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Boston Housing Authority's Cathedral Project

When the first HIV/AIDS housing programs opened in Massachusetts, it was understood that for many of the clients who moved into these programs, it would be their final move. Many residents lived in the housing programs for a few years, but ultimately, many would succumb to their HIV infection or a related opportunistic infection. The advent of protease inhibitors and other new treatments for HIV/AIDS in the mid-1990s changed HIV/AIDS housing dramatically. Clients who had success with the new treatments were living longer and would remain in their housing, decreasing the turnover rate. Clients who stayed in their supportive housing programs would often "outgrow" the need for intensive supportive services available at their programs. The Cathedral HOPWA (Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS) Graduate Housing Program is a new independent HIV/AIDS housing program and aims to fill a gap by providing people with HIV/AIDS who are ready to "graduate" from supportive housing with the independent affordable housing options and opening up supportive housing for those who desperately need it.

This new housing opportunity is collaboration between the City of Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development (DND), the Boston Housing Authority (BHA), and the AIDS Action Committee (AAC). AIDS Housing Corporation has provided ongoing technical support and the project is supported by funding provided by the City of Boston's HOPWA permanent housing development fund.