Leo, a client at Kansas City Free Health Clinic, doesn’t always feel comfortable bringing up issues with his HIV care provider. Jerry, a peer educator at the clinic, has been working with Leo for about a year.
Linda Jones is a 47-year-old mother of three living in Illinois who works full time and is taking classes six hours a week toward a degree in Human Services. Linda and her daughter have both been living with HIV for 15 years.
Beverly Leach is a 61-year old woman from Waterbury, CT who has lived with HIV for over 20 years. She has served as the sole peer educator in the Infectious Disease Clinic at Waterbury Hospital since 2005.
Patricia Shelton is a mother of three and has lived with HIV for 17 years. For the past 10 years, Pat has devoted her time as a peer educator in New York City. She began working at Harlem Dowling with Keith, her late partner of 25 years.
Fred Glick and Lionel Biggins work at the Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri as peer educators, providing one-on-one emotional and practical support to people living with HIV.
Meet Sheila Jackson, a remarkable songstress, community activist and known by many as a faithful friend. Sheila works as the HIV Program Director for Living by Design in St. Louis, MO., a holistic alternative health care facility for HIV+ people.
Carol Garcia moved to San Diego when she retired in 2005. As an HIV-positive woman in a new city, Carol felt isolated. On the advice of her doctor, she visited Christie’s Place, a support center for families living with HIV/AIDS.
Jackie Howell, a 54-year-old widow with one son and two granddaughters, ages 5 and 10, began her advocacy work for people living with HIV in 1998 by providing sensitivity training for medical staff at Montefiore Hospital in New York.
