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Important Links
Housing & Community Development
One City Commons
6th Floor
400 S. Orange Ave.
P.O. Box 4990
Orlando, FL
32802-4990
Phone 407-246-2708
Fax 407-246-3055
Lelia W.
Allen, Director
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Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
The City of Orlando receives HOPWA funding through the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and contracts with
local non-profit agencies to provide eligible HOPWA services. Provider
agencies must be registered non-profits (501c3) that have been in
existence for a minimum of two years and have a history of providing
services to the HIV/AIDS community. HOPWA funding is awarded through an
annual Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
HOPWA funds are used to assist low-income families and individuals
living with HIV/AIDS who are at risk of losing their housing because of
HIV-related expenses or emergencies. The following services are provided
in the Orlando Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (EMSA) which
includes Lake, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties:
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Short-term emergency housing assistance,
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Tenant-based
housing assistance,
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Project-based housing
assistance,
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Facility operating
costs,
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Supportive services in the form of case management and permanent
housing placement.
For HOPWA eligibility information, please contact one of the
agencies listed below:
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HOPWA
Case Management Agencies (Oct.
1, 2008 - Sept. 30, 2009)
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Center for Drug
Free Living, Inc.
100 West Columbia St., Orlando
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407.245.0014
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Center for
Multicultural Wellness & Prevention
641 N. Rio
Grande Ave., Orlando
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407.237.3061
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Miracle of
Love, Inc.
741 West Colonial Drive, Orlando
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407.445.6008
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N.E.E.D., Inc.,
989 W. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 103,
Eatonville |
407.661.9050
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Place of Comfort, Inc.
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407.539.0885
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The Transition House,
Inc.,
1221 12th St., St.
Cloud
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407.892.5700
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Allocation
for Program Year 2008
(October 1, 2008
through September 30, 2009)
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Center for Drug Free Living,
Inc./CENTAUR
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$901,968
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Center for Multicultural Wellness &
Prevention, Inc.
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$591,868
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Miracle of Love, Inc.
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$321,000
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N.E.E.D., Inc.
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$323,000
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The Place of Comfort, Inc.
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$123,000
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Transition House, Inc.
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$337,460
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Spotlight Outreach Ministries, Inc.
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$ 63,000
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St. Francis House of Hospitality, Inc.
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$ 135,493
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X-Tending Hands, Inc.
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$ 135,000
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Project Sponsor Administration
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$205,191
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City of Orlando Planning and
Administration
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97,020
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Total Program Year 2008 HOPWA
Allocation
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3,234,000
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For HOPWA funding or
contract information:
sandra.halterman@cityoforlando.net
at 407/246-2365
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