So perhaps I'm a little biased too. I also work at VLS (but only part-time, so that makes me only partly biased). But really, this is just an amazing organization.
Picture this: you enter the building and are immediately enveloped by a warmth and friendliness that makes you feel supported, special and loved. Countless visitors, volunteers and clients remark on how welcome they feel at the center. It's a little community of folks, clients and staff alike, who genuinely care about the health and well-being of everyone who finds their way through the door.
Maybe it has to do with the delicious smells wafting out of the brand-new open kitchen. Morris, Michelle and the volunteer chefs work their magic and serve 2 hot delicious meals each day. And then there's Andy, the brains and brawn behind the soon-to-be launched take-out and catering BBQ business that will help keep this little non-profit afloat. OMG, you have never tasted BBQ this delicious, ever.
But VLS is more than just food and family. It also provides massage, acupuncture, counseling, case management and other services to the 500+ clients. Some of them, in addition to the challenge of living with HIV/AIDS, also have homelessness and addiction issues. For them, VLS is a lifeline. I can't imagine where they'd be without it. read more