Support Groups
Support Groups: Our support groups are designed to provide a safe, supportive environment where clients can work through obstacles and express feelings with the assistance of peers and a group leader. Clients strive for a higher quality of life and a positive sense of independence and comfort within their communities. Special-interest support groups are designed to focus on issues specifically affecting the targeted group. Support groups may be on-going, time-limited or repeated as a series.
To join a group, please call the office which hosts the group at the number provided, or speak to your case manager.
Support groups currently being offered:
- Dutchess County
TBD - Orange County
Living Healthy: open to all HIV-positive individuals
Held at our Newburgh office
Group Leader: Leeann Littlejohn
Meets on Thursday afternoons 1:30-3:00pm
(845) 562-5005
- Putnam County
Circle of Hope: open to all HIV-positive individuals
Held at our Putnam Valley office
Group Leader: Pat Jacobs
Meets on Wednesday afternoons 4:30-6:00pm
(845) 526-1923
- Sullivan County
Sullivan Healthy Living: open to all HIV-positive individuals
Held at our Monticello office
Group Leader: Beth Matuszak
Meets on Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30pm
(845) 791-8871
Gay Men’s Group: open to all HIV-positive gay men
Held at our Monticello office
Group Leader: Beth Matuszak
Meets on Fridays from 11:30am-12:30am
- Ulster County
Wellness and Positive Empowerment
Location: Fair Street Reformed Church, 209 Fair Street, Kingston
Group Leader: Sarah Kelly
Meets on Wednesday afternoons 11:00-12:30pm
(845) 339-3281 x21 - Westchester County
Women's Long-Term Survivors: open to all women living with HIV/AIDS long-term
Held at our Hawthorne office
Group Leader: Audrel Clarke
Meets on Monday evenings 5:30-7:00pm
(914) 345-8888
Co-Ed General Support Group: open to all HIV-positive individuals
Held at our Hawthorne office
Group Leader: Heather McGrath
Meets on Tuesday evenings 5:00-6:30pm
(914) 785-8223