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Government and private support for HIV-AIDS needs and resources have been slim picking's from Lake County in recent years. All of Life Resources funding comes from private donations and fund raising events, a true grassroots effort. HIV-AIDS resources have come full circle, according to Life Resources founder Kathryn Johnson, a mental health counselor in this field for many years.

"In the early days of HIV-AIDS, resources were purely grassroots efforts, mainly provided by the community. Today, as funding for all types of programs have been cut by government and traditional private organizations looking at only the bottom line, we have no choice but to return to the community in a true grassroots effort to find both funding and resources for those infected and affected by HIV-AIDS. That's why Kathryn Johnson  started Central Florida Life Resources.

Jean Garcon the new Executive Director has broaden the Scope of Central Florida Life Resources services to include not only HIV/AIDS individuals, but also all people facing a life threatening illness.

Central Florida Life Resources has no paid employees, and is solely run by volunteers.

Florida has changed. Sure, it still affects gays, but also straight, the elderly, young single and all races. There are young children, grandmothers and people of all walks of life in Central Florida infected or affected by HIV-AIDS.

 

According to Kathryn Johnson "We need all the help we can muster up, not only financially, but with both volunteers and other resource donations. We'll make nearly any idea work. An example: a few weeks ago a local hairdresser provided free haircuts through Life Resources in our safe, comfortable “home” facility for some of those affected.”

Let’s us now embrace and extend Kathryn Johnson’s vision; to all people facing a life threatening illness that is: all cancer patients , hepatitis-C virus patients, diabetes patients, to name a few.