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Daily News (12.17.03) - Monday, December 29, 2003
Beverley Wang
"As the program expanded, we saw the need to have our own space so we could better serve the community and have more of a presence," said Linney Smith, senior vice president for prevention and services. "What we would love to see is more people accessing the services."
A street-level presence should help attract more patients; the center was previously on a concourse level of Pitkin Ave. where it was not visible to the public. According to the Brooklyn AIDS Task Force, there are more adults in Brooklyn with HIV/AIDS than in most states. Fifty-eight percent of all African-American adults with HIV/AIDS in New York City live in Brooklyn. More than 12,000 adults in the borough have HIV/AIDS.
The center will open in January, pending renovation progress. It will have 12 case managers to assist some 150 clients and their families in locating housing, substance abuse and mental health treatment, and medical care. Four apartments above the center will be rented to Housing Works clients.
For more information, telephone the Brooklyn Housing Works COBRA Case Management center at 718-827-8700 until Dec. 31. In 2004, telephone 718-348-5900.
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