Literally me. I’ve received awesome news today.
1) I’m being transferred to an office that will cut my commute in half and will allow me to work with more populations. Yas. While I will miss my crew dearly, this is the next step.
2) A few months ago, my supervisor a coworker and myself applied for a grant to start a project. A project to recruit 20 local, young, HIV positive Latinxs and empower/train them to become advocates and activists. We just found out today that we were awarded that grant and will begin working next month.
3) My supervisor let me know that I will be leading the implementation of this project with his support.
I started in this industry because I wanted to help people like me. I wanted to make positive people see they can be strong. The strongest person they know. Now I have that opportunity.
Now I just need to recruit 20 young, HIV positive Latinxs who are open about their status and ready to werk. And yes, I cried when I saw the Marry the Night video because I feel that line in my soul. Don’t hate.