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Congress increases funding for HIV housing program
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Aug 9, 2017
Congress increases funding for HIV housing program
Los Angeles stands to gain the most from a funding increase to a program that provides housing assistance to those living with HIV.
An AIDS symbol is displayed on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2010 during the World AIDS Day. The number of Americans who have been tested for HIV reached a record high last year, but still more than half of the adult population has never been tested, a US government report said. The hike in test numbers -- a total of 11.4 million more people since 2006 -- came after the US Centers for Disease Control began a campaign that year to incorporate testing for the virus that causes AIDS into routine medical visits. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
An AIDS symbol is displayed on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2010 during the World AIDS Day.
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Los Angeles stands to gain the most from a funding increase to a program that provides housing assistance to those living with HIV.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress increased the funding for a program that gives housing assistance for people living with HIV, and those in L.A. County stand to gain the most out of anywhere in the country.

Called Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS, it helps those struggling to pay for rent.

Terry Goddard, executive director of the Alliance for Housing and Healing, explains how a bump in funding could be put to use in Los Angeles.

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