The staff understands me and what living with HIV is all about. And I understand the people who use the food pantry. Sometimes a person will come in feeling miserable from a new medication side effect. I know what they are going through, I've been there too. Madson is one of the volunteers that help ARCW provide 15,000 bags of groceries to people with HIV and AIDS each year.
Volunteer needs change with epidemic.
Over 1,800 volunteers like Madson make ARCW's HIV services, advocacy and special events possible throughout Wisconsin. And now, the need for volunteers is growing dramatically. ARCW has new pressing needs for volunteer help. Gentle bedside manner a perfect fit Getting an HIV test is not always the most comfortable thing to do. But Talens, a retired anesthesiologist, brings his years of compassionate bedside manner to his volunteer experience.