Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS
Funding under the HOPWA program is available to non-profit organizations that serve people who are HIV positive and/or are living with AIDS to provide rental assisistance, as well as short-term rent, mortgage, and utility payments to prevent the homelessness of the tenant or mortgagor of a dwelling. HOPWA also provides supportive services, such as healthcare, mental health assessment, permanent housing placement, drug and alcohol abuse treatment and counseling, personal assistance, nutrition services, and the like. (Healthcare services may only be provided to individuals with AIDS or related diseases and not to their family members.)
The four subgrantess currently receiving funding, and the counties they serve are:
Alianza of New Mexico, Roswell (Harding, Quay, Curry, De Baca, Roosevelt, Chaves, Lea and Eddy Counties) 575-623-1995, www.alianzanm.org
International AIDS Empowerment, Las Cruces (Luna County) 575-647-4060, www.internationalaids.org
NM AIDS Services, Albuquerque (Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, San Juan, Sandoval, Valencia, Catron, Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra, Socorro and Torrance Counties) 505-938-7100, 888-882-2437, www.nmas.net
Southwest Care Center, Santa Fe (Colfax, Guadalupe, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos and Union Counties) 505-989-8200, 888-320-8200, www.southwestcare.org
2012 HOPWA Balance of State RFP
For information contact:
Nicole Sanchez-Howell
Program Specialist
Direct: (505) 767-2277
Fax: (505) 242-2766
