1999 HOPWA Competitive Grants

The Houston Regional HIV/AIDS Resource Group, Inc., will receive $783,333 to continue its HIV Multiple Diagnoses Initiative project. Funds will be used to adapt this program by increasing crises interventions and increasing the number of first-stage beds for clients who leave the stabilization programs at the University of Texas Houston Recovery Campus. This program will continue to provide short-term crisis housing and substance abuse treatment for 194 individuals over two years with assistance provided by the Bering Omega Community Service, Crisis Intervention and AIDS Foundation Houston as partners. The program will also expand to include admission on demand of recently incarcerated individuals from the Harris County Jail. The four sponsors will use a computerized database to connect persons to housing, offer a crisis hotline, and provide case management and referrals under a care plan for on-going support in connection with housing under the City's HOPWA formula programs and Supportive Housing Program projects. For information, contact: Michael J. Springer, Executive Director, 500 Lovett Blvd., Suite 100, Houston, TX 77006; (713) 526-1016.

The Tarrant County, Community Development Division will receive $861,622 to fund the "Preservation and Expansion Project" for the rehabilitation of a special care facility for persons with HIV/AIDS who are homeless. Funds will support Samaritan House in operating its 31-unit single room occupancy facility in northwest Fort Worth. The project will provide supportive services, a substance abuse recovery program, needed repairs to the housing facility, and 15 permanent housing rental assistance vouchers to assist clients ready for independent living arrangements. The program expects that 110 persons will be served under this grant. For information, contact: Patricia Ward, 1509B South University, Suite 276, Fort Worth, TX 76107; (817) 338-9129

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