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The Houston Regional HIV/AIDS Resource Group, Inc.
(The Resource Group)
The Resource Group, the largest community based HIV/AIDS agency in the state of Texas, was founded as a 501(c)(3) non-profit
agency in 1993 to serve as the community based administrative agency for collaborative HIV/AIDS services funding in East and
Southeast Texas. We have grown from an initial funding of $2,500,000 to our current funding level of over $8,000,000. We currently
fund over 25 agencies in East and Southeast Texas to provide over 80 different services through 7 state and federal grants.
The Resource Group serves as the administrative agency for the State of Texas Assembly Group East (STAGE) which oversees the
Ryan White Title II grant, the Department of State and Health Services (DSHS) State Services grant and the HOPWA grant in the 51
county region. We also administer the Ryan White Title IV grants for Houston and the Ryan White Title III grant for 27 rural
counties of Southeast Texas. We facilitate four different planning bodies: The DSHS/Ryan White Title II STAGE planning body,
the Ryan White Title III Rural Community Advisory Board, the Ryan White Title IV Advisory Council, and the Positive Vibe
Youth Board. We are represented on the Ryan White Title I Planning Council and collaborate very closely with the Prevention
Community Planning Groups as well as the City of Houston HOPWA program.
The Resource Group is managed by a 12-member Board of Directors which is composed of men and women who represent a
cross-section of our community. There are currently 3 HIV+ persons on our Board of Directors. The staff of The Resource
Group is composed of 11 full-time and 3 part-time employees. Our staff is culturally diverse with the following ethnic groups
represented: Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic, as well as 8 females and 5 males, and 3 HIV+ persons.
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