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Miami Herald - December 15, 2003
Andrea Robinson, arobinson@herald.com
The new Housing Assistance Service Center, to be located in Miami Beach, opens at a time when Miami and other U.S. cities are struggling to stretch their resources to find housing for equally strapped AIDS/HIV patients.
Locally, the creation of the center symbolizes a new and better relationship between Miami officials and activists skeptical about the city's commitment to helping people with AIDS.
A year ago, Miami's program to house its large population of AIDS patients was in shambles, with accusations by the federal government of misspending. Enraged activists asked commissioners to fire the bureaucrats in charge or scrap the program.
Last spring, activists, including the Miami-Dade HIV/AIDS partnership, teamed up with the city to survey clients about their needs. The housing center grew out of the results. It will be housed at the Miami Beach Community Development Corporation and serve people countywide.
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