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These are some of the HIV/AIDS-oriented, Washington, D.C.-based organizations that were instrumental in the making of The Other City:

The Women's Collective

Created in 1993 by Patricia Nalls, who found out she had contracted HIV after husband and young daughter died from AIDS complications, TWC is a haven for HIV-infected women and their famiiies. it's peer-led, women-focused, family-centered non-profit organization.

Joseph's House

First opening its doors more than two decades ago, Joseph's House provides a safe, nurturing, intimate community for homeless men and women who are terminally ill and in their weeks or months. Joseph's House provides 24-hour nursing service and hospice care for homeless people, many with substance abuse and and mental illness.

Family Medical & Counseling Services

One of the first HIV/AIDS organizations in Ward 8, Washington's poorest neighborhood, FMSC is a primary care clinic. It also provides counseling services for formerly incarcerated HIV-infected D.C. residents, and it's one of a handful of local organizations that manages a needle exchange program in the city.  

La Clinica Del Pueblo

Founded in 1983 for Central American immigrants in the Washingon area, LCDP provides HIV testing, counseling and medical care. This non-profit organization serves an often overlooked and vulnerable sub-population, most of them speaking only in Spanish.