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End Discrimination. Gain Equality.

Serving the HIV+ and LGBTQ+ communities through public health strategies, supportive services, housing opportunities, behavioral healthcare, and education.

Our Mission and Vision

Our Mission

Advancing Healthy & Authentic Living

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Our Vision

We envision a future where every person can live a healthy and authentic life in a community that celebrates their diversity. At EDGE New Jersey, we're dedicated to dismantling discrimination and promoting healthcare equity. Together, we amplify the voices of underserved populations, especially people living with HIV or with increased vulnerability to HIV and the LGBTQ+ community, as we pave the way to empowerment and equality for all.

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Our Impact

Rooted in Morris County for more than 30 years, our center is headquartered in Parsippany serving youth, adults, and families throughout the state of New Jersey.

We respond compassionately and responsibly to healthcare inequities and societal stigma that disproportionately impact the well-being and dignity of marginalized populations.

1,600+

MEMBERS SERVED ANNUALLY

1,200

HIV TESTS PROVIDED IN 2024

100+

MEMBERS RECEIVING NO-COST COUNSELING SERVICES

30

YEARS OF SERVICE

What We Do: Our Core Programs

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Public Health Services

We offer free, accessible, stigma-free sexual health and harm reduction services like walk-in PrEP consultations, referral care, and assistance with insurance and financial support programs.

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Support Services

We provide supportive services to ensure individuals have access to the care and resources they need, like: personalized care management and service planning, residential services, and transportation assistance.

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Behavioral Health Services

We offer professional one-on-one counseling services in a safe and supportive environment, as well as weekly in-person support groups for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Community Connection

We have an on-site Community Center that is open to the public and offers a safe and inclusive space. We also host more than five annual community events like the Morris County Pride Festival, New Jersey AIDS Walk, and Purse Bingo.

Kind Words from the EDGE Community

  • “When I came to EDGE New Jersey 3 years ago, I was facing challenges due to my experience of gender dysphoria and homelessness.

    With help from EDGE NJ, I have received gender affirming care, including hormones and surgery, a legal name change, mental health counseling, and most recently a housing voucher allowing me to access a stable, safe and clean apartment. Without EDGE, I wouldn’t have the success and self-love I have today. EDGE is literally a life-saver in so many ways.”

    -Crystal

  • "I am an AIDS survivor and EDGE New Jersey has literally made my survival possible while being a client for nearly two decades.

    The services I have received include weekly counseling, housing assistance, a weekly support group, case management, educational events, retreats, holiday gatherings and a resource for vital information and guidance. Of most value has been being a part of an HIV+ community. This is a ‘hands-on’, engaged, supportive and resourceful agency and I just don’t think I would be alive without it.”

    -Robert

  • "I remember walking into EDGE New Jersey with just a trash bag of my belongings.

    Thanks to this organization, I’ve been able to turn my life around. I’m living happy and healthy, no longer using drugs, and I know HIV isn’t a death sentence. EDGE showed me there’s more to life than just existing, and I’m proof that with support, you can really start living."

    -Mary

  • "When I first came to EDGE NJ in 2021, I was struggling with housing insecurity, couldn’t afford my medications, and my mental health was suffering.

    EDGE has met every need I had and provided emotional support as well. Thanks to their dedication, I am now housed, able to afford my medications through their copay assistance, and I am in counseling. In addition to providing access to life-supporting services, EDGE is capable of fostering close, meaningful relationships."

    -Rey

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