We’re here to help you feel safer and healthier with a wide variety of services. At Whitman-Walker, we offer education, prevention, health
and social programs tailored to young people ages 13 - 24. Our programs are designed to create safe space where all youth feel respected
and welcome to be themselves.
Our Youth Services are about education, prevention and helping you understand your health needs. From free HIV/STI/pregnancy testing
to lessons on safer sex, our youth team will answer all your questions.
Looking for a safe and stigma-free space to share your thoughts? Youth mental Health services are open to all young person ages 13-24
who have experienced or witnessed something that is difficult to talk about (i.e. crime).
REALTalk DC is our main youth program. It connects you to free health resources and offers a safe space for you to express yourself.
REALTalk DC provides inclusive sexual health education for young people ages 13-24 through presentations in schools and programing
at the REALTalk DC Peer Education Center.
Our Youth Services location is open Monday - Friday, 11:00 am - 7:00 pm (11:00 am – 6:00 pm on the second Friday of the month) in Eastern Market at 651 Pennsylvania Ave., SE., Washington, DC. No appointments are needed. Testing is walk-in only, but you must
arrive no later than 6:45 pm (5:45 pm on the second Friday of the month). Stop by and visit us sometime!
For more information on youth services or REALTalk DC, call 202.543.9355.
Meet our Youth Services Staff
RBangert
Bobby Bangert
Title: Manager of Youth and Families Care Navigation
Pronouns: He-Him-His
Phone: 202.207.2363
Email: rbangert@whitman-walker.org
JEdwards
J'Mia Edwards
Title: Community Support Specialist
Pronouns: She-Her-Hers
Phone: 202.421.3002
Email: jedwards@whitman-walker.org
KHouse
Kaneshia House
Title: Youth Health Educator
Pronouns: She-Her-Hers
Phone: 202.207.2367
Email: khouse@whitman-walker.org
DLawson-Brown
Dwayne Lawson-Brown
Title: Youth Health Educator
Pronouns: He-Him-His
Phone: 202.207.2364
Email: dlawson-brown@whitman-walker.org
KMoore
Kalila Moore
Title: Community Support Specialist Youth & Families
Pronouns: She-Her-Hers
Phone: 202.207.2369
Email: kmoore@whitman-walker.org
CReid
Chiquita Reid
Title: Education & Leadership Coordinator
Pronouns: She-Her-Hers
Phone: 202.207.2374
Email: creid@whitman-walker.org
RSanchez
Rachel Sanchez
Title: Care Navigator for Youth and Families
Pronouns: She-Her-Hers
Phone: 202.607.2368
Email: rsanchez@whtiman-walker.org
MThompson
Monique Thompson
Title: Youth Health Educator
Pronouns: She-Her-Hers
Phone: 202.207.2367
Email: mthompson@whitman-walker.org
Family Support
When addressing the needs of the whole person, our team of social workers and community support specialists address the needs of the
whole family.
In times of instability and medical distress, our team is here to support you and your loved ones. Whether it’s a new diagnosis,
a new pregnancy, signing up for public assistance, or coordinating an individual care plan, our team is here for you.
A healthy family is a thriving family. We want to see your family thrive.
Our Family Support Services include:
- Family Care Navigation (STABLE Families)
- Youth Care Navigation
Family Care Navigation (STABLE Families)
Community-based services to support families impacted by HIV. This can include:
- Women who are pregnant and living with HIV
- Women or men who are living with HIV and parenting
Our goal is to help you remove any barriers to care and help you birth an HIV-negative baby.
Family Care Navigation services can help you balance your HIV care with the well-being of your family. We can help you get into
HIV care, connect with resources for you and your children, and be there to talk when things are difficult. If you are pregnant,
we help you through pregnancy to have a healthy, HIV-negative baby. We know there is so much more to you than HIV, so we help
you work toward all of your goals to have a happy and healthy life for you and your family. If you are interested in our Family
Care Navigation services, please contact Bobby Bangert, Manager of Youth and Family Care Navigation, at 202-207-2360.
Youth Care Navigation
Community-based services to support youth in engaging in care. This can include:
- Youth who are newly diagnosed with HIV
- Youth transitioning to adult HIV care
- Youth finding it hard to manage their care on their own
Youth Care Navigation can help you get into HIV care or get back into care. We can help you get to appointments, figure out medication
and be there to talk when things are difficult. We know there is so much more to you than HIV, so we help you work toward all
of your goals to have a happy and healthy life. If you are interested in referring someone or receiving Youth Care Navigation
services for yourself, please contact Bobby Bangert, Manager of Youth and Family Care Navigation, at 202-207-2360.
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