 2

We’ll be back to regular office hours Sept. 3, and walk-in testing will return the following week at our regular times.

Thanks for your patience 💙

08/25/2026

PrEP helps prevent HIV. When taken as prescribed, it can reduce the risk of getting HIV from s*x by about 99%.

Start online. Get PrEP delivered discreetly to your door.

PrEP is for ANYONE who wants another way to feel prepared and take care of their s*xual health.

Ready when the moment finds you.

👉 Get started today - heymistr.com/cares

08/24/2026

Celebrate Q***r Black Joy with OutFront Kalamazoo this weekend, 08/29, at Black Pride 🖤🌈

Cares will be there, tabling, answering questions, and sharing free goodies with our community.

Tickets here 👉https://outfrontkzoo.ludus.com/index.php

We hope to see you there!

08/24/2026

Today we celebrate the birth of Marsha P. Johnson and honor her legacy! 💖

Marsha P. Johnson was a Black transgender woman and activist and was a central figure in the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, which ignited the LGBTQ rights movement. Born in 1945 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Johnson moved to New York City’s Greenwich Village at age 17, where she found community among other LGBTQ individuals. Known for her vibrant personality, distinctive flower crowns, and colorful sense of style, Johnson became a beloved figure within the LGBTQ community and an enduring symbol of resistance against injustice.

Along with Sylvia Rivera, a Latina transgender activist, Johnson co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) in 1970, an organization dedicated to providing housing and support for homeless LGBTQ youth. STAR became one of the first LGBTQ organizations in the U.S. to focus specifically on transgender issues. It pioneered a legacy of advocacy for transgender and gender-nonconforming people who were often overlooked by mainstream gay rights organizations.

08/19/2026

On August 18, 1990, Congress enacted the Ryan White CARE Act.

Thirty-six years later, it supports more than 600,000 people with HIV across the country, providing medical care, medication, and the support services that make staying in care possible.

That includes housing. Ryan White funds can support emergency and transitional housing assistance, housing referral and placement, and housing advocacy for clients, alongside coordination with permanent supportive housing.

NHAHC is grateful for this program and for the advances that have expanded housing options for people living with HIV. Stable housing is what makes consistent care possible.

07/21/2026

This short film shares stories from people living with HIV whose loved ones chose open conversation, love, and support to help them navigate the unknown, challenge HIV stigma, and feel less alone.

Support, understanding, and honest conversations can help people feel safer seeking HIV prevention and care.

HIV does not define a person.

We invited seven people living with HIV and their loved ones to hav...