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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HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA) 2011
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City of Orlando Planning and Administration
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$109,210
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Project Sponsor Planning and Administration
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$231,008
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Catholic Charities, Inc. dba
Pathways to Care, Inc.
- (Not listed due to confidentiality of residents) HOPWA Facility Based Housing for 30 clients (max. stay 45 days).
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$141,000
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Center for Drug Free Living, Inc. – 100 Columbia St.
The
following services for low income HIV/AIDS infected individuals
and their families in Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole Counties:
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Short Term Rent
Mortgage and Utility assistance for 200;
·
Tenant Based
Rental assistance for 50;
·
Facility Based
Operating costs for 115
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Permanent Housing
Placement for 29
·
Supportive
Services/Case Management for 517;
·
Supportive
Services/Mental Health & Substance Abuse Counseling for 358
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$1,209,828
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Center for Multicultural Wellness & Prevention – 641 N. Rio Grande Ave. (outpost office in Lake County)
The
following services for low income HIV/AIDS infected individuals
and their families in Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole Counties:
·
Short Term Rent
Mortgage and Utility assistance for 167;
·
Tenant Based
Rental assistance for 41;
·
Supportive
Services for 526;
·
Permanent Housing
Placement for 19.
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$691,053
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Miracle of Love, Inc. –
741 W. Colonial Dr.
The
following services for low income HIV/AIDS infected individuals
and their families in Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole Counties:
·
Short Term Rent
Mortgage and Utility assistance for 250;
·
Tenant Based
Rental assistance for 50
·
Permanent Housing
Placement for 25
·
Supportive
Services for 300
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$820,828
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The
St. Francis House, Inc. (Not listed due to confidentiality of residents)
Facility
operating costs for housing approximately 40 HIV/AIDS infected low
income men in Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole Counties. This
project has two facilities.
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$132,161
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X-Tending
Hands, Inc. (Not listed due to confidentiality of residents)
Facility
operating costs for housing approximately 50 HIV/AIDS low income
individuals in Orange, Osceola, Lake and Seminole Counties. This
project has two facilities, one for men and one for women.
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$120,000
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TOTAL PROGRAM YEAR 2011 - HOPWA ALLOCATION
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$3,640,338
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