Hopesprings

1 in 41 people, ages 13 and over, are HIV+ in Baltimore City. In 4 zip codes, that rate is closer to 1 in 20 people. In 2006, Central Presbyterian and Grace Fellowship in Timonium were awakened to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and joined hands to respond, founding HopeSprings. Since then, HopeSprings has been equipping and engaging volunteers from 60+ churches to respond to the HIV epidemic in Baltimore serving over hours. Through our network of churches, we train volunteers to serve our HIV infected brothers and sisters and partner with local HIV service providers such as AIRS, Moveable Feast and the JACQUES Initiative, an HIV clinic at the University of Maryland’s Institute of Human Virology. Volunteers have the opportunity to serve in many different ways including assisting in testing and linkage to care efforts, meal delivery and assistance, providing tables of people around our brothers and sisters struggling to remain in care or with medication adherence, and providing life skills and mentoring training. Even if you are not infected, we are all affected; either way, you are loved.