Unity Wellness Center

10/29/2025

Food Resources in Chambers County! Please share with those who are being affected by food insecurity this month.

FOOD RESOURCES
CHAMBERS COUNTY

Christian Service Center
(334) 476-2605 (text)
5342 Cusseta Road, Lanett, AL
Monday – Wednesday 9:00-12:00 PM (EST)
Thursday 9:00-2:00 PM (EST)

Pilgrim Baptist Church
334-644-4363
420 N. 12th Avenue, Lanett, AL 36863-1985
Every 3rd Saturday of the month, 9:00-10:00 AM (EST)

Tabernacle of Praise Church International
139 Church Street, Valley, AL
Meals: Every Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. EST
Food Distribution: 3rd Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST

Valley First Assembly of God
706-585-6990
5307 US-29, Valley, AL
Call to make an appointment

10/29/2025

"It’s incredibly helpful that we see images and pictures of living with HIV in a normal way—when you have the privilege to access health care and medication, what life can look like and that it can look fairly normal. “HIV” can be such a scary word. But when you see it with a person, I think it really says, “No, this is the truth.”

“You can tell people the science until you’re blue in the face. If it’s not their journey to learn that and accept that, then that’s on them,” Kibler said.

10/28/2025

What Alabamians need to know about SNAP during the federal shutdown via Alabama Arise

The USDA is choosing not to issue SNAP benefits for November. Arise’s Carol Gundlach explains what SNAP participants should know now and how every Alabamian can advocate for lawmakers and the USDA to reverse this harmful decision. https://alarise.org/blog-posts/what-alabamians-need-to-know-about-snap-during-the-federal-shutdown/

10/28/2025

For more information on how you can support food insecurity in our community, follow Food Bank of East Alabama.

As we face the impending loss of SNAP benefits for many our neighbors, people are asking what they can do to help. Here are some needed food items that you can donate.

10/28/2025

Clinicians: By asking all your patients a few essential questions about their sexual history, you can help normalize these discussions.

Explore CDC's quick guide to learn strategies to taking a sexual history, including CDC's 5P's approach. https://bit.ly/3WWYulP

10/27/2025

Looking for some local Halloween fun activities to do this week? Check out our friends at Off The Rails Gaming in downtown Opelika! They have some fun things going on, and they are just one example of some of our wonderful local businesses!

10/27/2025

"When it comes to HIV testing, the old cliché “knowledge is power” still holds true. Knowing your HIV status, whether negative or positive, puts you in the best position to protect your health and the health of your sexual partners. While there is no cure for HIV or AIDS, effective medications allow HIV-positive people to live a normal, healthy life. Being aware of your HIV status makes it less likely that you will pass the virus to others, both because you and your partners can take precautions and because effective treatment prevents transmission."

Interested in getting tested? Give us a call at 334-528-5782 to learn more! Testing is fast, easy, and confidential!

via POZ Magazine

Getting tested for HIV is a smart thing to do. And it’s easy.

10/27/2025

Take care of your sexual health so you can keep being you. Learn more about your HIV testing, prevention, and treatment options: cdc.gov/stophivtogether

Schedule your appointment to get tested! Give us a call at 334-528-5782.

10/27/2025

The distribution of coats will be on November 15th at the Circle of Care Center for Families @ 14 Medical Park, Valley, AL. 36854

10am-1pm CST. (11am- 2pm EST)
Drop off locations:⬇️⬇️⬇️

✴️Chambers County Sheriff's Office in LaFayette, AL.
✴️Circle of Care, Valley, AL.
✴️Galilee Baptist Church, Opelika, AL.
📣SEE DATES, TIMES, AND ADDRESSES BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

🌟Sponsored by: Galilee Missionary Ministry & Chambers County Sheriff's Department

🧥Community Coat Drive

✴️Multiple drop off locations.
✴️See details below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

NOW accepting new or gently used coats.
Until November 9th

Drop off locations and times are listed below 👇👇👇
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The distribution of coats will be November 15th at the Circle of Care Center for Families @ 14 Medical Park, Valley, AL. 36854
10am-1pm CST. (11am- 2pm EST)

Drop off locations:⬇️⬇️⬇️

✴️Chambers County Sheriff's Office in LaFayette, AL.

✴️Circle of Care, Valley, AL.

✴️Galilee Baptist Church, Opelika, AL.

📣SEE DATES, TIMES, AND ADDRESSES BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

🌟Sponsored by: Galilee Missionary Ministry & Chambers County Sheriff's Department

10/27/2025

Join Southern Black Policy and Advocacy Network, Inc. for a virtual education webinar where we will explore how federal budget decisions impact people living with HIV and communities most vulnerable to HIV.

Webinar Details:
🗓️Date: Wednesday, October 29
⏰Time: 10:00–11:00 AM CT
Register for Meeting-link details: https://tinyurl.com/2zseueea

Join us for a virtual education webinar where we will explore how federal budget decisions impact people living with HIV and communities most vulnerable to HIV.

You’ll hear from leading experts in the field, including:
• Rachel Klein, Deputy Executive Director, The AIDS Institute
• Maxx Boykin, Manager, Save HIV Funding Campaign
• Amanda Wilkins-Bobel, MPA, Treasurer, National Alliance for HIV Education and Workforce Development
• Thomas Blisset, HIV Community Service Supervisor, MN Department of Health Services
• Lauren Banks, Executive Director, National HIV/AIDS Housing Coalition

Webinar Details:
🗓️Date: Wednesday, October 29
⏰Time: 10:00–11:00 AM CT
Register for Meeting-link details: https://tinyurl.com/2zseueea

10/24/2025

One of the most important things you can do when you’re living with HIV, whether you’ve just received a diagnosis or are a long-term survivor, is take your HIV medications regularly.

HIV meds, also called antiretroviral therapy or ART, slow down how fast HIV reproduces in your body. If ART works correctly, it can almost completely stop HIV from reproducing, even though it is not a cure.

Until we have a cure for HIV, the foundation of keeping the virus at bay and living your best life is taking antiretroviral therapy. A lot has changed since the early days of HIV medications in the 1990s; antiretrovirals now are more powerful, safer, and easier to take than they’ve ever been. (In fact, it’s even possible to take HIV treatment as an injection rather than a pill—and as infrequently as once every two months!)

Treatment of HIV with medications is called antiretroviral therapy or ART. If ART works correctly, it can completely stop HIV from reproducing, even though it is not a cure.

10/24/2025

via National AIDS Memorial

Rosa Parks changed the pattern of history by sparking a powerful movement in the name of .

It was this same drive to help her community that moved , a talented seamstress by profession, to use her skills to memorialize lives lost to AIDS. Parks, who passed away 20 years ago today, honored her friend Deborah Haynes with an panel to ensure that her story is never forgotten.