Addressing Employment Needs, Fighting HIV: A Message from NWPC's Board President, Liza Conyers

Celebrating 15 years of commitment to the financial and
personal well-being of people living with or more vulnerable to HIV.

Dear Friend,

The National Working Positive Coalition is marking our 15th anniversary of stepping up where no other national organization is focused – to improve employment opportunities for people living with or more vulnerable to HIV in the United States. In 2018, the services we provided reached 26 states and U.S. territories, to benefit over 3,500 people seeking information, services and resources to enter or return to work, or change jobs.

One of the beneficiaries of NWPC's efforts is Taylor:

“Getting critical information and linked to resources to prepare for work from the National Working Positive Coalition was a great relief. Finding resources through NWPC to pay for education was a major break for me. Getting healthy, living wage employment is important to many people living with HIV (PLHIV). How to work and maintain healthcare is a HUGE concern and was part of my hesitation in taking a job. My medical costs are complicated and expensive, so finding a resource that enabled me to keep my health insurance coverage was PIVOTAL to me saying yes to a job offer. NWPC is an invaluable resource for all of those seeking to return to work, and finding a purpose in life." (Taylor, 2018)

Developing the capacity of all HIV and employment service systems to become responsive to the needs of individuals like Taylor is central to the work of NWPC. Please help us to support others like Taylor by donating to support three key NWPC goals for 2019 listed below:

• Presenting up-to-date, accessible online information tools and resources about HIV and employment, for both jobseekers and service providers
• Amplifying our HIV and employment policy and advocacy work at federal, regional, state and local levels to create systems change and link jobseekers with effective, needed resources and opportunities
• Developing and supporting critical research on HIV and employment, and sharing findings to improve responses to the needs expressed by jobseekers

Every donation, large or small, is essential to our ability to achieve these goals. Can you maximize your impact by becoming a monthly sustainer of our work?

Your contributions will enable us to lead efforts in 2019 for all people living with or more vulnerable to HIV to have the chance - like Taylor has - to achieve goals they have set for themselves for employment, health and personal well-being!

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Liza Conyers, Ph.D.

Board President, National Working Positive Coalition

Founded in 2003, the National Working Positive Coalition (NWPC) is the only national organization linking HIV care and prevention with employment information, services and resources. Our mission is developing and sharing knowledge, supporting creation and optimal delivery of services, and strengthening policy dialogue and advocacy to address employment related impacts of HIV, social marginalization and poverty.