Positive Life SA

Positive Life SA is committed to providing high quality evidence based services and programs for people living with HIV throughout SA. Programs & services aim to promote:

• accessibility to information & other services
• community education about living with HIV
• connectivity between positive people
• personal education for positive people & those affected by HIV
• positive health for positive people

Positive Living Centre

Positive Life SA runs the Positive Living Centre where people can come and access:

• health promotion resources
• short term support
  
• referrals to other support agencies
• advocacy
• treatments information
• community drop-in - reading library - internet - family space - games area

Services and Programs

Positive Life SA programs focus on building and maintaining positive lives and increasing social connection for positive people. These services include:

• For Positive People Only
  
  
  • The HIVE is a food store providing a range of food and grocery items for HIV+ people experiencing unexpected hardship
  • No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS)® provides interest free loans for: + New Household Goods (up to $1000) + Non-emergency Vet Procedures (up to $500) + Medical Items (up to $500)
  • Small Loans Scheme provides an immediate $20 cash loan
  • Access to Financial Assistance through the Red Ribbon Bobby Goldsmith Fund (RRBGF)

• For HIV+ & Closely Affected (e.g. family)
  
  
  • Massage, and other Complementary Therapies (eg Reiki, Aromatherapy), are available free of charge. Bookings are essential
  • Community Tool Library provides a range of garden and home maintenance tools that can be borrowed at no cost
  • Vitamin Co-op provides at cost vitamins
  • $5 Fridays are a lunch program run every Friday 12-1.30pm. A 2 course meal is available for $5. Bookings essential
  • Poz on Poz is a group for gay & gay-friendly men based on a philosophy of being “positive” in philosophy and outlook.
    
    
• Activities & Events
  
  
  • Planet Positive is a quarterly social event for positive people and their friends
    
  • Poz Café is a quarterly topic-based forum event held to enable the poz community to get together and discuss relevant topics of interest and to explore solutions
  • Chat Club is a series of stand-alone information sessions on HIV for newly diagnosed people and others wanting to increase their knowledge of HIV
  • Poz Day Out is a twice yearly ‘day out’ for positive people and their ‘families’

Community Engagement

Positive Life SA encourages and strengthens the building of community through a focus on prevention, awareness raising and positive health and wellbeing.

Positive Speakers Bureau (PSB)

The PSB consists of HIV positive people who share their personal stories and add a human face to the issues of living with HIV/AIDS. The PSB provides a strong public voice about the lived experience of HIV+ people. To discuss your speaker requirements contact reception.

Volunteering

Without valued volunteers Positive Life SA programs would cease to exist. Opportunities are available in the following areas:

- HIVE - Complementary Therapies - Board of Management - Event Specific Support

Address	16 Malwa Street Glandore SA 5037
Tel	08 8293 3700
Website	www.hivsa.org.au