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Find a Local HOPWA Program - Persons who need assistance can use this locator to find contact information for a HOPWA funded agency in their community.
Homelessness Resource Exchange - comprehensive listing of resources for housing programs.
National AIDS Housing Coalition - helps to inform about funding priorities that impact housing options as well as info on housing assistance programs and organizations.
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- Alabama
AIDS Alabama manages the HOPWA formula funding for both Alabama and Birmingham, and have have a variety of programs. These programs are on hold right now for funds to be released by Congress soon.
Phone: (205) 324-9822
Fax: (205) 324-9311
Helpline: (800) 592-2437
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
At this time the state of Arkansas has one project sponsor that runs the HOPWA program for the state, offering Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) and Short Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Assistance (STRMU) as well as case management services. Additionally, Arkansas only has scattered site housing around the state.
Northeast Arkansas Regional AIDS Network (NARAN) (870) 931-4448
- California
Find a Local HOPWA Program - Persons who need assistance can use this locator to find contact information for a HOPWA funded agency in their community.
Shelley Vinson, Housing Specialist/CARE Section
Phone: (916) 449-5958
Fax: (916) 319-9624
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
Atlanta:
Living Room (404) 616-6332
info@livingroomatl.org
Augusta:
St. Stephen's Ministry of Augusta, Inc. (706) 722-7092
Provides transitional housing and supportive services including a food bank and emergency medication assistance for homeless and low income persons enduring HIV/AIDS.
Savannah:
Union Mission (912) 231-0123
Letitia Robinson, Housing Services
- Hawaii
Gregory House Programs (808) 592-9022
Provides housing assistance to persons/families living with HIV/AIDS through funding from the following: HUD HOPWA, HUD Shelter Plus Care, Ryan White Modernization Act funding (for rent subsidy programs; and HUD Supportive Housing Program funds for transitional housing in a group home setting. Housing Case Managers help assist individuals and families with HIV/AIDS in their search efforts to locate housing.
Jonathon Berliner, Executive Director: jonb@gregoryhouse.org
- Idaho
HOPWA is administered by the Idaho Housing and Finance Association. There is Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and some limited supportive services. Case managers are usually instrumental in assisting HOPWA clients in locating and acquiring housing.
Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) currently has 6 contracted HOPWA service providers throughout the State of Idaho. If you or your family is in need of HIV/AIDS housing services, you may contact the Housing Information Referral Center at 1 (877) 438-4472 or contact one of the service providers listed below:
North Idaho AIDS Coalition (208) 665-1448
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Boise City/Ada County Housing Authority (208) 363-9717
Boise, Idaho
Family Practice Residency (208) 367-6082
Boise, Idaho
South Central Public Health District (208) 737-5969
Twin Falls, Idaho
South Eastern Idaho District Health Department (208) 233-9080
Pocatello, Idaho
District Seven Health Department (208) 522-0310
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Housing Idaho is a great website/resource for searching for affordable housing.
Sheri E. Cook (208) 331-4754
Special Needs Grant Administrator, Idaho Housing and Finance Association
- Michigan
In Michigan there are 3 'formula' grantees: The City of Detroit (Detroit & Wayne Co.), The City of Warren (Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Lapeer & St. Clair counties), and the State of Michigan/Michigan Dept. of Community Health (MDCH) for the balance of the state.
MDCH contracts for HOPWA services with 9 agencies that provide the HOPWA services directly. To qualify for HOPWA services the household must be low income and a member of the household must be HIV positive.
Persons seeking assistance should contact one of the HOPWA agencies directly. Note: Service areas/balance of state regions are general service areas. Agencies may serve persons outside of their region. Housing assistance is provided in the household's currently rented or owned homes/apartments. If homeless, assistance with locating rental housing can be provided. HOPWA does not fund or aid in the purchase of housing.
Region 2
HARC (HIV/AIDS Resource Center) (734) 572-9355
3075 Clark #203, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Laurence Simmons, Housing Specialist
Region 3
CARES: Community AIDS Resource & Education Serv (800) 944-2437
629 Pioneer St., Kalamazoo, MI 49008-1801
Region 4
LAAN (Lansing Area Aids Network) (517) 394-3560
913 W. Holmes Rd., Suite 115, Lansing, MI 48910-0437
Region 5
District Health Department #10 231-845-7381
Deborah Wright, Housing Specialist
Community Rebuilders (616) 458-5102
1019 Wealthy St. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49506-1597
Region 6
Sacred Heart Center (989) 894-2991
515 Adams, Bay City, MI 48708
Tina Counterman, Housing Coordinator
Region 7
Munson Medical Center - Thomas Judd Center (231) 935-2785
1105 Sixth St., Traverse City, MI 49684
Brian Simerson, HOPWA Coordinator
Region 8
Marquette County Health Dept., (906) 475-7651 / (906) 475-9977
184 US Highway 41 E, Negaunee, MI 49866
Laura Fredrickson, HIV/AIDS Co-ordinator
Brian Iverson, HOPWA Specialist (517) 335-5157
DCH - Division of Community Living
Housing Services Section, Lewis Cass Bldg. 5th Floor North
320 S. Walnut St., Lansing MI 48913
Fax (517) 241-9961
Detroit Office: (313) 456-4361
Fax (313) 456-4379
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- Minnesota
Most of the temporary housing resources are administered through Minnesota HIV Housing Coalition.
Clare Housing provides affordable housing, supportive services and care for people living with HIV/AIDS. (612) 236-9515
The Minnesota AIDS Project has a program called THP (temporary housing program) to assist individuals with housing issues.Ê MAP also operates an information hotline called the MAP AIDS Line which helps people connect with services (612) 373-2437.
- New Jersey
New Jersey has one state formula grantee New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) that provides, through the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA), tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA) to eligible households in only the following counties: Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Mercer, Salem and Warren.
Also, the NJDHSS is a competitive HOPWA grantee that provides, through the NJDCA, TBRA to eligible post-incarcerated persons in cooperation with the State Corrections Initiative. The cooperating HOPWA Coordinators are:
Les Rotkiewicz (DHSS) (609) 984-6328
Meyer Pincelli (DCA) (609) 292-2213
For the above HOPWA programs, each applicant must be connected with an HIV Case Manager who certifies their HIV/AIDS status and assists them with locating housing.
New Jersey has four metropolitan statistical area (MSA) grantees that provide local HOPWA services, as follows:
Camden (Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties)
Anthony Lingo, Manager of Special Grants Projects
Newark (Essex, Morris, Sussex, Union, Hunterdon Counties, and Pike County (PA))
Sheria Brown, Grant Analyst/Program Monitor
Paterson (Passic and Bergen Counties)
Catherine Correa, Director of Ryan White Program
Woodbridge (Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset and Ocean Counties)
Donna Barcellona, Asst. Director for Community Development Program
- New Mexico
The AIDS Housing Opportunity Act established funding through HUD to support specialized Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). The intent of this program is to provide safe, decent, and sanitary housing to reduce the risk of homelessness for individuals with AIDS and to connect them with the supportive service they need to maintain permanent housing.
The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) is the designated administering agency in New Mexico for HOPWA funds. MFA subcontracts the funds to member agencies of the HIV-AIDS Health Management Alliances which covers five HMA regions of the State. The agencies that are administering the funds are listed below with their contact information.
NM AIDS Services (505) 938-7148
625 Truman Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
Southwest CARE Center (505) 989-8200
649 E. Harkle Road, Suite E, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Alianza of New Mexico (575) 623-1995
200 West Hobbs Street, Roswell, NM 88203
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
Philadelphia region (counties of Bucks, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia)
Gary Tumolo
Community Housing and Development
1234 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 686-9741
AIDS Planning Coalition of South Central Pennsylvania (counties of Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntington, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, York)
3461 Market Street, Suite 200, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011-4441
Phone: (717) 761-7628
Fax: (717) 761-3238
AIDSNET (counties of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, Schuylkill)
2200 Avenue A, Suite 102, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18017
Phone (610) 882-1119
Fax: (610) 954-7921
North Central District AIDS Coalition (counties of Bradford, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, Union)
8 North Grove Street, P.O. Box 658, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania 17745
Phone: (570) 748-2850
Fax: (570) 748-2215
Northeast Regional HIV Planning Coalition (counties of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming)
United Way of Wyoming Valley
8 West Market Street, 450 Citizens Bank Center, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18711-0100
Phone: (570) 829-6711
Fax: (570) 822-0522
Northwest PA Rural AIDS Alliance (counties of Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango, Warren)
15870 Route 322 STE 2, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214
Phone: (814) 764-6066
Toll-free: 1 (800) 359-AIDS
Fax: (814) 764-5669
Southwestern Pennsylvania AIDS Planning Coalition (counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland)
201 S.Highland Avenue, Suite 101, Pittsburgh PA 15206
Phone: (412) 363-1022
Fax: (412) 363-5994
- Puerto Rico
State HOPWA Contact:
San Juan (Caribbean) Field Office
1171 Carlos E. Chardon Ave., San Juan, PR 00918-0903
Phone: 787-766-5400
Fax: 787-766-5995
City of San Juan - Federal Housing Program (787) 722-8088
The Department of Health PR, Central Office of AIDS and Diseases (OCASET) (787) 274-5536
Jeannette Arimont Candelaria, HOPWA Program Coodinator (787) 771-5907
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
Find a Local HOPWA Program - Persons who need assistance can use this locator to find contact information for a HOPWA funded agency in their community.
John Kubina, HOPWA Program Director and Contract Coordinator, HIV/AIDS/STD Section
Tennessee Department of Health
425 5th Avenue North, 1st Floor, Cordell Hull Building, Nashville, TN 37243
Tel: (615) 532-8521
Fax: (615) 741-3691
- Vermont
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