Create and develop housing support for HIV(+) women who are entering substance abuse recovery and/or homeless

Pillar: Treat
Goal: Improve access to care and treatment for 75% of PWH by 2025.
Strategy: Create and develop housing support for HIV(+) women who are entering substance abuse recovery and/or homeless.
Target: Cisgender (+) women and their children, Cisgender (+) women seeking recovery, Transgender (+) women and their children, Transgender women (male to female; identifying as women), Transgender (+) women seeking recovery

Key Activities:

High Priority and Disruptively Innovative

  1. Provide housing facility for women and children only.
  2. Provide domestic care management, continuing education programs, and support groups for cisgender (+) women.
  3. Identify specific shelter and/or programs (such as a drop-in center) for transgender women.
  4. Create emergency and long-term housing opportunities or explore existing housing for HIV(+) women who are not yet ready for a path to recovery.
  5. Create a position for a housing navigator who is accessible evenings and weekends.

High Priority

  1. Require women who live in the housing facility (described in #1 in the “High Priority and Disruptively Innovative” section of this strategy) to agree to the program’s standard procedures and expectations.
  2. Provide recovery assistance (with a medication regimen; extended patient and alcohol recovery) to help women suffering from alcohol/drug abuse.
  3. Increase funding through Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, specifically targeted toward women and children with the expectation of maintained sobriety and continued attendance in support groups.
  4. Implement screening tools on intimate partner violence regarding safety planning, preparation for the unknown, and state of recovery (if applicable).

Key Partners

A Betor Way, CAAP, Inc., CHS, Existing recovery centers, I Am My Sister, MICAH, MIFA (food bank), OM, LCHN, PEAS, Inc., Serenity, SR

Potential Funding Sources

Estimated Funding Allocation

  • 25 units available for emergency and long-term at $25k per year
  • Staff members certified to assess for recovery and provide support services – 2 Trainings= $5,000, two part-time staff at $20k=40k
  • Support for educational courses – $5k per quarter – 8 events= $40k
  • Support services for women and their families – $8000×25 = 200k0k Housing Navigator $45k per year plus benefits

Total: $355,00

Outcomes

(Reported annually, locally monitored more frequently)

  • # Housing facility attendee
  • # Training attendees
  • # screened for intimate partner violence
  • # recipients of recovery assistance program
  • # available housing facilities for women and children

Monitoring Data Source

  • HOPWA data
  • Ryan White H-CAP data
  • Data from Social Service agencies that target women and children