The product of in-depth research and practical know-how, AHC publications are full of useful information for people in the AIDS service field. Order a publication today and start putting AHC's knowledge to work for you.
Many AHC publications are available free to download. If you'd like to order a hard copy, print and return an order form with payment to:
AIDS Housing Corporation
29 Stanhope Street
Boston, MA 02116
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Program Operations
Achieving Excellence
Standards of Care and Best Practices for HIV/AIDS
Supportive Housing (2004)
This updated volume of Standards of Care for HIV/AIDS housing and service delivery is the result of the hard work and energy of Massachusetts HIV/AIDS supportive housing providers, residents, and local funders in collaboration with AHC. This publication should serve as a useful resource for your programs in creating or improving existing HIV/AIDS supportive housing. When ordering, please specify English or Spanish, and congregate and scattered site housing.
» Cost: $10 coil-bound hard copy, or free to download.
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Program Director's Workbook
Tools for Implementing HIV Supportive Housing (2004)
This is a collection of sample documents and guides to support the operation of housing programs for people living with HIV/AIDS. Using these sample documents program staff can efficiently develop information-recording procedures to improve existing practices. The workbook includes: sample forms (i.e. intakes, assessments, individualized service plans, case records, employee evaluations, medication/nutrition monitoring), staff job descriptions, staffing pattern profiles, resident rights & responsibilities, personal budget worksheets for residents and staff protocols & procedures.
» Cost: $15 binder with CD-ROM of documents; free to download.
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Housing Search
New England HIV/AIDS Supportive Housing Program Directory (2004)
The popular and informative Massachusetts HIV/AIDS Housing Program Directory has been updated and expanded to include all of New England. The 2004 Edition has the latest information on single-site and scattered-site, permanent and transitional supportive housing programs for people living with HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Rhode Island. The directory includes the following information about the programs: location, program type, residents served, services offered, description of the setting, contact information and sponsoring agencies. This manual is an excellent reference for consumers, case managers, client advocates, program planners and funders.
» Cost: $10 coil-bound hard copy, or free to download.
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How to Get to a Place Called Home
A Handbook to Help People with HIV Find Housing (2000)
This is a handbook to help people living with HIV/AIDS understand the housing search process in Massachusetts. The handbook should be distributed free of charge to consumers of HIV services who either lack housing or have problems with their current housing. The handbook includes: step by step instructions for conducting a housing search, answers to common questions about housing, explanations of housing options, and phone numbers and contact names. When ordering, please specify English, Spanish, or Creole.
» Cost: Free in the Greater Boston Area; $2 in other areas.
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In the Center of the Ring
A Guide for HIV Housing Advocates (1998)
This guide, developed by and for HIV housing advocates, presents tips and ideas on how to confront the challenges of housing advocacy for persons living with HIV. Topics include "Organizing Your Workplan," "Working from an Outreach Site," "Avoiding Stress and Burn-out," and "After-care and Homelessness Prevention." Each chapter is written in a question and answer format, with answers provided by experienced HIV housing advocates from around the Boston area.
» Cost: $10 binder hard copy.
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Needs Assessments
State of Maine
AIDS Housing Needs and Resource Assessment:
Draft Final Report (2007)
This report is a state-wide summary of the housing and service needs of people in Maine living with HIV and AIDS. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. It includes a summary of the epidemiology of the HIV-positive population in Maine, as well as summaries of state and federal housing resources available. The report also chronicles the barriers that consumers face in trying to access housing or services, as well as the unmet housing needs among the HIV-positive population.
For more information, contact Jonathan Sherwood or Courtney Nielsen at 617-927-0088.
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State of New Hampshire
AIDS Housing Needs and Resource Assessment:
Draft Final Report (2005)
This report was written in concert with Alison Paglia, Ph.D, from the University of New Hampshire. The report comprehensively examines the housing resources available to persons with HIV and AIDS in New Hampshire in the context of needs identified through focus groups, a survey and key informant interviews. This report will be final upon development of an action plan and approval by HUD.
AHC will be developing an action plan based upon this report in collaboration with New Hampshire HOPWA grantees and sponsors, state officials and other stakeholders.
For more information, contact Jonathan Sherwood at 617-927-0088.
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Essex County
AIDS Housing Needs Assessment (2006)
This 20-page report examines the affordable housing needs of persons with HIV and AIDS in Essex County, Mass., in the context of epidemiological and income information, as well as the context of available housing and service resources. Commissioned by the City of Lynn following the redistribution of HOPWA funds, this report aims to help the city as well as those who provide HIV/AIDS related services in Bristol County to plan and prioritize activities, with the goal of expanding housing opportunities for low-income HIV-positive persons in Essex County. This report was made possible through a technical assistance grant from the City of Lynn.
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Bristol County
AIDS Housing Needs Assessment (2005)
This 21-page report examines the affordable housing needs of persons with HIV and AIDS in Bristol County, Mass., in the context of epidemiological and income information, as well as the context of available housing and service resources. Commissioned by the City of Providence, R.I., following the redistribution of HOPWA funds, this report aims to help the city as well as those who provide HIV/AIDS related services in Bristol County to plan and prioritize activities, with the goal of expanding housing opportunities for low-income HIV-positive persons in Bristol County. This report was made possible through a technical assistance grant from the City of Providence.
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Middlesex County
AIDS Housing Needs Assessment (2005)
This 20-page report examines the affordable housing needs of persons with HIV and AIDS in Middlesex County, Mass., in the context of epidemiological and income information, as well as the context of available housing and service resources. Commissioned by the City of Lowell following the redistribution of HOPWA funds, this report aims to help the city as well as those who provide HIV/AIDS related services to plan and prioritize activities, with the goal of expanding housing opportunities for low-income HIV-positive persons in Middlesex County. This report was made possible through a technical assistance grant from the City of Lowell and with the support of the City of Cambridge.
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Worcester County
AIDS Housing Needs Assessment (2005)
This 20-page report examines the affordable housing needs of persons with HIV and AIDS in Worcester County, Mass., in the context of epidemiological and income information, as well as the context of available housing and service resources. Commissioned by the City of Worcester following the redistribution of HOPWA funds, this report aims to help the city as well as those who provide HIV/AIDS related services to plan and prioritize activities, with the goal of expanding housing opportunities for low-income HIV+ persons in Worcester County. This report was made possible through a technical assistance grant from the City of Worcester.
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Plymouth County
AIDS Housing Needs Assessment (2005)
This 20-page report examines the affordable housing needs of persons with HIV and AIDS in Plymouth County, Mass., in the context of epidemiological and income information, as well as the context of available housing and service resources. Commissioned by the City of Boston following the redistribution of HOPWA funds and the new inclusion of the City of Brockton, this report aims to help the City as well as those who provide HIV/AIDS related services to plan and prioritize activities, with the goal of maximizing housing opportunities for low-income HIV-positive persons in Plymouth County. This report was made possible through a technical assistance grant from the City of Boston.
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Moving Forward
A Massachusetts HIV/AIDS Housing Resources and
Needs Assessment Report (2003)
This in-depth, statewide study examines HIV/AIDS housing resources and the housing-related needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This report details what kinds of housing are available to people with HIV/AIDS across the state and where this housing is located, comparing this with epidemiological, focus group and other information to map out need at both the state and local levels. It also describes best practices for housing underserved populations such as HIV-positive people with histories of chronic homelessness, mental illness, substance use and incarceration. It should be useful for planners, providers, government officials, consumers, and others involved in HIV/AIDS housing.
» Cost: $4 perfect bound hard copy or CD-ROM; free to download.
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Where Do We Go From Here?
A Needs Assessment of HIV/AIDS Housing in
Boston, Massachusetts (1998)
This is a comprehensive research study commissioned by the City of Boston Mayor's AIDS Housing Task Force that examines HIV/AIDS housing resources and the housing-related needs of people living with HIV/AIDS.
The report contains useful data about consumers and providers and recommendations for the City of Boston, which can provide ideas for planners, providers, government officials, consumers, and others involved in HIV/AIDS housing. The report includes: statistics and a history of HIV/AIDS in Boston; funding sources for HIV/AIDS housing, implications of HIV/AIDS housing policy; analysis of research data; implications, recommendations, and methodology of data collection.
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