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Housing Committee

Who We Are

  • Chair: James Powell
  • Chair elect: James Ausborn

Our members are people living with HIV/AIDS, care givers, service providers, government representatives and community members.
Our vision is to eliminate disparities and improve health outcomes for all people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS.

What We Do

  • Bring knowledge and expertise on financing, developing and managing special need and affordable housing to the Partnership
  • Conduct a yearly needs assessment for continuum of housing and housing-related services for PLWHA, with the support of, and in cooperation with, the HOPWA grantee (the City of Miami)
  • Engage key policymakers and stakeholders from both the public and private sectors in identifying resources and solutions to housing and housing-related service needs of PLWHAs
  • Coordinate planning efforts to address housing and housing-related services for PLWHAs
  • Provide annual priorities, funding and policy recommendations to the HOPWA grantee for the use of HOPWA funds
  • Identify additional resources and leverage opportunities to expand available housing for PLWHAs in Miami-Dade County

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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number H89HA00005, CFDA #93.914 - HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants, for $26,483,857, of which 0% was financed with nongovernmental sources.  This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
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