Are you ready to bloom with us?

Three SC LGBTQ+ organizations - Harriet Hancock Center, Uplift Outreach, and We Are Family - are coming together to expand wellness services and hybrid programming to rural and BIPOC LGBTQ+ youth across SC! LGBTQ+ youth in SC experience many health disparities due to discrimination and lack of access to affirming care/services. All LGBTQ+ young people deserve access to health and wellness resources, so we are scaling programs to reach LGBTQ+ youth most impacted by lack of healthcare access across South Carolina - with a focus on reaching LGBTQ+ youth across SC most impacted by HIV. All LGBTQ+ young people deserve care from their community.

Read below on all this new program includes. Please click on + signs to read full descriptions.

 

  • Join us online biweekly, starting April 2025! Complete the intake form here by clicking here!!

    Our new virtual social support group will serve as a space of care, refuge, and friendship for LGBTQ+ young people 16-24. Make friends and get access to sexual health education and other tools to shape your own life!

  • We are hosting two wellness retreats for LGBTQ+ people 16-24 across SC! Apply here: https://forms.gle/atrmVCRgH2sBhUge9

    • Virtual: June 30th - July 3rd

    • In person: July 18th-20th in Cola, SC

    Connect with other queer folks, make art, and adventure around Columbia SC while learning new skills! Both retreats are FREE. Travel, hotel, & food covered for in person folks! Care packages, food gift cards, and other comforts will be sent to virtual folks! Limited space!

    All participants will have opportunities to increase their leadership skills, learn about social justice issues and movement-building, get resources for affirming health and wellness and more while engaging in fun activities in the community. Be courageous enough to join us! Limited spots! Sign up TODAY!

  • LGBTQ+ youth in SC experience many health disparities due to discrimination and lack of access to affirming care/services. To combat this, each organization will integrate sexual health and wellness education, including HIV prevention, into their existing programs and community events.

  • Too often, LGBTQ+ community members are isolated from care and health services. All youth engaged in our group services will be provided case management and linkages to care. To expand networks of care, we will provide additional support and follow-up to ensure youth gain access to programs/services and to address other needs/concerns. These include but are not limited to MHAP’s free short-term therapy, local affirming healthcare providers, and local health service organizations, especially for HIV care.