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Understanding Discrimination Drives Our New Housing Case Manager

September 9, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Chelsea Drummond-Winger

Chelsea Drummond-Winger Name:   Chelsea Drummond-Winger; Chelsea or Chels works! Pronouns: She/Her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Housing Case Manager Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?  I completed my final field placement for my MSW at Samaritan House in adult case management for the Anti-Human Trafficking Department. I’m here to help you with:  Rapid…

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New Accounting Supervisor Loves Numbers and People

September 9, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Karen Grover, Accounting Supervisor, LGBT Life Center

Karen Grover Name:  Karen (but I’m not “a Karen” so I’m trying to decide if I need a nick-name, this late in life) Pronouns: she/her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Accounting Supervisor Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?  Norfolk Collegiate School, where I was the Director of Finance and Operations I’m here to…

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New Director of Housing Knows It’s a Right, Not Privilege

August 27, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Iva Goldsmith, Director of Housing, LGBT Life Center

Iva Goldsmith Name:  My name is Iva Goldsmith and my nickname is Iva B. Pronouns: she/her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Director of Housing Services Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?  My most recent position was with Home Again in Richmond where my title was Director of Programs and Operations.  I oversaw rapid…

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New Engagement Coordinator Knows the Power of Community

August 19, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Community Engagement Coordinator, LGBT Life Center

Casey Butler Name:  My given name is “Casey”.  As a non-binary person, I love that it isn’t typically associated with one gender.  My parents must have had a sixth sense about me.  A lot of my friends and family call me “Case”.  I also respond to “love,” “darlin,” “hon,” and “friend.” Pronouns: he/she/they Job Title at…

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New Housing Specialist Opens Up Housing Opportunities

May 29, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Nina Borgeson Name:  Nina Borgeson Pronouns: She/her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Housing Specialist  Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?   I am a recent graduate of Christopher Newport University! I graduated with a BA in English Composition and took part in a couple of student organizations. I was the Senior Editor at our…

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LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence

May 29, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

LGBT Life Center has joined dozens of other organizations to issue the following statement: LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Those words, written over 30 years ago by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, remind us that indifference can never bridge…

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Our New Housing Specialist Has Made a Career Out of Helping

May 28, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Erica Dunigan, Housing Specialist, LGBT Life Center

Erica Dunigan Name & Nickname:  Erica, “Red” Pronouns: She/her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Housing Specialist  Where’d you come from and what’d you do there?  I was a Petty Officer Second Class in the Navy stationed at Naval Station Norfolk for 8 years. During my time, I completed one deployment and participated in several community events….

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Housing Helps: Meet Our New Housing Advocate

May 28, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

At LGBT Life Center we know that stable, safe housing is the basis for all health and wellness. That’s why our team offers permanent, temporary and rapid re-housing to our clients. Rebecca Bailey Name & Nickname:  Rebecca, Becca Pronouns: She/her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Housing Case Manager Where’d you come from and what’d you do…

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Therapist Suggestions for Good Mental Health During Covid-19

May 21, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Our Clinical Director of Mental Health, Dr. Cory Gerwe, shares his recommendations for maintaining your mental health during the pandemic. We all get down from time to time, but there’s nothing like a global pandemic to mix-up your emotions. The fact of the matter is that it’s normal to have ups and downs, and it’s…

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At Home With an Abuser During Covid-19?

April 16, 2020 by Corey Mohr Leave a Comment

Stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders are necessary to stop the spread of Covid-19, but they are also having an unintended consequence of putting victims in close and frequent proximity with their abusers. Victims often wait until they are alone, without their abuser around, to seek help. This is increasingly not possible as state’s are requiring people…

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