For Immediate Release
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Contact: Charla Peter
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June 24, 2009
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(502) 564-7630, ext. 454
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Kentucky Housing Corporation Announces HOPWA Funding
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC) announces the latest recipients to receive funding from the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program. Five agencies will receive a combined total of $439,199 to help meet the housing needs of low-income Kentuckians with HIV/AIDS.
The HOPWA program is a federal initiative that provides states and communities with the resources to devise long-term strategies for meeting the housing needs of low-income persons with HIV/AIDS. HOPWA money can be used to fund a variety of activities including acquisition or construction of housing, emergency rental assistance, operating costs, and supportive services.
Funding allocations for this year’s HOPWA program are as follows:
Agency |
City |
Amount |
Used for |
AIDS Volunteers, Inc. |
Lexington |
$195,512 |
Emergency Assistance, Long-Term Rental Assistance, Housing Information, Resource Identification, Supportive Services, and Operations |
Northern Kentucky Health Department |
Ft. Mitchell |
$6,845 |
Emergency Assistance, Supportive Services, and Housing Information |
Heartland Cares, Inc. |
Paducah |
$100,540 |
Emergency Assistance, Long-Term Rental Assistance, Resource Identification, Housing Information, Supportive Services, and Administrative Fees |
Cumberland Valley District Health Department |
London |
$66,422 |
Emergency Assistance, Long-Term Rental Assistance, Supportive Services, and Administrative Fees |
Matthew 25 HIV/AIDS Services, Inc. |
Henderson |
$69,880 |
Emergency Assistance, Supportive Services, and Administrative Fees |
"Stable housing is vital for persons living with HIV/AIDS as treatment often requires access to a refrigerator, food, and clean water,” said Richard L. McQuady, chief executive officer of KHC. “KHC appreciates the efforts of these agencies to provide assistance to these individuals with special needs."
Kentucky Housing distributes HOPWA funds to five regions of Kentucky established by the state’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The regions are Barren River, Cumberland Valley, Lexington, Northern Kentucky and Purchase. Applicants in Boone, Bullitt, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Oldham, Pendleton, Shelby and Spencer Counties apply for funding through Cincinnati or Louisville, which run their own programs.
The amount of available funding is based on a formula that uses the number of reported persons living with AIDS in each of the regions. Citizen input is also sought at annual statewide hearings. An evaluation committee made up of Kentucky Housing’s Specialized Housing Resources Department staff reviews applications.
For more information about the HOPWA program in Kentucky, contact Jane Christopher toll-free in Kentucky at (800) 633-8896 or (502) 564-7630, extension 292; TTY 711; or e-mail
jchristopher@kyhousing.org.
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Kentucky Housing Corporation, the state housing finance agency, was created by the 1972 General Assembly to provide affordable housing opportunities. As a self-supporting, public corporation, Kentucky Housing offers lower-than-market rate home mortgages, housing production financing, homeownership education/counseling, rental assistance, housing rehabilitation and supportive housing programs for special needs populations.
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