1. 1 What is HOPWA? HOPWA = Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS  A federal grant program providing housing assistance and supportive services to low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families

2. 2 New York City EMSA  NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is the grantee for the New York City Eligible Metropolitan Statistical Area (EMSA)  5 Boroughs of New York City  Lower Hudson Valley Putnam County Rockland County Westchester County  2009 HOPWA grant award of $52.6M

3. 3 New York City’s HOPWA Program  DOHMH  Housing Placement Assistance  Supportive Housing (Congregate/Scattered-Site)  Rental Assistance  Housing Preservation & Development (HPD)  Capital Development  HRA: HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA)  Supportive Housing (Congregate/Scattered-Site)  Support Services

4. 4 HIT Benefits  Client-Level Data Collection  Movement from Paper to Electronics  Scenario Planning  Ability to use real-time data  Analyses of Data  Enhanced ability to track and measure Access to Care using eCOMPAS and HARS data sources.  Reporting Tools  Required federal reports

5. 5 Vignettes What were we faced with.

6. 6 Vignettes What we did.

7. 7 Vignettes What we achieved.