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Housing Works Inc

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: HIV/AIDS Habitat Human Rights Minority Rights
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	United States of America Haiti
Millennium Development Goals:	Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Mission statement:	Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of him [or her] self and of his [or her] family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his [or her] control. --Article 25, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights In keeping with Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and with the intention of bringing to an end the twin crises of homelessness and AIDS, the purpose of Housing Works is to ensure that adequate housing, food, social services, harm reduction and other drug treatment services, medical and mental health care, and employment opportunities are available to homeless persons living with AIDS and HIV and to their families as they define them. In particular, it is our purpose to serve those persons who have difficulty obtaining services elsewhere, especially those whose difficulty is a consequence of mental illness or chemical dependence. Housing Works is a minority-led, membership-driven, community-based not-for-profit organization providing housing, healthcare, case management, job training and placement, supportive services, day treatment, and primary care to New Yorkers living with HIV and AIDS and to their families. Our mission is to reach the most vulnerable and under-served among those affected by the AIDS epidemic — those living with HIV/AIDS while struggling with homelessness, chronic mental illness, chemical dependence, and incarceration — and to help them gain stability, independence, and dignity while improving their overall health. At the heart of our work is a commitment to fight for systemic change and to demand public and private action to end the twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and homelessness to be achieved through the following goals: • Advocacy that aggressively challenges perceptions about homeless people living with AIDS and HIV, both within their indigenous communities and in the larger society; • direct provision of innovative models of housing and services; • facilitation of access to other appropriate systems of care; and • the development and operation of entrepreneurial enterprises that support Housing Works while providing employment opportunities for the people Housing Works serves.
Year established:	1990
Year of registration:	1990
Organizational structure:	Housing Works, Inc. is the oversight board of 14 subsidiary nonprofit organizations, each incorporated as its own entity for programmatic accountability and financial liability purposes. All subsidiary boards regularly report to Housing Works, Inc. on all policy and fiscal matters. All subsidiary organizations support the mission of Housing Works to fight the twin crises of AIDS and homelessness through programs and funding.
Number and type of members:	Housing Works serves approximately 2000 members each year – this is through our housing programs, clinics, job training programs and partnerships with organizations that needed a stronger infrastructure to be sustainable. Our Social Enterprise programs have over 1100 members that volunteer and donate to our businesses and programs. In addition we have organizational partners that provide funding, content support, collaboration and coordination on activities that span direct services to direct action.
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Product sales and business services Donations and grants from domestic sources

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