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12/22/2025

The holidays can be beautiful — but they can also be overwhelming, lonely, or heavy in ways we don’t always talk about.
If this season feels hard, please know you’re not alone.

988 is available 24/7 for anyone who needs someone to talk to — whether you’re in crisis, anxious, struggling, or just need a voice on the other end of the line.
You matter. Your feelings matter. Reaching out is never a burden.

Be gentle with yourself this holiday season.
Take breaks. Ask for help. Check on your friends.
There’s always someone willing to listen. 💛✨

12/21/2025

Today is National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day, a day to honor the lives of those who experienced homelessness and are no longer with us.
Too many people slip through the cracks unnoticed, unheard, and unremembered. But every life mattered. Every story deserved safety, dignity, and a chance to continue.

Tonight, take a moment to pause.
Hold space for the names we know, and the far too many we don’t.
Let their memory remind us to look closer, care deeper, and treat every person we meet with humanity.

No one should be forgotten. 🤍🕯️

12/20/2025

Happy International Human Solidarity Day.
Today is a reminder that even in a world that feels divided, we share far more than we realize. Our joys echo in one another, our struggles mirror each other, and our futures are intertwined whether we see it or not.

Solidarity isn’t just standing together when it’s easy — it’s showing up when it’s uncomfortable, listening when it’s difficult, and choosing compassion when it would be simpler to turn away.

Wherever you are today, take a moment to reach out, support someone, amplify a cause, or simply practice kindness in your corner of the world. Small actions ripple farther than we think.
Here’s to unity, empathy, and building a future we can all be proud of. 🤍🌍✨

12/19/2025

Happy National Underdog Day.
Here’s to the ones who weren’t supposed to make it — the quiet fighters, the late bloomers, the kids who were counted out before they even started.
You’re proof that grit grows in the dark, and strength comes from getting back up one more time than life knocks you down.
Keep going. Your victory arc is coming. 🤍🐾✨

12/18/2025

Today the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released new data, marking a record-breaking 91.4% of patients receiving HIV medical care through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program were virally suppressed, significantly exceeding the national viral suppression rate. This means people with HIV taking their medication can live longer, healthier lives and cannot sexually transmit HIV.

New data also show nearly 602,000 clients were served in 2024 - the most clients ever served in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s 35-year history. This milestone highlights the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s vital role in expanding access to care for people with HIV and contributing to ending the HIV epidemic in the United States.

“For 35 years, HRSA’s Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program has transformed HIV from a death sentence into a manageable chronic condition by ensuring access to comprehensive care, medications, and essential support services nationwide,” said HRSA Administrator Thomas Engels. “Today’s data underscore the critical role of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program in improving health outcomes in communities across the country.”

For nearly four decades, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program has funded and coordinated with cities, counties, states, and local community-based organizations to support direct health care and support services for people with HIV with lower incomes. The program tailors its approaches to meet the needs of people with HIV and their communities, addressing a range of health-related needs such as mental and behavioral health care, transportation, housing, medical case management, and nutrition. These services help clients enter and stay in care, access medications, and remain virally suppressed, which prevents forward HIV transmission and reduces health care costs.

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program is at the forefront of efforts to Make America Healthy Again and the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative. New data highlight key milestones, including:

Nearly 602,000 people with HIV in the U.S. received life-saving care, medication, and essential support services through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, representing over 50% of those with diagnosed HIV in the U.S. This is an increase of nearly 26,000 clients.
More than 91% of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program patients receiving HIV medical care were virally suppressed in 2024. This is up from 69.5% of patients virally suppressed in 2010 and significantly higher than the 67.2% virally suppressed nationally among all people with diagnosed HIV.
More than 47% of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clients are aged 50 years and older, demonstrating the program’s success in supporting older clients and its commitment to addressing the unique needs of people aging with HIV.
Despite these unsurpassed gains in viral suppression among Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program patients, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that about 87% of new HIV transmissions result from people who are either undiagnosed or not engaged in care. In 2024, HRSA launched the Ryan White Program 2030, which focuses on sustaining high-quality care and treatment for people currently receiving Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program services, while expanding efforts to identify and engage individuals with HIV who are undiagnosed or out-of-care.

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program supports recipients that address the epidemic in communities most severely affected by HIV, including cities and counties (Part A); states and territories (Part B); local community-based groups that provide ambulatory health services for people with HIV (Part C); local community-based groups that provide medical care for low-income women, infants, children and youth with HIV (Part D); and for HIV workforce education and training, oral health care, and other innovative models of HIV care and treatment (Part F).

Today the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released new data, marking a record-breaking 91.4% of patients receiving HIV medical care through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program were virally suppressed, significantly exceeding the national viral suppression rate. This means people with...

12/18/2025

🎄💛 Talk. They Hear You. — Especially During the Holidays

The holidays can bring joy, togetherness, and celebration —
but they can also bring stress, pressure, and tough emotions that are hard to talk about.

Whether you’re a parent, a friend, or a trusted adult, this season is a powerful time to check in:

✨ Listen without judgment
✨ Ask how they’re really doing
✨ Create space for honest conversations
✨ Let them know they’re heard, valued, and safe

Sometimes the best gift you can give is your presence — a moment to listen, a moment to talk, a moment to remind someone they matter.

Talk. They hear you.
And during the holidays, those conversations matter more than ever.

12/17/2025

💛✨ The Holidays Can Be Hard — You’re Not Alone. Dial 988.

For many, the holiday season is filled with warmth and celebration.
But for others, it can bring stress, loneliness, or overwhelming emotions.

If this time of year feels heavy, please remember:
Help is just three numbers away.

📞 988 is the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline — available 24/7
💛 Free, confidential, judgment-free
💛 For anyone experiencing emotional distress, mental health struggles, or crisis
💛 You can call, text, or chat online

You don’t have to carry everything on your own.
Reaching out is a sign of strength — and someone is always ready to listen.

Take care of yourself. Check on your people. And remember:
You matter. Your story matters. Your life matters.

12/16/2025

🤝✨ Day of Reconciliation

Today we observe the Day of Reconciliation, a time to reflect on healing, unity, and the power of coming together after conflict, division, or hurt.

Reconciliation isn’t about forgetting the past —
it’s about acknowledging it, learning from it, and choosing a better way forward.

It asks us to listen.
To understand.
To repair what’s broken.
To build bridges where walls once stood.

Whether within our communities, our families, or our country, reconciliation begins with small acts of courage and compassion — and it continues when we commit to justice, respect, and shared humanity.

May today remind us that healing is possible, peace is powerful, and unity begins with each of us.

12/15/2025

✨ Don’t Bottle Up the Best Parts of Yourself ✨

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to shrink — to quiet our joy, dull our talents, or hide the pieces of ourselves that shine the brightest just to keep others comfortable.

But here’s the truth:
You don’t owe anyone a smaller version of you.

Your laughter, your creativity, your kindness, your weirdness, your boldness, your brilliance — those are gifts. And the world is better when you show up fully as yourself.

Stop bottling up the best parts of who you are.
Let yourself take up space.
Let yourself shine.
Let yourself be seen.

The people meant for you will never ask you to dim.

12/14/2025

🩺🔐 International Sharps Injury Prevention Awareness!

Today we recognize International Sharps Injury Prevention Awareness Day, a reminder of how critical it is to protect healthcare workers, first responders, sanitation staff, and community members from preventable injuries caused by needles and other sharps.

Sharps injuries are not minor—they can expose individuals to serious bloodborne pathogens like HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
But together, we can reduce the risk.

✔️ Use sharps safely and responsibly
✔️ Always dispose of needles in designated sharps containers
✔️ Never recap or bend used needles
✔️ Report sharps injuries immediately
✔️ Support proper training and safety equipment in all workplaces

Every injury prevented is a life protected.

Let’s work together to create safer workplaces, safer communities, and a safer future.

12/13/2025

🎖️ Happy 388th Birthday to the National Guard!

Today we honor the oldest military force in the United States—the National Guard, founded on December 13, 1636.
For nearly four centuries, Guardsmen and women have stood ready to serve both at home and abroad, answering every call with courage, resilience, and unwavering commitment to their communities.

From disaster response and emergency support to overseas missions and humanitarian aid, the National Guard continues to protect and strengthen our nation in extraordinary ways.

To all who serve or have served: thank you for your dedication, sacrifice, and steadfast service.

Happy Birthday, National Guard! 🎉