LOS ANGELES The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program link here!
The Los Angeles Housing Department administers the HOPWA grant for 29 agencies and 4 housing authorities to provide housing related supportive services and rental assistance programs to low income, homeless and at risk homeless persons living with HIV/AIDS in the County of Los Angeles. The fund is used for a wide range of programs.
The link should answer these questions.
Who Qualifies for HOPWA?
Must be diagnosed HIV+ symptomatic, AIDS, or HIV+ with an unrelated disability.
Persons or households with incomes at or below 80% of the Area Median Income.
Short Term Assistance Program (STAP) Qualifications:
Must be diagnosed HIV+ symptomatic, AIDS, or HIV+ with an unrelated disability.
Must be living in or moving to Los Angeles County.
Must have a source of income that does not exceed 50% of the gross median income in Los Angeles County as defined annually by HUD.
Housing consisting of single individuals or two adults may not spend less than 40% of gross income; family households of three or more may not spend less than 30% percent of gross income for rent/mortgage and utilities.
Additional eligibility criteria may apply depending on financial assistance request.
UPDATE OCTOBER 2013 : For more AIDS related information, use the search feature embedded in this blog to look for words like HIV or AIDS!
UPDATE NOVEMER 2013 : We received a couple comments that were testimonials promoting a doctor and method for curing AIDS and we've decided not to post anything like this because it is probably SPAM. We know that people with HIV/AIDS are desperate for a cure, and we hope for a cure, but we're not in the position to evaluate.
2 comments:
I am new to bring HIV Poz and was just evicted from apartment in Pasadena. Looking for suggestions on resources to contact for housing.
Thanks,
Mark
cleardaysahead@gmail.com
Hi Mark. Call the County of Los Angeles housing program. Also we will post today on another program. Sadly, you will probably do a lot of calling, a lot of applications, and a lot of waiting and we sure wish you could have started before you were evicted. Being evicted is a stress though, so we understand. Eviction is one of the reasons people in California become homeless and the high cost of housing - the greed of landlords - is behind that.
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