Thursday’s Child & AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Does the idea of doing something that really makes a difference in people’s lives while being well-compensated intrigue you? Are you looking to work for an organization that encourages growth and success from each and every one of its employees?

If so, Thursday’s Child is the place for you!

Founded in 1989, we began as advocates with a message to be heard: Persons Living with HIV and AIDS who had few resources and demanded to be treated with dignity.  Our name comes from the anonymous, well-known 19^th century poem about children born on each day of the week. ‘Thursday’s Child as far to go.’ The name spoke of hope and promise during times when there was little of either. We began as advocates and started the region’s first independent HIV housing program.  Today, an HIV diagnosis is a manageable chronic condition.  HIV testing is the first step all should take: knowing one’s HIV status can make the difference between life and death.  Those who know their status is positive can be linked to care and live a long and prosperous life; not knowing can lead to serious illness, even death.  Today, Thursday’s Child keeps its promise of going farther; we now offer various programs to support better health outcomes, provide for humane and essential needs, and continues its work to end the HIV/AIDS crisis. 

Benefits of Thursday’s Child

Thursday’s Child offers comprehensive benefits to help our employees do and be their very best! These benefits are intended to enhance employee physical, financial, spiritual, and professional health

A Community Advocate contributes to AHF providing services for Transgender Resource Center of Long Island at Thursday’s Child. This position will respond to the critical needs of the community and provide essential support. The Community Advocate will help resolve barriers to health care and provide linkages to supportive services.  This includes health promotion outreach, support group facilitation, and individual referrals to resources to meet these needs.  The goal is to optimize wellness and empower Transgender and Non-Binary individuals.   

A Community Advocateenhances the reputation of AHF by building partnerships to better meet the needs of Transgender and Non-Binary individuals throughout the Long Island region. This position will have extensive networking opportunities with AHF Affinity Groups that are centered on the Trans experience. The Community Advocate role will be integral to establishing and maintaining working-relationships with key community-based-organizations.

You will be a passionate advocate for our top initiatives. 

To be successful as a Community Advocate it is crucial to ensure that the AHF core Values and Mission stay top of mind with all that your do. At AHF we are nimble and able to adapt in a dynamic environment to assist in providing the best experience for our clients and workplace for our employees. 

AHF has a collaborative organizational structure where staff are accountable to multiple leaders. 

The Community Advocate will work as a part of a close knit team to advance health equity initiatives for the Transgender and Non-Binary community across Long Island.

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We at AIDS Healthcare Foundation believe that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. The right of equal employment opportunity extends to recruiting, hiring selection, transfer, promotion, training and all other conditions of employment.