Introducing Jessica!

Hello Everyone!

My name is Jessica Wadsworth and I am very pleased to join the team here at Positive Women’s Network. My official title is Casual Resource Coordinator, which means that I’ll be working intermittently at the PWN office, assisting with social media communications, writing for PWN’s quarterly publications and finding ways to get all of the wonderful resources available here out to all of you. I’m really looking forward to getting to know all of you – or your avatars as the case may be.

Since I am brand new here, I must say that I haven’t had a chance to do a whole lot yet. I’ve been encouraged to read (my favourite pastime) and familiarize myself with the various resources on hand here. So far this has been an amazing experience. There’s such an informative resource bookshelf and staff library here that I’m almost overwhelmed with new information about the services and resources that are available to those that walk through our doors. I hope to be able to pass this knowledge on to our growing community: our members, any partnering organizations, our staff and volunteers and anyone who simply wants to enlighten themselves about the challenges and triumphs of women reaching for self-empowerment and healthy lifestyles. I encourage you to pop by during our drop-in hours and check this library out.

On a personal note, I thought I would jot down a few things about myself just to make this post a little less formal. First off, I am a single-mother. Because of this, I have definitely faced challenges in ensuring that I stay emotionally, mentally and physically balanced. I constantly need to remind myself that this is the most important thing in my life and yet it’s just not easy to do when you’re the only one in charge of… everything. I found a great book here called the “Single-Mothers Resource Guide” published by Vancouver Status of Women. It’s like a cheat sheet of resources that single-mothers can access in this city and the information even takes into account recent provincial cutbacks. If this sounds like something for you, please come by and ask for it. I’m absolutely thrilled to have found it. In addition to that, I’m also a very politically-minded person. So I’ve always got my nose in one important social issue or another finding out just what’s wrong with the world and even, from time to time, attempting to change it.

I may use this blog as a place to urge some of you to action where cuts to HIV funding and support services are concerned. I’ll be keeping my eye on the Coalition to Build a Better BC’s actions in the next little while. This organization is calling on the provincial government to stop eliminating community and public services; fulfill their legislative responsibility to provide adequate, fair and consistent funding to support public services and community groups; and consult with groups and individuals to build public and community services that give every individual the opportunity to participate in building a better BC. They are having a free public dialogue session on March 20th. Register here. Finally,  I also like gardening, photography, poetry, writing and taking my daughter with me to cultural events. I’m going to do my best to work some of my hobbies into the job here at PWN, so be on the look out for some fun and free activities in the coming months!

Have a great day everyone!

Sincerely,
Jessica

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