Aid For AIDS

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Aid For AIDS is a California-based nonprofit organization, founded in 1983 and dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by HIV (HIV/AIDS) disease. The agency provides a variety of services to impoverished individuals and families that include housing and utility assistance, fresh food, pharmacy assistance, case management, and links to other service providers. Aid For AIDS also serves as a central coordinating agency for the Los Angeles Housing Department administering two Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs from HUD -- the Short Term Rent, Mortgage and Utility (STRMU) program and the Permanent Housing Placement Grants (PHPG) program. The purpose of the STRMU program is to assist persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) who are not able to meet their monthly housing expenses, including utilities and rent, due to unexpected situations; the PHPG program provides eligible clients and families with financial assistance for moving into affordable, permanent, subsidized or non-subsidized housing.