Our programs
HIV Affected & Infected Women's Support Group
HIV Affected & Infected Women's Support Group
HIV Affected & Infected Women's Support Group
Pearls in Power Peer Education Group is an HIV/AIDS prevention and education support group program designed to meet identified needs of various locations. The program will provide communities with women’s health and HIV education, prevention tactics, and HIV test screening referrals.
Education & Outreach
HIV Affected & Infected Women's Support Group
HIV Affected & Infected Women's Support Group
Black Pearls Consultants will plan and organize Women’s Health Conferences every two years in Jacksonville, Florida for Jacksonville and the surrounding counties of Baker, Clay, Nassau, and St Johns. The representatives will provide education, prevention strategies, health screenings for hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and HIV
Black Pearls Consultants will plan and organize Women’s Health Conferences every two years in Jacksonville, Florida for Jacksonville and the surrounding counties of Baker, Clay, Nassau, and St Johns. The representatives will provide education, prevention strategies, health screenings for hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and HIV at community sites in collaboration with other community-based organizations.
Leaders in Training
HIV Affected & Infected Women's Support Group
Leaders in Training
Black Pearls Inc. implements and trains communities/ facilities to start and maintain their support groups. The representatives will visit each location for assistance and guidance.
Our Founders
Alice Heard-Huntley, President
Alice has over 20 years of experience in Customer Relations building trust between clients and agencies. In 1992 she became Nationally Certified Medical Assistant which is where she grew a better understanding of the medical field. In 2009, she assisted in putting on citywide conferences about HIV.
She started a non-profit business organization “Sankofa Rose Inc”. The organization formed a support group called THE ROSE (Talking, Helping & Educating while Raising Oneness with Sisters Everywhere) a Peer Education Group for women affected by HIV/AIDS. This led to a male support group of affected men called THE THORNS. This was a successful group of men and women that gave back to the Jacksonville community in various ways.
She helped clients that were living on the streets locate housing and employment. The group members did not have a support system or anyone to talk to about their health condition, but with the support they made permanent friendships with other members in the group and even a few marriages have developed.
The Sankofa representatives have taken the group out of town for various conference events. Some group members have even gone on a cruise, out of the country for the first time. This group of affected members helped each other with medication adherence, staying off drugs, and employment. Members helping members to stay on their medications thus becoming undetectable and unable to transmit the virus to others.
Alice along with other Sankofa representatives and staff committee members executed three successful Citywide Health HIV Conferences for the City of Jacksonville, Florida. Alice continues to work towards a world where people, especially women are presented with the tools to prevent the spread of HIV, live healthy and fulfilling lives.
Angela "Angie" Nelson, Vice President
Angela has dedicated her life as a community servant for over 50 years. Her passion for empowering, motivating, educating, and organizing programs to provide positive lifestyle choices and support has been the main fabric of her existence. Angela has worked with many organizations throughout her life as a motivator and activist for the unheard and misunderstood.
She has provided her skills to organizations such as the Department of Health SOS (Sistas organizing to Survive), Girls Incorporated (Jax), Jaguar Foundation, and Panama City Reservation Department just to name a few. Angela served as one of the founders and board members of 2 Rise Inc (Jax), Sankofa Rose (Jax), Glenwood Community Connection (Panama City), Bay County Floridian Club (Panama City), and Strong Way Youth Center (Panama City).
She provided service to woman, youth, under privileged teenagers, and senior groups in Panama City. Angela is dedicated to providing hope, positive thinking, visual events, and adventures to help others find vision to their dreams and the value of self-love while focusing on the life they desire.