Picture having spent most of your life bouncing from one living situation to the next, having lost 15 years to your drug of choice, being excommunicated from your family, and on top of that trying to maintain your health against one of the deadliest diseases in history. And then going to a place that helps you take control, pull yourself up, and eventually sign your first lease. This is what happens at Bonaventure House.
Alexian Brothers, Bonaventure House ($5.000)
Their Chicago facility is a 35 room transitional living recovery home, which offers adult men and women with HIV/AIDS -- who were homeless or at-risk of homelessness - a chance to rebuild and reclaim their lives. Nearly 1,000 men and women have called Bonaventure House their home. With a wide array of on-site supportive services -- case management, occupational therapy, recover, and spiritual care - most residents are able to return to independent life in the community within a 24-month
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