- Sun River Health
- TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal, Inc.)
- Open Door Family Medical Centers
- St. John's Riverside Hospital: HOPE Center
- Sun River Health
- The Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.
Provides HIV testing in non-clinical settings and linkage to appropriate services.
- HIV testing and targeted counseling
- Health education
- Referral to PrEP and outreach services for those who test negative
- Initiation of Immediate Anti-Retroviral Therapy (iART), referral services and linkage to care for those who test positive
Program Sites
NYC
- Brooklyn
- Diaspora Community Services
- Bailey House
- GMHC
- Hetrick-Martin Institute
- Safe Horizon
Lower Hudson Valley
- Westchester
- Westchester County Department of Health
Emergency Financial Assistance
Provides one-time or short-term financial assistance to people with HIV for essential goods and services. Eligible persons may receive up to $5,000 per household annually.
- Emergency assistance payments providing short-term and limited assistance with utilities, housing, food (including groceries and food vouchers), and medicines
- Referrals to medical and supportive services
Program Sites
NYC and Lower Hudson Valley
Food and Nutrition
Supports people with HIV who are experiencing or at risk of food insecurity.
- Home-delivered meals (at certain sites only), group meals, pantry bags and food vouchers
- Individual and group nutritional education and counseling
- Coordination and referral to additional supportive and care navigation services
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- Argus Community, Inc.
- Housing Solutions of New York
- La Casa de Salud
- CAMBA
- La Nueva Esperanza
- God’s Love We Deliver
- Harlem United
- GMHC
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)
- Project Hospitality
Lower Hudson Valley
- Rockland
- TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal, Inc.)
- Hudson Valley Community Services
Provides easily accessible harm reduction, counseling and supportive services to people with HIV who use or previously used alcohol or drugs.
- Screening for substance use and assessing treatment needs
- Individual and group counseling services for alcohol or drug use
- Auricular (ear) acupuncture (at certain sites only)
- Overdose prevention training
- Health education
- Coordination and referral to additional supportive and care navigation services
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- BronxWorks
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
- NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
- Planned Parenthood of Greater New York/Project Street Beat
- Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center
- Bridging Access to Care, Inc.
- Interfaith Medical Center
- Planned Parenthood of Greater New York/Project Street Beat
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- The Alliance for Positive Change
- Exponents
- GMHC
- Housing Works
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel Project SHaRE
- OnPoint NYC
- AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
- Project Hospitality
Provides emergency and transitional short-term housing, housing placement assistance, and short-term rental assistance to people with HIV who are homeless, unstably housed or at serious risk of becoming homeless. Programs collaborate with each program enrollee to develop an individualized housing plan to promote stable, long-term living situations, such as through transition to the Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. For more information, visit Housing Services for New Yorkers Living with HIV.
Short-Term Housing
Emergency housing assistance aims to move people with HIV and their household members into transitional or permanent housing within 90 days. The goal of transitional housing is to move people with HIV and their household members into permanent housing within two years. Programs intend to assist certain priority populations based on age, housing status, immigration status, co-occurring illnesses and other criteria. To learn more, contact an agency directly.
- Emergency, short-term and permanent housing placement
- Tenant advocacy
- Individual and group supportive counseling
- Life skills training
- Referrals and linkage to medical and supportive services
- Appointment accompaniment
- Referrals to medical and supportive services
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- The Alliance for Positive Change
- After Hours Project
- Bailey House
- CAMBA
- Housing Works
- The Alliance for Positive Change
- AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)
- Project Hospitality
Housing Placement Assistance
Identifies and secures permanent housing for people with HIV and their household members. Programs intend to assist certain priority populations based on age, housing status, immigration status, co-occurring illnesses and other criteria. For more information, contact an agency directly.
- Short-term and permanent housing placement
- Apartment inspections
- Tenant advocacy
- Referrals to medical and supportive services
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center
- Bailey House
- AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)
- Hispanic AIDS Forum (HAF)
Short-term Rental Assistance
Provides direct rental payments to landlords for people with HIV and their household members to secure or maintain stable housing. To be eligible for services, people with HIV must meet the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) program medical and financial eligibility criteria, but be ineligible for HASA due to administrative reasons.
- Rent payment to landlords
- Apartment inspection
- Tenant advocacy
- Referrals to medical and supportive services
Program Sites
NYC
- Brooklyn
- After Hours Project
- African Services Committee
Lower Hudson Valley
- Rockland and Westchester
- Cornerstone
- Lifting Up Westchester
Provides comprehensive legal advocacy services for people with HIV.
Programs may assist with:
- Immigration matters
- Public benefits, including obtaining and maintaining cash assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Medicaid and other health-related assistance
- Addressing housing needs
- End-of-life planning
- Family and intimate partner legal matters
- Child custody arrangements
- Delegating powers of attorney
- Other legal issues
- Preparation of income tax returns, powers of attorney, living wills and other legal documents
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- Mobilization for Justice
- Legal Services NYC
- The Family Center
- African Services Committee
- Council on Adoptable Children
- GMHC
- Legal Aid Society
- Legal Services NYC
- AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)
- Project Hospitality Legal Advocacy Program
Lower Hudson Valley
- Rockland
- Legal Aid Society of Rockland County, Inc.
Provides transportation to medical and supportive services appointments for people with HIV who have no other means of transportation. Medical transportation services include taxi, van, bus, ambulette vehicles and gas vouchers from contracted transportation providers in Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties. Medical transportation may be provided between points within Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties, and in NYC.
Program Sites
Lower Hudson Valley
- Rockland and Westchester
- Cornerstone
Provides comprehensive mental health services through health centers and community-based organizations that are co-located with or linked to HIV primary care providers.
- Individual and group mental health counseling
- Individual and group counseling for alcohol and drug use
- Psychiatric care
- Seeking Safety services to address trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and drug use
- Counseling around HIV treatment and prevention
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- The Institute for Family Health
- VIP Community Services, Inc.
- Housing Works
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
- Bailey House
- GMHC
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
- New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- The Institute for Family Health
- AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)
Lower Hudson Valley
- Westchester
- Westchester Medical Center
Non-medical Case Management for Currently Incarcerated or Recently Released Individuals
Non-medical Case Management for Currently Incarcerated or Recently Released Individuals
Connects people with HIV leaving NYC jails and New York State prisons to HIV care and supportive services via the Fortune Society’s work with NYC Health + Hospitals’ Correctional Health Services.
- Escort from Rikers to supportive services in the community
- Development and maintenance of a transitional care plan
- Support for initiation or maintenance of HIV treatment
- Linkage to primary medical care
- Coordinate with medical and supportive services
- Assistance with housing and other social services
Program Sites
NYC
Oral Health Care
Provides periodic comprehensive screening and preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic oral health services for income-eligible people with HIV.
- Comprehensive dental care, including palliative services and rehabilitation of dentition
- Oral health education
- Appointment reminders
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health
- Community Health Center of Richmond, Inc
Lower Hudson Valley
- Westchester
- Westchester Medical Center
Outpatient Ambulatory Services
Provides professional diagnostic and therapeutic medical services to people with HIV who are 50 years of age and older in an outpatient setting.
- Comprehensive medical examination, including preventive screenings, risk assessments, and diagnosis and treatment of common physical and mental health conditions
- Geriatric assessments
- Medication prescription and medication therapy management
- Health education and counseling services
- Group physical and social activities
- Continuity of care and management of chronic conditions
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
Support for Transgender, Intersex, Gender Non-Conforming and Non-Binary People
Provides gender-affirming counseling and linkage to health care for transgender, intersex, gender non-confirming and non-binary people with HIV, and support for their birth and chosen families.
- Individual counseling to support mental health and the development of coping skills
- Family and group counseling
- Counseling around HIV treatment and prevention
- Linkage and referral to gender-affirming health care, including mental health services, medical care, alcohol or drug use counseling, and housing, legal and other supportive services
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- Destination Tomorrow
- Mount Sinai Medical Center
Supportive Counseling and Psychosocial Support Services
Provides individual, group and family-focused (chosen and birth) counseling services.
- Counseling for people who are not seeking treatment for a diagnosed mental health condition
- Individual, family and group counseling
- Seeking Safety services to address trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and drug use
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- BOOM!Health
- St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction
- After Hours Project
- CAMBA
- Family Services Network of New York
- Haitian Centers Council
- La Nueva Esperanza
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- The Family Center
- African Services Committee
- The Alliance for Positive Change
- GMHC
- Harlem United
- OnPoint NYC
- AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)
Lower Hudson Valley
- Rockland and Westchester
- Cornerstone
The Undetectables Program and Crystal Methamphetamine Harm Reduction Services
Two additional HIV service programs supported by NYC Ending the Epidemic funds are the Undetectables Viral Load Suppression Program and Crystal Methamphetamine Harm Reduction Services. While these two programs are not funded by Ryan White Part A, they work closely with the Ryan White Part A Program to reduce HIV transmission, support HIV treatment, and improve health outcomes.
The Undetectables Viral Load Suppression Program
Addresses HIV-related stigma, supports retention in care and increases viral load suppression among people with HIV who experience barriers to taking their HIV medicines as prescribed and maintaining an undetectable viral load. This program is based on The Undetectables, a pilot project initially developed, implemented and evaluated by Housing Works Community Healthcare.
- Individual and group counseling to support taking HIV medicines as prescribed
- Financial incentives for program enrollees who maintain an undetectable viral load
- Modified Directly Observed Therapy (mDOT)
Program Sites
NYC
- Bronx
- Montefiore Medical Center
- Morris Heights Health Center
- St. Barnabas Hospital
- Housing Works
- Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
- The Alliance for Positive Change
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
- GMHC
-
Voces Latinas, Corps
- Project Hospitality
Crystal Methamphetamine Harm Reduction Services
Expands access to harm reduction and supportive services for New Yorkers who use crystal methamphetamine, including people vulnerable to or living with HIV.
- Individual and group counseling services for alcohol or drug use
- Overdose prevention trainings
- Mental health counseling services
- Health education
- Navigation assistance, including referrals and accompaniment to health and supportive service appointments
- Linkage to HIV testing, PrEP and emergency PEP
Program Sites
NYC
- Brooklyn
- Housing Works
- Apicha Community Health Center
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
- Housing Works
- The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Additional Resources
- NY HIV: HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council of New York
- NY HIV: Ryan White Part A Referral Directory
- New York State: Health Plan Marketplace
- New York State: HIV Uninsured Care Programs
- HRSA: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part A Program
- HRSA: Ryan White HIV Program Medical Provider Tool
More Information
- Access HRA Benefits
- Housing Services for New Yorkers Living with HIV
- Learning More About HIV/AIDS and Ending the Epidemic
- AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
