Case Study: Better Way Of Miami

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Better Way of Miami (BWOM) has been serving South Florida’s low-income community since 1991.it is a comprehensive non-profit organization that provides services to a diverse adult population that inquires treatment from various forms of substance addictions. BWOM goal is to assist the community by providing care to individuals who have been exposed to impoverishment and/or trauma.

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