TCPC's support groups are peer groups, facilitated by experience mental health professionals or trained peer counselor are designed to help to fight isolation, depression and other stressors that affect the health of persons living with HIV/AIDS. These groups provide an outlet for sharing experiences and information and while building comraderie and a social support system. Below is the Support Group schedule. Miami-Dade support group meetings are held at 8315 N.W. 22nd Avein Miami and Broward groups at For more information, please contact us at 786-985-2818.
SUPPORT GROUP SCHEDULE:
Miami-Dade: 8315 NW 22nd Avenue, Miami En Español Lunes/Monday 6:30 p.m. Gay Men Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. Women Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Positive Fridays (N.A. Group) Friday 12:00 noon Saturday Brunch (Open to All) Saturday 12:00 noon
Broward: The Pride Center @ Equity Park, 2040 N. Dixie Hwy. Bldg. A Rm. 204b Wilton Manors Gay Men Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
Would you like TCPC to start a Group for Positive/Negative Partners? Newly Diagnosed? Long Term Survivors? or any other type of group? We'd love to serve you! Send email to email@positiveconnections.org with your name, email address and/or phone number and days & times you'd like to have a group and when we have enough interest (at least 3 people), we'll start the group!
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES (CTs) are those medical practices that fall outside conventional Western medicine. CTs include mind-body therapies, in which the power of the mind or the spirit is harnessed to heal the body. They also encompass touch therapies, which involve massage and other forms of physical manipulation performed by practitioners to promote healing. And they comprise phyiscal agents that are eaten, inhaled or rubbed on the skin. Current CT services offered at TCPC include:
- Accupuncture - Mondays 5pm to 9pm - Reiki - Tuesdays, 5pm to 7pm - Massage - By appointment (call 786-985-2818)
Services are provided by licensed, skilled practitioners who donate their time. If you are a practictioner of the healing arts and you'd like to donate your time to help people living with HIV/AIDS, please call (786) 985-2818.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - Because knowledge is power, TCPC provides various HIV health and prevention education opportunities. Once a month, TCPC hosts dinner lecturers that focus on providing PLWHAs with information on healthy living and managing their disease (ex. How to Read Your Labs, HIV and nutrition). The organizaton also has a monthly online newsletter that includes information regarding local events and news as well as healthy living tips. TCPC also maintains a Speakers Bureau of people knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS. These individuals speak before schools, organization and other groups to promote HIV awareness, health promotion, prevention and testing.
SOCIAL EVENTS - Our organization is about making positive connections, which is why we provide opportunities for social interaction for PLWHAs and their families. We provide free & reduced-cost tickets to entertainment and sporting events, parties, picnic and other events such as our annual Children's Christmas Party & adult parties and cruises.
**NEW: JOIN US ON THURSDAYS FROM 6:30 - 8:30 PM FOR MOVIE/GAME NIGHT.
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COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES (CTs) are those medical practices that fall outside conventional Western medicine. CTs include mind-body therapies, in which the power of the mind or the spirit is harnessed to heal the body. They also encompass touch therapies, which involve massage and other forms of physical manipulation performed by practitioners to promote healing. And they comprise phyiscal agents that are eaten, inhaled or rubbed on the skin. Current CT services offered at TCPC include:
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - Because knowledge is power, TCPC provides various HIV health and prevention education opportunities. Once a month, TCPC hosts dinner lecturers that focus on providing PLWHAs with information on healthy living and managing their disease (ex. How to Read Your Labs, HIV and nutrition). The organizaton also has a monthly online newsletter that includes information regarding local events and news as well as healthy living tips. TCPC also maintains a Speakers Bureau of people knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS. These individuals speak before schools, organization and other groups to promote HIV awareness, health promotion, prevention and testing.
SOCIAL EVENTS - Our organization is about making positive connections, which is why we provide opportunities for social interaction for PLWHAs and their families. We provide free & reduced-cost tickets to entertainment and sporting events, parties, picnic and other events such as our annual Children's Christmas Party & adult parties and cruises.