Support.
Educate.
empower.
The Grace Project exists to break through the stigma preventing women from accessing healthcare and to address the unique needs of women living with HIV/AIDS. The Grace Project Supports, Educates, and Empowers (S.E.E.) women by providing access to affordable HIV-specific mental health and substance abuse counseling, connections to support services, educational programs, and the Grace Project Conference- the nation’s largest conference for women living with HIV/AIDS with an established network of over 200 women.
the grace project conference
The Grace Project Conference for Women Living with HIV/AIDS is the cornerstone of the Grace Project. Our conference is the nation’s largest conference specifically for women living with HIV/AIDS. Conference attendees gain valuable skills and understand health issues pertaining to their diagnosis through discussion groups, workshops from healthcare professionals, team-building challenges, and many other activities led by local leaders and community members. During the COVID pandemic, the Grace Project Conference continued as a hybrid experience, maintaining the health and safety of all participants and volunteers as priority.
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therapeutic thursdays
Therapeutic Thursday is the 3rd Thursday of each month. Grace Project women can engage for informative and inspiring personal development workshops
weekly support groups
The Grace Project now uses Zoom to implement weekly support groups, process groups, and psychoeducational groups resulting in increased engagement among participants. The groups meet using Zoom each Thursday evening from 6:00-7:00PM CST. Each 4th Thursday, one woman presents on the topic of her choice for a Grace Project Woman Peer Presentation.
social activities
The Grace Project presents fun and safe opportunities for local women to come together and unwind. In 2021 Grace Project women visited a farm and petting zoo, had a family day of painting and planting at the park, and enjoyed a yoga, food, and karaoke party.
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educational workshops
Due to the generous contributions of our sponsors and supporters, the Grace Project is able to host educational workshops with catered meals at our conference hotel and restaurants in the DFW area. At our HealthySexual Lunch and Learn Grace Project women learned how to protect their sexual health. Our Mental Health Marathon is a one-day event which includes live sessions from Legacy therapists and community partners focused on mental health, substance abuse, self-care, and activities such as journaling.
the leadership academy
The Grace Project Leadership Academy supports women living with HIV by recognizing their personal accomplishments and providing opportunities to gain knowledge and skills in the areas of leadership, anti-stigma efforts, HIV advocacy, and self-care for positive people. Our most recent workshop series have explored Personal Development and Women’s Empowerment.
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#iamred
The #IAmRed anti-stigma social media campaign aims to further reduce stigma and isolation among women living with HIV by creating a social network of women who are open about their positive status. #IAmRed asks women living with HIV who are openly disclosing to wear red scarves and turn out in public settings such as World AIDS Day observations to, in essence, create a Sea of Red. The hashtag #IAmRed is used on Twitter to promote the campaign and ask other women living with HIV to wear a red scarf, film their own short video, upload it to the #IAmRed website, and share on social media. Visit our website at www.iamredproject.org
