The Carolinas CARE Partnership (CCP) partnered with the Florida Housing Coalition to conduct this Housing Needs Assessment in order to describe the housing needs of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and detail effective strategies to address those housing needs. CCP oversees the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program as the project sponsor for the City of Charlotte. The City of Charlotte serves as the federal grantee for the HOPWA program. The HOPWA program is a federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and earmarked to meet the housing needs of PLWHA. HOPWA provides a wide range of housing and social service needs; including, but not limited to, the acquisition; rehabilitation; or new construction of housing units; costs for facility operations; rental assistance; and short-term payments to prevent homelessness. HOPWA can also provide a wide array of support services to address behavioral health, nutrition, employment, and daily living.
