ICAN Programs
ICAN offers a variety of HIV/AIDS education and prevention services to the wider community in continuing the fight to eliminate new infections. In 2010 ICAN began a new partnership with the Lee County Health Department and the Lee County Chapter of the American Red Cross to standardize HIV/AIDS education across Lee County.
Community Service Program for Probationers
Probationers (persons coming out of the criminal justice system) may attend ICAN's three-hour HIV/AIDS awareness class to earn fifteen hours of community service. The price to attend is $20 cash (pay at the door), and classes are held every Tuesday from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm in ICAN's Centex Center conference room at 2231 McGregor Boulevard. To sign up, please have your case number ready and call the receptionist at 239-337-2391 or email your registration request to Dan Mitton. The class is also offered once per month entirely in Spanish. After you've taken our class, you may be able to earn additional community service hours through volunteer projects with our agency.
Community Education
HIV/AIDS training and information is provided to non-profits, businesses, schools, civic clubs and the general public. The Probation Program classes are also open to attendance by the general public. For-profit entities and out-of-county non-profits pay a fee for each class.
Monthly Agency Staff Education
ICAN currently provides monthly staff training for Lee Mental Health, Southwest Florida Addiction Services, Charlotte Behavioral Health Care and Coastal Behavioral Healthcare.
As-Needed Agency Staff Education
ICAN provides staff training as needed for Lee Memorial Health Systems, Community Pathways, Lee Association for Retarded Citizens and the Abuse Counseling and Treatment Center.
School and Patient Education
ICAN provides HIV/AIDS training for the Pace Center for Girls, High Tech Center North and High Tech Center Central Allied Health Programs, Southwest Florida Addiction Services Transitional Living Center residents and quarterly HIV awareness classes for residents at Ruth Cooper Center's Reeve's House.
Certified Outside Instructors
ICAN began a new program in 2010 which certifies outside trainers to teach the approved Combined Agency presentation. The instructors at Heritage Institute have completed the program and their training programs at Heritage Institute are currently serving as a pilot program for further expansion of the program.
Annual Seminars
ICAN provides HIV/AIDS speakers for annual seminars on domestic violence, sexual violence and substance abuse held throughout Southwest Florida.
HIV Counseling & Testing
ICAN provides HIV testing Monday through Friday at 2231 McGregor Boulevard. We also provide testing at various off-site locations which include the United Way houses in Harlem Heights, Dunbar and Cape Coral, the office of Major Impact, Inc. in Dunbar and at We Care Outreach Ministry in Dunbar. Testing is also offered at special events and by request at functions. CLICK HERE TO GET TESTED.
