Washington AIDS Partnership Health Corps Team

La Clinica del Pueblo’s Community Health Action Department would like to invite you to the Community Health Action Summit: Reclaiming Technology to Address Social Determinants of Health.
 
They have planned this virtual 2-Day Summit to bring together providers and agencies serving the Latinx community and provide a platform to discuss the utilization of technology as a tool in providing essential health services.  In celebration of National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (October 15th) the 2-DAY Summit will also be composed of capacity building workshops and networking opportunities! Registration link: www.lcdp.org/summit2021

Current team member Danielle with WAP and Joseph’s House alumnae Reagan (‘20-‘21) and Esmé (‘19-‘20). Wishing you all serenity, courage, and wisdom as you start your week!

We have completed 2 fifth days at an AMAZING organization called Food and Friends. Food and Friends was founded in 1988, in the basement of Westminster Presbyterian Church with the help of 20 volunteers to deliver a total of 1800 meals to 60 clients affected with HIV/AIDS ,
cancer and other serious illnesses. They have grown exponentially from then and have delivered a total of 1.2 million meals in 2020 to individuals all over the DMV!! We are so appreciative of the opportunity to help live out their mission!

WOW! It’s been over a month since we have been in the program! Over the next few days we will be sharing what we have been up to :) During preservice training, we all learned how to conduct third-generation HIV Rapid tests!! Such an awesome experience and skill that we will be utilizing this year!

Team 26 takes on the ropes to start off this year’s set of crazy, boundary-pushing, group-bonding adventures 👏🏾✨

Last but not least here is our final feature Valeria!!!!
Pronouns: She/her/ella
Favorite artist: Adele!! She has pipes for days and never fails to get me in my feels. I didn’t think it was possible but her voice sounds even better live?!
What are you looking forward to this year? I am excited to grow more confident in myself and learn more from leaders at La Clinica and Latinx clients in DC. So excited to make more memories with the WAP team and take more late night pizza pics! 🍕

Our next feature is Dani!!✨ Pronouns: she/her
Placement: Mary Center
Favorite artist and why: Maggie Rogers cause she’s pure flow!
What are you looking forward to this year? I'm looking forward to growing alongside the WAP fam and to serving the DC community!

Next we have Dominic!!!🤩
Pronouns: he/him
Placement: Joseph’s house
Favorite artist and why: Childish Gambino. His songs go so hard. I’ve been a fan since his first album came out. Fun fact my uncle went to high school with him in ATL!
What are you looking forward to this year?
I am looking forward to learning a lot, trying pho for the first time, and exploring DC will my new “coworkers/housemates/best friends”

Our next feature is Grayson!!!✨
Pronouns: he/him
Placement: Whitman-Walker Health
Favorite artist: Lady Gaga because I’ve looked up to her since I was in 5th grade. She’s talented and no one can match!
What are you looking forward to this year? I’m looking forward to the community-based health I’ll be doing at WWH, as well as living in DC with my new friends!

Next we have Tammy!!✨
Pronouns: she/her/ella
Placement: La Clínica del Pueblo
Favorite artist and why: The Arctic Monkeys because I find their music soothing and they were my very first concert (at the Anthem in DC)!
What are you looking forward to this year? I am looking forward to growing alongside the other Health Corps Fellows. I am also incredibly excited to serve the Latinx community through LCDP!

Our next feature is Ibukun!!🥰
Pronouns: She/Her
Placement: Whitman-Walker Health 🎉
Favorite artist and why: My all time fav is Asa! Her music just makes me feel so grounded and happy!
What are you looking forward to this year? I am very excited to finally get the opportunity to work with a community I care deeply about as well as learn so much about ways to achieve health equity in the healthcare system. I am also excited to explore and live in DC with my new WAP friends 😊

Our next feature is Ibukun!!🥰 Pronouns: She/Her Placement: Whitman-Walker Health 🎉 Favorite artist and why: My all time fav is Asa! Her music just makes me feel so grounded and happy! What are you looking forward to this year? I am very excited to finally get the opportunity to work with a community I care deeply about as well as learn so much about ways to achieve health equity in the healthcare system and apply that to my future career as a physician. I am also excited to explore and live in DC with my new WAP friends 😊