Apr
01
State budget cuts have forced a South Bronx intervention program for drug addicts and people at risk for HIV to close. And advocates there fear it’s the start of a disturbing trend.
“Once you get rid of prevention services, then all the treatment services are just going to become a revolving door,” said Diane Price, with the Center for AIDS, Outreach and Prevention.
The center, operated by the nonprofit National Development and Research Institute, closed its storefront at 912 E. 163rd St. last week.
The nonprofit had received $2.28 million from the state Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, which had funded the program since 1988. Read more..
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