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Portland HIV day center asks for help retrieving stolen computer
by The Oregonian
Thursday September 04, 2008, 1:32 PM

A Portland program for low-income people with HIV is asking for help in retrieving a computer that was stolen from the center earlier this week.

The Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's HIV Day Center, in Northeast Portland, found the door to their office forced open Tuesday morning. They said a few monitors, some mail and a computer that contains a database of patients who use the center were stolen.

The database is password protected, but a ministry spokeswoman urged that whoever took the computer return it, with no questions asked.

The day center is now 19 years old, said program director Lowen Berman. It provides hot meals each day, counseling for patients, laundry facilities and other services in a welcoming setting, he said.

The program handles about 7,000 visits a year to the day center, with a regular client base of about 350, he said.

Anyone with information can contact Berman at 503-460-3822.