Support
November 5, 2020 2023-02-08 21:29Support
Support Groups
Re-Discover Yourself
Hope & Help offers Support Groups for everyone. The Support Groups provide a safe, confidential, and encouraging environment for group members to share their stories, testimonies, and triumphs.
Each group is designed to help Group Members create a strong support network, understand medical treatment options, and better shape their journey to optimum health and wellness. All Groups are free of cost, provide a complimentary meal during each
meeting, and are held at right here at Hope & Help.
If you need help getting to and from any Support Group meeting, ask your Group Leader about Hope & Help’s free transportation assistance!

RE-START
RE-START is a bi-weekly meet-up for people with HIV. The meet-up is accessible to everyone, regardless of HIV status. RE-START encourages you to bring others to meetings, like family, friends, and anyone else who is part of your support system. Each meet-up is relaxed and covers topics to help everyone live well with HIV. RE-START is an open group that aims to:
- Educate others on how to live and age well with HIV
- Encourage, recognize, and reward leadership abilities
- Dismantle HIV-related stigma
- Combat isolationism
Meeting Time & Locations
Biweekly on Wednesdays from 6:00pm—8:00pm
S.T.Y.L.E
S.T.Y.L.E. (Strength Through Youth Livin’ Empowered) is an interactive Workshop for same gender loving young men, ages 13-30 who were recently diagnosed with HIV or have had a lapse in HIV medical treatment. The workshop is casual, fun, and designed to help workshop participants develop an improved sense of self. S.T.Y.L.E. operates three (3) times a year for eight (8) consecutive weeks at time and is a closed group for registered members only.
- Promote a fuller understanding of HIV treatment, including medical, dental, mental, etc.
- Encourage the development and pursuit of personal goal setting to improve overall wellness
- Foster opportunities for personal growth and developing healthy relationships
Meeting Time & Locations
Last Wednesdays Monthly 7:00pm—9:00pm
STYLE+
STYLE+ is a fun, engaging, active group for LGBTQ+ young men with HIV, ages 13-30. The group meets once a month and holds a variety of activities like dining out, hitting the movie theatre, beach trips, volunteering, and game nights. STYLE+ is where you’re free to be you and make new friends, all while learning and growing with those who simply
understand.
Women R.I.S.E
Women R.I.S.E. (Reinforce and Increase Women’s Strength Through Empowerment) is an inspirational group for women of all ages and backgrounds. The group offers a safe haven to share and learn about the journey to self-awareness, the stages of inner healing, discovering independence, and owning your womanhood. Women R.I.S.E. is an open group and covers women’s everyday life challenges, including health and wellness, mental health, and setting healthy boundaries in relationships and in life.
Meeting Time & Locations
Last Tuesdays Monthly from 1:00pm—2:00pm