November 10, 2006

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

TODAY

COMMUNITY MEETING ON HASA RENT INCREASE

Co-sponsored by Bailey House, GMHC, Housing Works & NYC AIDS Housing Network

Friday, November 10th, 2006

3:00-5:00 p.m.

GMHC

119 West 24th St. Room 405

For more information, contact Jennifer Flynn at NYCAHN (718) 802-9540 x 16

As Update readers know, the New York City AIDS community has taken on the State Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (OTDA) for compelling the city HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) to raise their clients' rent contributions in violation of a federal 30% of income cap.

And we won in court!

With a court order temporarily staving off homelessness, poor people living with AIDS and their housing providers and advocates are seeking a long-term fix: legislation to expand the 30% rent contribution cap to all poor people living with HIV/AIDS in the state of New York.

Advocates are meeting with legislative leaders, including Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer and Congressman Jerry Nadler, to call for hearings and a legislative solution. The community continues to work closely with champions, including the Hon. Deborah Glick (chair of the Social Services committee in the Assembly), Hon. Dick Gottfried (chair of the Assembly Health committee), and Hon. Tom Duane (housing champion, PLWHA and dealmaker in the State Senate).

TODAY

COMMUNITY MEETING ON HASA RENT INCREASE

Co-sponsored by Bailey House, GMHC, Housing Works & NYC AIDS Housing Network

Friday, November 10th, 2006

3:00-5:00 p.m.

GMHC

119 West 24th St. Room 405

For more information, contact Jennifer Flynn at NYCAHN (718) 802-9540 x 16

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27

HASA for All Campaign meeting

Join NYCAHN every last Monday of the month to strategize about how to expand HASA benefits to low-income HIV+ asymptomatic individuals throughout the City!

Every Last Monday of the Month

4:00 p.m.

Next meeting: Monday, November 27th @ Brooklyn Caledonia Hospital Q train to Parkside

The Housing Works AIDS Issues Update is reported, written and edited by Diana Scholl, David Thorpe, Phil Fox Rose, Christine Campbell, terri smith-caronia and Housing Works staff. Send your feedback, leads and story ideas to d.scholl@housingworks.org.

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