HOPWA

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS

The vision of the Cempa Community Care’s HOPWA Program is to increase housing stability and improve the quality of life for individuals and their families and uphold Cempa’s Core Mission: To champion healthy communities by providing affordable, compassionate, and high-quality care through advancing comprehensive support services and person-centered best practices.

HOPWA Program Objectives

  1. Establish or better maintain a stable living environment.

  2. Improve access to HIV treatment and other healthcare support.

  3. Reduce the risk of homelessness among people living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

HOPWA Program Services

The Cempa Community Care HOPWA Program provides the following services to qualified individuals:

  • Short‐Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility assistance (STRMU)

  • Tenant‐Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)

  • Permanent Housing Placement (PHP)

  • Short‐term supported housing facilities (Transitional Housing)

  • Resource Identification Services

  • Housing Information Services (HIS)

  • Housing Case Management

  • Other Supportive Services including, but not limited to, nutritional services, transportation services, mental health, alcohol and drug treatment ; and assistance in gaining access to local, state, and federal government benefits and services.

HOPWA Program Qualifications

Prior to any HOPWA services being provided there are basic criteria needed to qualify:

  1. Household must have at least one person who has HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) or AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). (This includes households where the only qualified person is a minor)

  2. Total household gross income must be less than 80% Area Median Income (AMI) guidelines as defined by HUD.

  3. Household must reside or planning to reside within our 11 county Southeast Region (Bledsoe, Bradley, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, Sequatchie)

Support Services

Housing Assistance

Location & Hours of Operation

Location & Hours of Operation

1000 East 3rd Street

Chattanooga, TN 37403

Monday – Thursday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Friday 8:00am to 2:00pm

Support Services is closed daily from 12:00 – 12:30PM.

Clients must contact their Cempa Medical Case Manager to be referred to the HOPWA & Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part B programs.

For questions please contact Sherry Martin at 423.648.9909 or Alfreda Hyatte at 423.713.7718.

Ryan White Housing and Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA)

The goal for all Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part B funds is to ensure that eligible people living with HIV and their families gain or maintain access to medical care and treatment (outpatient/ambulatory health services).

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services

  1. Emergency Housing Assistance (14 day hotel/motel)

  2. Short-Term Rent (2 months)

  3. Utility Assistance (EFA)

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Qualifications

Prior to any Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program services being provided there are basic criteria needed to qualify:

  1. Client must have HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) or AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) and be Medically Case Managed through the Ryan White Part B Program

  2. Total household gross income must be less than 400% of Federal Poverty Level ( FPL) guidelines.

  3. Client must reside or planning to reside within our 11 county Southeast Region

Cempa Housing Assistance

88

Clients have received Housing Assistance in 2022

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