Community involvement is an important part of HIV prevention. When we invest time into the places where we live, we create a valuable support system for ourselves and others. Be a part of your community's efforts to improve quality of life for those living there; make your actions speak louder than words.

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People just like you are doing their part to make our community a better place. They’re living proof that you can change the world one person at a time.

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Here are a few examples of stories posted by people affected by We Make The Change.

Poem: “The day I heard I had HIV”

Poem by: JaNyce Whiteside

The letter from the health department read like this in so many words: “Your lifestyle has caught up with you and you have been a naughty girl.  …

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Meet Maria…..

I was just turning 18 when I found out I was HIV positive.  I was very young. Back in those days, this was a death sentence. It was around the …

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Mollie J. DiBartolo, Orlando, FL

World Aids Day 2009 will long be remembered as a time when women of different ethnicities and cultures came together to support a common cause. I was honored to …

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