Inclusive Healthcare and Building Community with Dwight Venson

Dwight Venson is changing the world and our community by promoting the inclusive health services provided by Whitman Walker. With multiple locations in DC, Whitman Walker is a federally qualified health center offering the full range of primary care, dental, pharmacies as well as some legal services (name/gender marker and immigration support), and insurance navigation.   In this conversation, Dwight shares his journey into this role, the people and opportunities in DC who helped him grow and get more involved and connected with the community. He highlights the opening of the Max Robinson Center and deepening work in Ward 7 and 8, while discussing challenges like resource allocation and Whitman-Walker’s complicated history minority communities, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging past harm and course-correcting, in order to grow and build a future with more inclusion, connection and community.    To learn more about Whitman Walker services and locations visit their:  Website: https://www.whitman-walker.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitmanwalker/    You can connect with Dwight in the following ways: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwight-venson-03914721a/