Ms. Barkins founded To Restore Unite Support and Transform (TRUST) with the mission to promote health equity and social justice in diverse communities. T.R.U.S.T. provides services for justice-impacted individuals and families, by providing a whole-person care approach, centered around the social determinants of health.
Through her work, she provides community members with supportive tools and resources to effectively reenter society. Ms. Barkins' experience of living with HIV allows her to empathize with her peers and emboldens her to advocate on behalf of her community, those harmed by trauma, domestic violence, drug addiction, homelessness, and impacted by the justice system.
