sara avilas, alex asmara, lee jewel, charles suro, felicia houston. come on up. >> thank you. good afternoon, supervisors. i of the medical peer advocate at the black hills foundation. thank you, supervisor wiener. i ever resident of district 8. -- i am a resident of district 8. we work with hiv-positive african americans with disabling hiv to our entire risk of transmitting hiv to others. our work is to provide mental health and substance abuse counseling and a wide variety of support systems to ensure they say engaged. the new policy is what we do. being and medical care reduces the hiv-positive tittity of a vl load. a 20% cut to the black hills center of excellence would have a significant negative impact on the capacity of clients. we will lose between 25-35 hours of staff time per week and need to stop or reduce services to approximately 20 or more of our clients. 20 may not sound like a large number, but let me describe one client who represents many others just like him. this is a case study. jerome is a 32-year-old hiv -- a black man who just tested positive for hiv. h