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The Damien Center, located in downtown Indianapolis, was founded in 1987 and claims it provides services to more than 25% of all people with HIV in the state. (Drew Daudelin/WFYI)
Transgender people who are homeless face a special set of challenges and tend to avoid emergency shelters – they often sleep outside and in dangerous situations. To address this, an AIDS service group in Indianapolis launched a program to move members of the population into short-term housing.
WFYI’s City Desk reporter Drew Daudelin spoke with Damien Center case manager Lo Ray to learn more about it.
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