I am a Client Representative for a local Community Mental Health Center.  I do a lot of research for services in the community for clients and am limited to the hours I work due to my own disability.  I could work some more and do a lot more for the community with a computer at home after I have rested.  I find information not only for my programs but for others in the community and with the shortage of service programs from funding cuts across the board my forwarding grant or sevice information to them would be incredibly helpful as well as time saving.  I am dedicated to assisting others and in turn am willing to use  my knowledge to aide anyone in return who needs my services.

I received a lot of help from people and would like to give it back.  I think that having a computer around will give me the opportunity to do that.  I believe strongly in advocacy and not enough people are doing it, have the means, energy, or know how.  I think that through education and outreach that will change.  I have the knowledge, understanding, empathy, along with personal experience of what a lot of people are going through and I would like to be able to connect with them.  We can sit around and complain about the government or we can stand up and start getting together and becoming a bigger voice.  I hope even if I don't get a computer I get someone to think that you get things done by doing then complaining to the choir.  1 in 5 adults have a mental illness look around you at friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors.  Stigma, it colors everone the wrong color.

Client R