Opal Jones and Brenda Armour
Recorded
September 20, 2023
Archived
September 20, 2023
29:27 minutes
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Id:
mby023121
Description
Brenda Armour [no age given] speaks to her colleague Opal Jones [no age given] about working at Cooper House, a place to house and support people with HIV and AIDS.Subject Log / Time Code
Brenda Armour (B) describes what Cooper House is, a place to house and support people with HIV and AIDS.
B says she came from a big family and was raised on a farm in Louisiana. She says there was a togetherness in her family that impacts her approach to life and work.
B describes what it was like raising her children in St. Louis. B talks about the jobs she held before working for Doorways.
B details how she came to work at Doorways - an interfaith program that houses people with HIV and AIDs. B says she's been working for Doorways for twenty-six years.
B says she's learned a lot working for Doorways and it's made her a better person.
B describes what the first five years of Cooper House were like. "I felt a sense of loyalty to show them just how invaluable their life was," B says of the people she serves and works with.
B talks about the role she's played mentoring her staff. She explains how she stays strong for her clients.
B speaks about what keeps her motivated to continue doing her work.
B says she would feel lonely in retirement without her community at Cooper House.
Opal Jones (O) tells B how she approaches being President and CEO of Doorways. O explains how she balances her work with taking care of herself.
O says she grew up in Milwaukee and moved to St. Louis as a teenager.
B shares what she wants her legacy to be: helping others.
Participants
- Opal Jones
- Brenda Armour