As our agency has grown over the past months, so has our staff of wonderful, unique and hard-working individuals. We’re proud of our family and want to share some of their stories with you. #LGBTLifeTeamWelcomes Daryl Wiggins! Nickname (if you have one) that you like to go by: Wiggy Job Title: Intake Care Coordinator Past…
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Exploring the Diversity of LGBTQ Families
Love Defines A Family Every day, members of the LGBTQ community challenge traditional definitions of what it means to be a family. With recent strides in marriage equality, the definition of ‘family’ continues to evolve, weaving new, diverse threads into our nation’s social fabric. Coastal Virginia is home to many LGBTQ families and for the…
New Staff Intros: Lorraine Reichert
As our agency has grown over the past months, so has our staff of wonderful, unique and hard-working individuals. We’re proud of our family and want to share some of their stories with you. #LGBTLifeTeam Welcomes Lorraine Reichert! Job Title: Senior Community Health Navigator Nickname: Raine Past experience: After being medically retired from the Navy, I found myself…
New Staff Intros: Zain Welsh
As our agency has grown over the past months, so has our staff of wonderful, unique and hard-working individuals. We’re proud of our family and want to share some of their stories with you. #LGBTLifeTeamWelcomes Zain Welsh! Job Title: Benefits Coordinator Past Experience: My own personal life was in itself a struggle, just like many others…
Register to Vote, it Matters
Join Us in Celebrating National Voter Registration Day! LGBT Life Center is excited to once again participate in a national effort to engage and mobilize Americans in our political process by helping to register over a hundred thousand voters across the country on September 26, 2017, National Voter Registration Day. First held in 2012 for that…
We’re looking for a passionate CFO!
Chief Financial Officer LGBT Life Center is seeking a full-time Chief Financial Officer. The organization has an $8 million+ budget and has diverse funding from federal, state and local grants, donor contributions, third party insurance billing, earned program revenue, and more. Major components of the position include management in multiple areas, including financial oversight, department…
“Controversial” Ads? We Don’t Think So.
Conversation, Not Controversy Like much of the US, our community has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic. In Virginia last year, over 800 people fatally overdosed. The epidemic has reached a point where most of us know someone who has been affected by it. Just this past year, Virginia is taking steps to address…
Dining Out for Life’s Impact on Our Community
What kind of impact does Dining Out for Life have on our community? A big kind, and here’s how. Dined and donated 14th Annual Dining Out For Life Hampton Roads raises $70,000 for HIV/AIDS support programs and services provided by LGBT Life Center! Dining Out For Life (DOFL) is an annual fundraising event involving the generous…
5 Ways Cleaning Your Works is Helpful
The benefits of cleaning your works far outweigh the time and energy it takes to clean them. A needle or other works may look clean, but very small amounts of blood can still be there and that blood may carry things like HIV and Hepatitis C. The cost of not cleaning your works may be…
We’re now the LGBT Life Center!
We’re incredibly proud of our nearly 30-year history in Hampton Roads. When we started in 1989, we focused on women and children living with HIV/AIDS. Over the years, as HIV has changed our work has changed. Our organization has grown as well, and we’re ready to meet the diverse needs of our Hampton Roads community….