2008 CAPER Tables - MFA - Housing New Mexico

Grantee and Community Overview
Table 14
ALIANZA OF NEW MEXICO
Area of Service: Southeastern New Mexico which covers nine (9) counties – Chaves, Curry, DeBaca, Eddy,
Guadalupe, Lea, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Quay, approximately 31,561 square miles with a population base of 268,099
according to the US Census. Our geographical area is considered rural/frontier by the Center for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Alianza of New Mexico is one of five (5) Health Management Alliance organizations in New Mexico that provide
quality direct medical case management, supportive services and facilitate comprehensive medical and psychosocial
services to the HIV infected population of New Mexico. We also provide food and nutritional supplements;
emergency shelter and assist with rent, mortgage and/or utility payments through HOPWA and other funding.
Alianza of New Mexico continues to work with our HIV positive clients in applying for the homebuyers through the
Santa Fe Housing Trust. Currently we have three (3) clients actively working with the Housing Trust to enable them
to purchase their own homes. We have had one (1) client successfully complete the process and he was able to
purchase his own home in the Chaves County area and remains stable. The homeownership process has helped this
client a great deal in allowing him to feel a great deal of accomplishment with he actively shares with other HIV
positive individuals in our service area.
Alianza of New Mexico continues to work with local HUD office and we have assisted 10 individuals in applying for
HUD assisted housing. We have also facilitated several clients in locating housing in low-income apartment
complexes which has enabled these clients to have a greater feeling of housing stability.
CAIMINO DE VIDA
The HOPWA program, administrated by Camino de Vida Center for HIV Services, is designed to respond to the needs
of people with HIV/AIDS. Our service area (III) covers ten counties: Dona Ana, Otero, Sierra, Grant, Luna, Hidalgo,
Lincoln, Socorro, Torrance and Catron. This service area includes the boarder region which has a high rate of
poverty among people with HIV/AIDS as well as increasing rates of IV drug use. Many clients live in severe
conditions in unorganized communities known as colonias.
Through the HOPWA program we have assisted our clients with a range of housing related expenses including rent,
utilities, motel, emergency assistance, tenant based rental assistance, homelessness prevention, and supportive
services.
¾ Short term rental, mortgage and utilities assistance (STRMU) is a maximum of 21 weeks assistance provided
to clients to prevent eviction, homelessness, or disconnection of utility services. We anticipated providing
STRMU assistance to 25 clients during 2008, but actually provided assistance to 45 unduplicated clients.
¾ Emergency assistance is a one-time assistance with utility expenses (electricity, natural gas, propane gas,
and water) to prevent unhealthy living conditions which are detrimental to the health and well being of
persons living with HIV/AIDS. 15 unduplicated clients were assisted during 2008.
¾ Tenant based rental assistance (TBRA) is ongoing monthly subsidies for rent payments and utility
allowances. Homelessness prevention is any assistance necessary to prevent a person from becoming
homeless, including assistance with paying mortgage loans. The TBRA program provided assistance to 52
unduplicated clients during 2008, more than the anticipated number of forty.
¾ Supportive services include case management, life skills, employment assistance, nutritional services, medical
services, mental health, outreach, transportation, and alcohol/drug abuse treatment and counseling. We
anticipated providing supportive services to 110 unduplicated clients during 2008.
NEW MEXICO AIDS SERVICES
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