Housing Works Inc

Housing works is the largest grassroots aids organization in the u.s., as well as the largest minority-controlled aids organization.housing works advocacy - we believe that people living with hiv/aids must lead the fight to eradicate the disease, a fight that includes access to healthcare and supportive services and an end to aids stigma. Advocacy highlights: advocacy offices in new york city, albany and washington, d. C., and close collaborations with aids groups in mississippi, haiti and puerto rico. Since 1995, weekly visits by our hiv-positive clients to new york state legislative offices in albany. Groundbreaking impact litigation, including a 2004 case forcing new york city to provide medically appropriate housing to homeless people living with hiv/aids. The housing works asylum project is providing housing, health care, legal support, financial support, volunteer work, job training, and employment to lgbt activists from nigeria, uganda, jamaica, and other nations who seek sanctuary in the u.s. To escape imprisonment and violence for who they are and who they love. The project began with the two initial individuals from nigeria, but has since blossomed into a program providing support for nearly two dozen asylee applicants.

Capital projects, planning & development - to provide expertise in the development of housing for homeless individuals living with aids or hiv-related illnesses.