Roseville Salvation Army Wins HUD Housing Grant The Salvation Army in Roseville, Minnesota was awarded a Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) renewal grant of $368,731 to continue providing 14 permanent supportive housing units for individuals and families with HIV/AIDS and other diagnoses with the potential of serving 54 persons each year. The program, known as The Harbor Light Center's AIDS Supportive Housing Project, encompasses two facilities with dedicated units in a 96-unit SRO building, and 8 units of three bedroom family apartments for individuals living with HIV/AIDS who also have substance abuse or mental health issues.
With the assistance of the Minnesota AIDS Project, supportive services include case management, substance abuse counseling, primary health care, TB screening, on-site day care, nutrition and hygiene counseling, personal care (food, clothing, transportation), and recreation and social activities. Potential clients are identified through an HIV prevention street outreach program operated by “Women With A Point.” Residents benefit from a "flexible leasing" approach that enables them to utilize programs in the adjacent Multi-Service Center, such as the detox program, without losing their lease in the apartment project. Flexible leasing will help to prevent clients from becoming homeless, even if they experience relapses and temporarily re-enter treatment programs.
"Providing care to those living with HIV/AIDS must include housing," said Joseph P. Galvan, HUD Regional Director for the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin). "This Administration is committed to helping these families not only find a home but receive the services they need to maintain their quality of life."
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