LGBT Life Center
Carolyn Lopez-Rivera is an experienced professional in the fields of housing management and intelligence analysis. Currently serving as the Housing Program Manager and previously as the Housing Case Manager at LGBT Life Center since September 2020, Carolyn has a strong background in case management and support services. As an Intelligence Analyst in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard since December 2018, and previously with the United States Air Force from November 2006 to July 2015, Carolyn specialized in the research and analysis of intelligence to assist in military operations. Additionally, Carolyn has hands-on experience as a Social Worker Intern at Berta Zalduondo Cruz Elementary School, where case management and crisis intervention for at-risk youth were key responsibilities. Carolyn holds a degree from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, earned between 2016 and 2019.
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LGBT Life Center
We’re incredibly proud of our nearly 30-year history in Hampton Roads. When we started in 1989, we focused on women and children living with HIV/AIDS. Over the years, as HIV has changed, our work has changed. Our organization has grown as well, and we’re ready to meet the diverse needs of our community. Today, LGBT Life Center’s commitment to a healthy Hampton Roads remains as strong as ever. In 1989, CANDII (Children’s AIDS Network) and Full Circle AIDS Hospice Support were two individual agencies working in Hampton Roads to better the community and help those affected by HIV/AIDS. Each did their part to serve their respective clients and educate the community. In 2006, a merger between Full Circle AIDS Hospice Support and CANDII formed AIDS Care Center for Education and Supportive Services. The two agencies came together with a common mission: to serve more individuals and families that are impacted by HIV/AIDS in Hampton Roads. At that time, the agency became ACCESS AIDS Care, uniting the two causes and bringing together two solid reputations to better serve our community. Five years later, ACCESS AIDS Care, together with The Elton John AIDS Foundation, Advocates for Youth, and many wonderful LGBT advocates, opened The LGBT Center of Hampton Roads in June 2011. In 2017, ACCESS AIDS Care and The LGBT Center of Hampton Roads expanded their mission and rebranded as the LGBT Life Center.