HIV-AIDS ALLIANCE FOR REGION TWO

Programs: Supportive services case managers and counselors are funded by ryan white and hud-funded programs, housing opportunities for persons with aids hopwa and supportive housing programs shp. They assist more than 700 clients annually in accessing community resources and entitlement programs for which they may be eligible. The agency has used hopwa and neighborhood stabilization program nsp funding in the acquisition of more than 1. 7 million of real property, consisting of eight single family homes and a ten-unit apartment complex. Additionally, housing funds are used for leasing scattered site units for both transitional and permanent housing for eligible clients. Ryan white funded services provided by this department include 1 medical case management, 2 non-medical case management, 3 local aids pharmaceutical assistance, and 4 medical transportation. Housing programs provide for supportive services case management and mental health and substance abuse counseling.

permanent supportive housing this program provides supportive services for persons with disabilities who have received housing vouchers through a community development block grant from hud, for which haart is the regional provider. More than 200 high-need clients, including some with families and some who are hiv, are assisted with acquiring and maintaining stable housing.

health insurance program - haart administers a ryan white part b funded program on a statewide basis for the states health department. Staff is responsible for accepting applications, screening for eligibility and assisting more than 3,000 persons and 2,200 persons during 2013 and 2012, respectively, with the cost of health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for co-payments and deductibles for medical services and medications. In 2014, the state will begin screening for eligibility and administering payments for medications.