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Gov. Jay Inslee spoke at the AIDS Action & Awareness Day rally in Olympia on March 15, 2013. (Credit: Gov. Jay Inslee / Flickr)

Community speaks of gap in HIV care, testing in Pierce County

More than six months after the Pierce County AIDS Foundation (PCAF) closed, community members and service providers say there is still a void for people in the county seeking testing and care for HIV/AIDS.
“It’s been going on six months now that the community doesn’t have these services available to them,” said Chace Hunter in April. Hunter is the executive director of Affordable Housing and Treatment (AHAT) Homecare, an organization that provides housing to people living with HIV.

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