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
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…
New Housing Specialist Opens Up Housing Opportunities
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…
LGBTQ Organizations Unite to Combat Racial Violence
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…
Our New Housing Specialist Has Made a Career Out of Helping
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….
Housing Helps: Meet Our New Housing Advocate
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…
Therapist Suggestions for Good Mental Health During Covid-19
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…
At Home With an Abuser During Covid-19?
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…
Towne Bank Steps Up for Our Community
LGBT Life Center quickly secures Paycheck Protection Program funding through Towne Bank The effects of Covid-19 have spread across our country in different ways. Right now, many of us have yet to fully realize the economic impacts this virus will have. For LGBT community centers across the country, and other community-based nonprofit organizations, Covid-19 has drastically changed the…
Housing is Healthcare, Welcome Emily McLean!
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. Emily McLean Name: Emily, Nickname: Em Pronouns: She/her Job Title at LGBT Life Center: Housing Case Manager Where’d you come from and what’d you do…