Welcome to a world of discovery!
Call me Sister! and Project ATHENA are new and exciting programs created
for and by women who are living with HIV/AIDS. We have designed these
programs to address the issues and concerns that many of us have about
living with this disease. Education and information are the most important
tools in making informed decisions about relationships, lifestyles,
and behaviors. Making an informed decision requires answers, and that
is what our programs provide!
Call me Sister! is a peer support program for women living with HIV/AIDS.
The goal of Call me Sister! is to help women through the difficult transition
of learning to live with their disease. As we all know, hearing a positive
diagnosis can be a frightening and overwhelming event in a woman's life.
Talking to someone who has been there and who knows what it's like can
be of great help, and "Call me sister!" provides that opportunity. When
you Call me Sister!, you can talk confidentially and one-on-one to a
woman who is living with the virus. She can provide you with the information,
referrals, and support that you need as a woman who is living with HIV.
Knowing how and where to access services is vital, so Call me Sister!
Project ATHENA is a group workshop that addresses many of the concerns
that we as mothers, sister, daughters, and partners face on a day-to-day
basis. Our program offers a safe and confidential environment for women
to discuss and explore a variety of issues relevant to healthier living
including how to have a healthy and satisfying sex life, how to tell
people in your life that you are HIV+, the risks associated with having
a baby, the effects of drugs and alcohol on your health, the importance
of medication, the value of good nutrition, and how to manage stress.
These issues and many others are discussed as a means of helping you
to decide what you want and are most comfortable with in your own life.
Our goal is to build self-esteem and wellness, and to promote a healthier
way of living. The Project ATHENA workshop is informative and provocative,
not to mention fun. The women in Project ATHENA come from diverse backgrounds,
but they all share one common element - they are all living with HIV.
Project ATHENA provides a variety of activities to motivate, stimulate
and inspire the Goddess that we all have within us.
Come join us on our journey of discovery! Discover the Goddess within
you! Don't be afraid to Call me Sister! If you
would like to learn more about Project ATHENA or if you
are interested in attending one of the workshops, please contact Kaye
at 860-951-4833.
From one Goddess to Another
UPCOMING ATHENA WORKSHOPS
October 28th and 30th:
MECA Center in Hartford
November 13-14:
Zezzo House in Hartford
For more information on the above workshops, please call
Kaye White at (860) 951-4833, ext. 312.
Stipends (up to $60.00) are available to qualified
participants.
Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided.
