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Dining Out For Life to Benefit Hampton Roads’ Restaurants

April 7, 2021 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Dining Out For Life Hampton Roads

Dining Out For Life Reimagined for April 29, 2021 After a COVID-19 hiatus last year, Dining Out For Life is back for their 18th annual region-wide event! Mark your calendars for April 29, 2021, and participate by dining out or taking out food from a participating restaurant. Sign your restaurant up here >> LGBT Life…

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Compliance Improves the Work We Do

March 8, 2021 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Jessica Weaver, Compliance Director, LGBT Life Center

Name/Nickname: Jessica Weaver. Friends and family call me Jess or Jessie.  Pronouns: She/They Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Compliance Director Where’d you come from and what’d you do there? Most recently, I was a regulatory affairs and compliance consultant working with local businesses to implement COVID-19 guidelines. Prior to that, I worked with the local affiliate of Planned…

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From Hawai’i to Hampton Roads, Harm Reduction Rules

February 1, 2021 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Avvri Rathsack, Community Health Navigator, LGBT Life Center

Name/Nickname: Avvri (sounds like Avery).  No nickname yet! Pronouns: They/Them Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Community Health Navigator Where’d you come from and what’d you do there? I most recently hail from Honolulu working at Hawai’i  Health and Harm Reduction Center.  They focus on HIV care and prevention, working with Trans folx, syringe exchange, LEAD, and housing, amongst…

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Housing Helps Achieve Your Goals

January 25, 2021 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Hudson_Heinrich

Name/Nickname: Hudson, no nicknames—at least none that stuck. Pronouns: He/Him, She/Her, They/Them Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Housing Specialist Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?   I come from an apartment management and multifamily housing background. I have worked for a couple of different property management companies, working my way from Leasing Consultant to Assistant…

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Chief Program Officer Brings Decades of Non-Profit Experience

January 25, 2021 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Welcome, Evelyn Lopez

Name/Nickname: Evelyn Lopez Pronouns: She/Her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Chief Program Officer Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?   I came from Maplewood, New Jersey, and worked at Alliance for Positive Change in NYC as their Chief Program Officer. My portfolio included the integration of Harm Reduction and outpatient substance use treatment services including…

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Accounting for Good, Meet Cassie Rector

January 19, 2021 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Cassie Rector, LGBT Life Center

Name/Nickname: Cassie Rector Pronouns: She/Her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Staff Accountant Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?  I used to do Accounts Receivable for HKA Enterprises, a staffing company based in SC. I’m here to help you with:  Anything accounting related. How did you become interested in this job/type of work? I took a…

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A Career of Serving the Community

January 11, 2021 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Name/Nickname: Nichole or Nikki Pronouns: She/Her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Medical Care Coordinator Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?   I came from the Middle Peninsula YMCA where I was the site director of child watch.  I made sure that all of the child watch programs ran smoothly and that the children were safe…

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Housing Case Manager Carolyn’s Philosophy: Diversity, Inclusion, and Helping

January 5, 2021 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Carolyn Lopez Rivera from LGBT Life Center

Name/Nickname:   Carolyn Lopez Rivera/ Cari Pronouns: She/Her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Housing Case Manager Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?  Before I moved to Virginia, I completed my Social Work internship at an Elementary School in Puerto Rico. I conducted interviews with clients and provided case management services, counseling, education, and life-skills…

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New Housing Case Manager Connects Our Community

January 5, 2021 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Picture of Rosa Gregg from LGBT Life Center

Name/Nickname:   No nickname, Just Rosa! Pronouns: She/Her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Housing Case Manager Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?  I was a housing case manager/housing specialist for a nonprofit in Portsmouth (PARC, inc.). I’m here to help you with:  Rapid Rehousing Program, CHERP Program. How did you become interested in this…

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1/3 of People Experience Partner Violence

October 28, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

In honor of Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Month, we sat down with our crisis counselor Rebecca Rose for a conversation about how she got into the field and what victims can do to identify IPV, make a plan, and be as safe as possible.

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