CDPH awards $6 million to improve housing for families and individuals living with AIDS
Thu. December 27, 2012 4:06 PM
Grants provided by HUD's Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
Chicago, IL -
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Thursday awarded $6 million to 22 community-based organizations that will provide housing assistance and support services in 2013 to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
Provided through HUD's Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program, CDPH's HOPWA grant program is awarded annually to not-for-profit organizations that employ effective strategies to prevent homelessness and create more healthy-living opportunities for people living with HIV/AIDS.
"There are approximately 22,172 people in Chicago living with HIV," said Chicago Public Health Commissioner Bechara Choucair, M.D. "The HOPWA program helps us better serve these Chicagoans and offers agencies, with an ear to the community, the opportunity to more effectively and efficiently respond to their specific needs."
Funding for the 2013 CDPH HOPWA grant program increased by more than $106,000 from the previous year and includes awards to new and previously-funded organizations. The 2013 grant awards start on Jan. 1.
From news release
Provided through HUD's Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program, CDPH's HOPWA grant program is awarded annually to not-for-profit organizations that employ effective strategies to prevent homelessness and create more healthy-living opportunities for people living with HIV/AIDS.
"There are approximately 22,172 people in Chicago living with HIV," said Chicago Public Health Commissioner Bechara Choucair, M.D. "The HOPWA program helps us better serve these Chicagoans and offers agencies, with an ear to the community, the opportunity to more effectively and efficiently respond to their specific needs."
Funding for the 2013 CDPH HOPWA grant program increased by more than $106,000 from the previous year and includes awards to new and previously-funded organizations. The 2013 grant awards start on Jan. 1.
From news release