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Housing options and assistance provided by HASA

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John Rojas details the various housing options and assistance programs offered by HASA to support individuals living with HIV/AIDS.

HASA offers temporary housing, supportive housing, and rental assistance
Over 21,000 households receive rental assistance for private market apartments
5,500 units of HASA supportive housing are available
Same-day placements into emergency or transitional housing are offered
Eligibility criteria for supportive housing prioritize clients experiencing homelessness and those requiring assistance with activities of daily living
HASA connects clients with alternate pathways to supportive housing through various programs and initiatives

John Rojas

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For individuals requiring housing assistance, HASA offers a wide array of housing options including temporary housing, supportive housing, and rental assistance.

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Over 21,000 households receive rental assistance allowing them to reside in private market apartments.

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Additionally, there are 5,500 units of HASA supportive housing.

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With regard to temporary housing, HASA offers same day placements into emergency or transitional housing.

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Transitional housing provides transitional housing providers conduct comprehensive assessments upon enrollment and link clients to support services depending on client needs.

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For permanent housing, there are a number of criteria that guide eligibility.

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For hospice specific supportive housing, priority is given to clients experiencing homelessness and those who require assistance with activities of daily living, ADL, due to mental illness or substance use.

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And ADLs are defined as fundamental skills required to independently care for oneself, such as eating, bathing, and mobility.

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HASA also works to connect clients with alternate pathways to supportive housing depending on the circumstances of their individual case, including New York, New York, the New York City Fifteen Fifteen supportive housing initiative, the Empire State supported housing initiative, otherwise known as Ishai, and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program, otherwise known as BASH.

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These programs have their own eligibility requirements.

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Those eligibility criteria are in keeping with supportive housing's aims of providing permanent affordable housing for individuals and families who experience long term homelessness and who have varied needs, including complex behavioral and men medical needs.

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HSAW works closely with partners within HRA and sister city and state agencies and with the advocate community as we collectively continue to strive towards ending the HIV epidemic in New York by promoting access to care, education, and support services.

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