smith wick. >>> good afternoon, committee members. thank you for this opportunity to speak with you on this really important issue. my name is michael smith wick. i'm the executive director of my tree compassionate care. as many of you already know at my tree we provide hospice and end of life and medical stabilization services to low-income san franciscans all with advanced aids in our 15 bed 24-hour nursing facility. we've served overall 1100 san franciscans in our 27 years and have always had a waiting list for beds, which is a real testament to the need for our services which continues to this day. like other hiv agencies, we consistently deliver services well in excess of what's required under our federal contracts, but those contracts, of course, have gone nowhere but down and never, of course, any upward reflection of inflation. i simply wanted to remind you and i think you all know this, that aids is not a problem that's over, especially for the poor. and on behalf of our residents and those residents that are there currently and in the future, i just wanted to thank you for your ongoing support to backfill these federal cut