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According to Cambridge Cares About AIDS Inc., a division of the city's AIDS Task Force, Cambridge has been among the top five Massachusetts cities in number of HIV cases since the disease was first reported.
"There's such a housing shortage [in Cambridge] that they're still setting limits," says Maureen Spofford, director of Cambridge Cares, a nonprofit organization that offers daycare services, educational outreach and case management to HIV-positive Cambridge and Somerville residents.
"One of the best parts of Cambridge Cares is the housing advocate," says Hals, referring to Ken Alexander, who scours the city for available housing.
None of the Cambridge Cares housing programs can house more than eight individuals at a time, and the transitional housing programs at the Cambridge YMCA and YWCA handle about 15 singles at once.
"It's getting harder and harder to find affordable housing for people who are HIV-positive," says Alexander, who heads the housing-advocacy branch of client services at Cambridge Cares. "Right now it's nearly impossible."