Peer Support Services directly responds to people who are infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS by providing a myriad of peer-led social support activities, including support groups for HIV positive young adults in their twenties, men in their Thirties, HIV positive gay and bisexual Mens group, two long term survivors groups, a magnetic couples group series, and services for perinatally infected youth. Peer Support Services also collaborates with the SPARK Center, where HIV+ youth ages 13 to 24 serve as mentors to younger HIV+ children in an after-school program called the Ticket program. For a sheet describing all of our support groups please click here for our General Group Information sheet.

Peer Support also offers training for building professional competency among those providing Peer Support already, or those who are interested in becoming Peer Leaders or involved with peer support programs. Peer Support Services offers a new training series consisting of 3 introductory half day trainings weekly, and additional 3 full-day advanced trainings. Check out the Trainings section to learn more, and contact Alex Buell for registration. Please click here for a sheet describing some of our One-on-One Services.

We also offer educational and social opportunities for those living with HIV. Thrive Monday, is held every second Monday of the month, and offers a declicious free meal, educational session, and social with raffle and entertainment. Click here for a poster of our month's event.

Peer Support also offers training for building professional competency among those providing Peer Support already, or those who are interested in becoming Peer Leaders or involved with peer support programs. Peer Support Services offers a new training series consisting of 3 introductory half day trainings weekly, and additional 3 full-day advanced trainings. Check out the Trainings section to learn more, and find a registration form and calendar here.

For information on other peer support programs in the Greater Boston area click on the following link for a pdf of the JRI SCC's Ultimate Peer Support Guide.

For a more regularly updated calendar of just peer support groups in the Greater Boston area, click on the following link for the Peer Support Groups Calendar.

Peer Support is funded through the Boston Public Health Commission, and private donors. If you wish to donate, please see our home page at http://www.jri.org/.