HOPWA In Focus

This page provides Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) grantees, project sponsors, and other stakeholders a series of messages about Office of HIV/AIDS Housing policy priorities and information relating to the implementation of the HOPWA Program.

HOPWA In Focus: World AIDS Day 2022

December 1, 2022 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, Director Rita Harcrow discusses the commemoration of World AIDS Day held on December 1st.

HOPWA in Focus: HOPWA 30th Anniversary

October 31, 2022 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, Director Rita Harcrow discusses the 30th anniversary of the HOPWA program.

HOPWA In Focus: MMWR Severe Monkeypox (MPX) Study

October 27, 2022 - This message provides an overview of the latest publication of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monkeypox.

HOPWA In Focus: Monkeypox

October 19, 2022 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, Director Rita Harcrow discusses Monkeypox.

HOPWA In Focus: National HIV Testing Day 2022

June 28, 2022 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, Director Rita Harcrow discusses June 27, National HIV Testing Day.

HOPWA In Focus: Pride Month 2022

June 22, 2022 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, Director Rita Harcrow celebrates the advances that have been made in protections for LGBTQ+ populations.

HOPWA In Focus: Recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month

May 5, 2021 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, Director Rita Harcrow shares information on mental health challenges that people living with HIV experience.

HOPWA In Focus: Recognizing the 33rd World AIDS Day

December 13, 2021 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, Director Rita Harcrow elevates the role of housing as a structural intervention to end the HIV epidemic.

HOPWA In Focus: Equal Access Rule

May 4, 2021 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, Director Rita Harcrow shares actions to ensure equal access to all persons seeking HOPWA assistance.

SNAPS/OHH In Focus: A Flu Vaccine is More Important than Ever

October 16, 2020 - In this SNAPS/OHH In Focus message, SNAPS and OHH highlight the importance of flu vaccination to protect the health of individuals and families.

HOPWA In Focus: National HIV Testing Day 2020

June 26, 2020 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, the Office of HIV/AIDS Housing (OHH) encourages you to find ways to participate in National HIV Testing Day while staying safe and healthy.

HOPWA In Focus: COVID-19

April 9, 2020 - In this HOPWA In Focus message, the OHH team is evaluating, and re-evaluating frequently, how to best operate and serve the people who need them while maintaining safety for all clients, staff, and their families.

HOPWA In Focus: Client Confidentiality

September 28, 2018 - Rita Flegel, director of OHH, shares thoughts and guidance on confidentiality in the HOPWA program.

SNAPS/OHH In Focus: World AIDS Day 2017

December 1, 2017 - In this SNAPS/OHH In Focus message, SNAPS and OHH commemorate World AIDS Day 2017 and highlight how critical safe, stable housing is for the health and well-being of persons living with HIV/AIDS.

HOPWA In Focus: Modernization Next Steps

June 13, 2017 - This message provides guidance and upcoming resources to assist in the transition for the changes occurring with HOPWA Modernization.

HOPWA In Focus: Structural Intervention

December 8, 2016 - This message provides an overview of housing as a structural intervention to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS.

HOPWA In Focus: HOPWA Formula Modernization

October 19, 2016 - This message includes frequently asked questions about the modernization of the HOPWA formula.