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Families In Transition (FIT), a joint program between Beth Israel Medical Center (BIMC) and National Development and Research Institutes, Inc., uses indigenous neighborhood women, Companeras (companions), to conduct street outreach in a New York City neighborhood where HIV infection is rampant. The outreach workers inform people that, not only will they be assisted in talking about HIV and guardianship, for their children, but that they will be provided information concerning access to food stamps, housing, health care, and other basic needs. Through community participation, the Companeras empower themselves through knowledge making and sharing and, in the process, create ...