Housing Works
will unveil a women-only residential health care facility
in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 20, making housing available to
women living with HIV and AIDS. The 11,000-square-foot
center cost $3 million and is the only facility of its
kind in the state that offers comprehensive medical
and supportive services tailored to the needs of women
living with the virus, according to a press release.
Residents will have access to dental, medical,
and mental health services; substance abuse
counseling; job training; and art therapy.
The programming
and physical design of the Women's Health Center, which
features a waterfall, multipurpose gym, child care area, and
art installation by acclaimed artist Annie Wharton,
has been overseen largely by female Housing Works
clients and staff. (The Advocate)