Housing Opportunities for People with HIV/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 subgrantess currently receiving funding, and the counties they serve are:

NM AIDS Services, Albuquerque, 505-938-7100 or 888-882-2437
(Bernalillo, Valencia, Torrance, Cibola, McKinley, San Juan, Sandoval, Catron, Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero, Sierra and Socorro)

Southwest Care Center, Santa Fe, 505-989-8200 or 888-320-8200
(Colfax, Guadalupe, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos, Union, Chaves, Lea, Lincoln, Curry, DeBaca, Eddy, Quay and Roosevelt)

For information contact:

Nicole Sanchez-Howell, Program Manager
Direct: (505) 767-2277
Fax: (505) 242-2766