THRIVE SS started in 2015 as an online support group for Black men-loving-men (MLM) who were living with HIV in Atlanta, housed in private Facebook groups.
In only six years, the group has exploded into a brick-and-mortar organization with more than 20 employees, 1,200 members, and a 5,600 square foot office in East Point.
Since its inception, the organization has hosted hundreds of events, launched countless community initiatives, and provided crucial community services to Atlanta’s Black HIV-positive community.
Now, THRIVE SS is expanding even further and enacting more autonomy over how it provides support to its beneficiaries with its new social networking app, THRIVE 365. “Facebook is very helpful, but there’s a lot of potentially