4056 - Housing Works

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Letter from the President/CEO
During Fiscal Year 2006, Housing Works continued its work to
”End AIDS Now” by winning major advocacy victories at the state,
local, national and international levels, and greatly expanding the
organization’s capacity for HIV/AIDS outreach and care.
INTRODUCTION
Letter from the Chairman of the Board
2006 marked the 25th year of
the AIDS pandemic, a pandemic
that has claimed more than 25
million lives worldwide, and
one that continues to devastate
us personally and threaten the
political and economic fabric of
our society.
people who contributed to Housing Works and supported its programs during this past year. Thanks to your efforts, Housing Works
established itself as a champion of HIV/AIDS Advocacy (both locally
and internationally), housed, fed and supported more clients than
ever before, and empowered 23 new graduates from the Second
Life Job Training program—breaking the cycle of unemployment
and dependency that too often leads to HIV infection and other
health problems.
Despite the public misconception that the AIDS crisis has
largely abated here in the United States, HIV infection rates
continue to escalate among
low-income and disenfranchised populations nationwide.
New York City remains at the
epicenter of the pandemic, with
more than 30,000 men, women,
and children living with AIDS
and HIV, while at the same time
living on the streets.
Housing Works also revamped its health and prevention services,
developing an increasingly holistic care environment. Client primary care visits increased 50%, medical staffers developed more cultural competence, and the Empowerment Wellness Program gave
clients a new toolkit of invaluable life skills. Housing development
celebrated the construction of the Women’s Transitional Housing
Program in Brooklyn, and the “Stand Up” Harlem Housing project.
These new buildings, along with Housing Work’s first offering in
Staten Island, provided homes for approximately 75 new clients
and represented the organization’s first major Housing expansion
in more than five years.
These are the twin crises of
AIDS and homelessness. Since
1990, the clients, staff, volunteers and supporters of Housing Works have come together
to combat HIV/AIDS in the
homeless population, fashioning an integrated approach to
health care, prevention, housing
and advocacy that dramatically
improves the lives all those affected by the disease.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to express my
deepest gratitude to the many
4 CHAIRMAN
That said, Fiscal Year 2006 was not without its financial difficulties,
and the approval of the 2007 Housing Works budget in May of this
year reflects a prudent plan for growth and sustainable development. Our Development office is fully staffed and our business
services are expanding, and thanks to lessons learned in 2006,
the organization is now better equipped to manage unforeseen
expenses.
As we enter the new fiscal year, Housing Works is better positioned than ever to help make the dream of ending AIDS a reality.
We will continue to work towad that goal under the extraordinary
leadership of Charles King and his executive team. AIDS isn’t over
until it’s over for everyone, and Housing Works will not rest until
the end of AIDS/HIV is a reality.
In October, The Campaign To End AIDS (C2EA) laid the groundwork
for a robust state-by-state HIV/AIDS advocacy network, mobilizing
thousands of activists to Washington, D.C. (via 10 nationwide
caravans) and staging more than 150 local events along the way. As
C2EA co-chair, I joined Housing Works clients and staff in leading
the New York City delegation, as we walked the full 21-day route
to our nation’s capital. C2EA now boasts more than 400 endorsing
organizations, and continues to build public support thanks to
leadership training summits like the Youth Action Institute and
political awareness programs like AIDSVote.org.
At this year’s United Nations General Assembly Special Session
on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS), Housing Works received official U.N.
accreditation as a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) and
lobbied international governments to adopt a platform of universal
access to HIV/AIDS treatment by 2010. On the state and local
level, Housing Works secured the first-ever rate increase for AIDS
Adult Day Health Care, worked to redefine Ryan White Care Act
re-authorization principles, and won a highly publicized battle
with New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden over his
radical new HIV testing and privacy proposals.
As always, Housing Works
stands as a loving and
empowering expression of
“home” for the clients, staff,
volunteers and supporters that
make up the organization and
its community. We are thankful
to be part of such a healing and
empowering environment, and
hope that you will continue to
join us in the fight to end the
AIDS pandemic once and for all.
Charles King
New York, New York
September 14, 2006
Housing Works also expanded its services to the poorest state
of the union, helping to launch Mississippi’s first AIDS advocacy
organization (AIDS Action In Mississippi) and engaging in national
impact litigation over a proposed bill that threatened to leave
thousands of impoverished residents without access to live-saving
HIV/AIDS medications.
On the business side, Housing Works’ groundbreaking social
enterprise ventures continued to prosper, with record revenues
across the board and the opening of two new Housing Works Thrift
Shops. Public awareness of Housing Works also reached new
heights, thanks to well-branded special events like the Keith D.
Cylar AIDS Activist Awards, The Live From Home Concert Series,
and Design on a Dime; all of which generated significant funds and
press mentions.
Despite these successes, Housing Works Inc. [HWI] and its
subsidiaries reported a deficit of more than 1.2 million, largely
due to overspending. This was the first reported deficit in 7 years,
and resulted in 24 company-wide layoffs and other cost-cutting
measures. Housing Works has re-budgeted appropriately for 2007,
and expects both a return to profitability and the return of some
old friends.
David I. Cohen, M.D.
New York, New York
September 14, 2006
PRESIDENT 5
THE UNIVERSAL
DECLARATION
OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Everyone has a right to standard of living adequate
of his family, including food, clothing, housing and
the right to security in the event of unemployment,
other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his
Article 25,
The Universal Declaration
of Human Rights
6 DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
for the health and well being of himself and
medical care and necessary social services, and
sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or
control.
MISSION STATEMENT
Housing Works is deeply committed to ending the twin crises
of homelessness and AIDS. We work to ensure that adequate
housing, food, social support, drug treatment, healthcare and
employment are available to homeless persons living with HIV/
AIDS—and to their families, as they define them.
Housing Works is particularly committed to serving people who
have difficulty obtaining services elsewhere, especially because of
mental illness or chemical dependence.
We seek to accomplish these goals in the context of a selfsustaining, healing community that maximizes the potential of the
people it serves.
We work toward these goals
through:
• political and social advocacy
that aggressively challenge
societal perceptions about
homeless people living with
HIV/AIDS
• direct provision of services
• helping our clients access
other points of care
• the development and
operation of entrepreneurial
enterprises, which support
Housing Works while providing
employment opportunities for
the people we serve.
MISSION STATEMENT 7
HISTORY
Housing Works has a unique
and stirring history. The organization was born in 1990 as
an outgrowth of the New York
chapter of the renowned AIDS
activist group ACT UP (AIDS
Coalition to Unleash Power).
There, activists realized that
grassroots organizing and civil
disobedience were not enough
to spur the government to take
responsibility for thousands of
homeless New Yorkers dying
from AIDS.
Those activists began looking
for new strategies to provide
life-sustaining housing and
services to those in need—and
Housing Works came to life. It
was founded by two openly gay
men, Charles King and openly
HIV-positive African-American
Keith Cylar, with help from
fellow AIDS activists Virginia
Shubert and openly HIV-positive
Eric Sawyer.
Under King and Cylar, Housing Works grew steadily throughout the
1990s, even when the city revoked the organization’s contracts for
millions of dollars worth of services. Housing Works sued the city,
charging that it was retaliating against Housing Works for its open
protests of the city’s AIDS policies. In 2005, Housing Works finally
received a settlement from the city of nearly $5 million.
KEITH D. CYLAR “AIDS WARRIOR”
1958-2004
Today, Housing Works is the nation’s largest community-based,
minority-controlled AIDS services organization. When the organization began, fewer than 350 units of housing existed for the
estimated 30,000 homeless people living with HIV/AIDS in New
York City. Since that time, Housing Works has:
An openly gay African-American, Cylar attended college and
worked in Boston before obtaining his masters degree in social
work from Columbia University in New York in the late 1980s, just
as the AIDS epidemic was cresting in the city. Diagnosed with HIV
himself in the early 1980s, he knew he couldn’t stand by silently
while countless people died.
• Housed and served over 17,000 New Yorkers with HIV/AIDS
• Won nationwide recognition for creating innovative models of
housing and services for hard-to-reach populations
• Become the nation’s leading advocate for the rights of homeless
people with HIV/AIDS through bold organizing, advocacy and litigation efforts
• Created the nation’s most successful job program for homeless
people with HIV/AIDS
• Pioneered the use by nonprofits of socially conscious entrepreneurial ventures to achieve economic self-sufficiency
Currently, Housing Works is serving some 2,000 HIV-positive individuals and their families from all five boroughs of New York City
while providing advocacy, organization and public policy leadership
on a citywide, statewide and nationwide level.
8 HISTORY
No one embodied the fearless, dedicated spirit of Housing Works
better than its co-founder, Keith D. Cylar, who died of complications related to AIDS in 2004.
As part of the AIDS activist group ACT UP, Cylar met his future life
partner, Charles King. Together, with other activists, they founded
Housing Works in 1990 in order to secure housing for homeless
people with HIV/AIDS for whom the city had no stable place.
KEITH D. CYLAR ACTIVIST FUND / ACTIVIST AWARDS
Established in 2004 shortly after the death of Housing Works
cofounder Keith D. Cylar, the Cylar Activist Fund establishes a
continuing legacy to the life and work of Housing Works co-founder
Keith D. Cylar by creating a permanent endowment to support advocacy and activism by people living with AIDS and HIV in America
and around the world.
The Fund provides people living with HIV/AIDS training and continued support to be effective advocates who are fully involved in
policy and decision-making. Now in its second year, the Fund has
raised $1,548,277.43 in support of its goals.
Each year, part of the Fund goes to the Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist
Awards, given to four outstanding, HIV-positive activists—one in
the Housing Works community, one in the U.S., and one abroad. A
fourth award, the Virginia Shubert Courage Award, is given to an
extraordinary AIDS activist who is not necessarily living with HIV.
In 2006, the Housing Works award went to women’s transitional
housing program director Julie Peña (below). The U.S. award was
shared by South Carolina activists and Campaign to End AIDS
participants Karen Bates and Stephanie Williams. The international
award went to China’s Thomas Cai. The Courage Award went to
Paul Zeitz, who heads the Global AIDS Alliance.
The awards were given in April at gala benefit evening in New York
City—the culmination of a whirlwind week in which the awardees
visited a string of lawmakers and governmental officials in Washington, D.C., and presided over a ceremony in NYC’s East Village at
which Housing Works flagship East 9th St. residence was renamed
the Keith D. Cylar House.
Over the next 14 years, Cylar not only built Housing Works into
an organization housing and serving thousands of homeless New
Yorkers with HIV/AIDS, he developed a national reputation as an
AIDS activist of uncompromising boldness, known to be just as at
home protesting in the streets as he was negotiating the halls of
power at New York’s City Hall or in Washington, D.C.
When Cylar died unexpectedly in 2004 at the age of 47, supporters nationwide joined the Housing Works community in mourning. Today, to honor his warrior legacy, Housing Works maintains
the Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Fund, proceeds from which go to
recipients of the annual Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Awards. The
awards go to unheralded HIV-positive activists in the U.S. and
abroad whose courage in the face of illness and stigma exemplify
Cylar’s fierce, unyielding spirit.
2006 Cylar Awardee Julie Peña
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Housing Works is acclaimed
for addressing the needs of
people living with AIDS whom
many other organizations
dismiss as “too challenging to
serve.” Housing Works clients
are among the most vulnerable New Yorkers living with
HIV/AIDS: more than 80 percent
are African-American or Latino/Latina, and almost all have
struggled with some combination of homelessness, mental
illness and chemical dependen-
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cy. Nearly all live at or below
the federal poverty line, nearly
half live with hepatitis in addition to HIV, a third are women,
and nearly a third identify
as lesbian, gay, bisexual or
transgender. Many clients have
spent time in prison, and some
come to Housing Works directly
upon their release.
Yet it is clients that make up
the heart and soul of Housing
Works. They and their families,
however they may define them,
become part of the larger
Housing Works family—and
with help from the Job Training
Program, former clients make
up a quarter of the Housing
Works staff, with some rising
as high as program directors.
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HOUSING
Housing Works believes that
clients’ day-to-day needs—food,
shelter, and security—must be
met before they can make full
use of services in healthcare,
job training and overall wellness and growth.
Residence at
454 Lexington, Brooklyn
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In keeping with that belief, 2006
was a busy year for housing
initiatives at Housing Works,
including the construction of
36 new units of housing at the
Women’s Transitional Housing Residence in Brooklyn and
the Harlem Residence Housing Program. This year also
saw the initiation of the Staten
Island Housing Program, a
20-unit scatter-site permanent
housing project.
During the past year, these four
projects of the agency’s Housing Development & Operations
Division continued their expansion as they provided housing
and permanent-housing placement services to approximately
75 clients.
Women’s Transitional Housing Program
The Women’s Transitional Housing Program (WTHP) in BedfordStuyvesant, Brooklyn, will ultimately provide 20 units of congregate
transitional housing for single women released from the
correctional system. Currently, the WTHP remains a scatter-site
program providing housing and services to 23 women this year.
Seven women completed the transitional phase of the program
and moved on to permanent housing.
The WTHP staff also maintained its linkage agreement with the
city’s Riker’s Island correctional site and continued to place women
in Housing Works apartments within 24 hours of being released.
Those women also receive meals, counseling, and other needed
services through the East New York Adult Day Healthcare Center
and are eligible and encouraged to participate in any other Housing Works programs appropriate to their needs.
The WTHP facility will include 20 studio apartments with kitchenettes, a garden room and a beautiful outdoor picnic area.
Transgender Transitional Housing Program
The Transgender Transitional Housing Project (TTHP) provides
transitional housing to transgender and gender-variant individuals.
This past year, the program maintained leases on 20 scatter-site
apartments in the East New York area of Brooklyn and provided
housing and services to 32 people of transgender experience, placing eight of them into permanent housing.
Like WTHP clients, TTHP clients access medical care, counseling,
meals and other services at the East New York Adult Day Heath
Care program. TTHP clients will be able to come together in a
congregate living setting once a permanent home is found for the
program. Until then, the program will continue to lease apartments in East New York.
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William Streeter House
William Streeter House is an Oxford House–style sober living
environment in East New York, Brooklyn. Streeter House consists
of 12 furnished rooms featuring shared living arrangements and
responsibilities. Residency requirements include abstinence from
mood-altering chemicals, a commitment to ongoing recovery from
drugs and alcohol, and HASA eligibility. In 2006, Streeter House
made progress toward becoming a full Oxford House model with
elections of officers and weekly house meetings.
Brooklyn Family Housing
Brooklyn Family Housing consists of one 3-bedroom and two 1bedroom apartments over a commercial office space in East New
York. Two of the units were occupied for most of the reporting year.
“Stand-Up” Harlem House
Major construction of the “Stand-Up” Harlem House began in July
2005 and should be completed by September 2006. A program
director is in place, and Housing Works has started to screen
potential clients to occupy these beautiful apartments located in
classic brownstones on 130th Street in Harlem.
Meant for HASA-eligible single adults living with HIV/AIDS, the
project consists of 12 studio apartments with common areas and
a spacious backyard. Across the street, two 2-bedroom and two
3-bedroom apartments are available for homeless families with
children where at least one family member is living with HIV/AIDS.
Staten Island Housing Program
Now in operation, the Staten Island Housing Program (SIHP) will
ultimately consist of 20 scatter-site apartments meant for HASAeligible single adults living with HIV/AIDS. A program director
and two staff are in place out of an office on Richmond Terrace in
Staten Island’s St. George area. Four apartments have been leased
so far.
In addition to the residential
programs run by the Housing
Development & Operations
Division, Housing Works Adult
Day Healthcare Centers in
the East New York section of
Brooklyn and on East Ninth
Street in Manhattan operate
congregate residences housing 32 and 36 single adults,
respectively.
Outside the “Stand-Up”
Harlem House
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HEALTH SERVICES
Housing Works provides a
wide array of health services
designed for low-income and
disenfranchised clients living with HIV/AIDS and other
challenges including: mental
illness, chemical dependency,
homelessness, incarceration
and domestic violence.
Health Services is focused on
promoting “health” as a state of
physical, psychosocial, economic, and political well-being.
As such, quality health care is
a matter of social justice. This
supports the concept that successful health care is not just
traditional medical services,
but a complete platform of
social wellness.
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Health Services features three Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) programs (West Village Specialty Health Care Center, Keith D. Cylar
House and East New York ADHC) which provide comprehensive and
interdisciplinary healthcare services including: social work, case
management, medical services, nutrition counseling, substance
abuse counseling and crisis intervention.
munity—a widely underserved group that is at a particularly high
risk of contracting HIV and related diseases.
West Village Specialty Health Care Center
320 W. 13th Street, New York, NY
Primary care facilities, with HIV specialist medical providers, are
also available at each site. In addition, Housing Works offers an HIV
Special Needs Plan (SNP) service under Vida Care, Inc., that offers
all-inclusive health services and comprehensive care coordination
for people with HIV and AIDS. The Housing Works Mental Health
Program provides direct services to clients at over five Housing
Works locations.
The newly renamed West Village Specialty Health Care Center
(formerly the West 13 ADHC) enjoyed much success in 2006, with
client engagement in Primary Care, Vida Care, and the Adult Day
Health Care program, exceeding its projected year-end billable/
census goal of 70 to 91. Well-qualified and caring primary-care
providers offering culturally competent services contributed to a 50
percent increase in primary-care visits, equaling 2,537 more than
last year.
In 2006 Health Services expanded its Empowerment Wellness Program (EWP), intended to provide afternoon social support services
for clients after the day treatment centers have closed. The program offers medical, nutritional, advocacy, and life-skills counseling, providing transportation and dinner to those who take part.
More importantly, The West Village Specialty Health Care Center
received Department of Health (DOH) approval to add 100 more
slots, allowing Housing Works to provide life-saving health services
to 30 additional clients in 2007.
Housing Works has also significantly expanded its Transgender
Services, providing specialized primary care services and instituting medical provider training to better serve the Transgender com-
The West Village primary care clinic continues to excel in numerous ways, establishing a Clinical Care Team (CCT) that develops
clinical strategies for clients who have difficulties complying with
treatment instructions. In addition, in order to prevent HPV-re-
lated cervical and rectal cancer
among clients, the site will be
offering colposcopy services for
HIV-positive women and anal
pap smears for both men and
women.
The West Village evening
program has also received high
praise from DOH, whose audit
asserted that the program had
successfully developed a culturally competent model of care
for an underserved population.
The Keith D. Cylar House
743-749 East 9th Street,
New York, NY
On April 27, 2006, the East
9th St. Housing Works Adult
Day Health Care facility was
officially renamed the Keith D.
Cylar House, in memory of the
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the needs
of clients who want to enter the workforce
but have not yet completed the organization’s rigorous Second Life
Job Training
Program. To be eligible for this new program, clients
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benefit clients
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AIDS Conference in Toronto, CAN, and also produced the first-ever
client Art Show at the Housing Works Bookstore Café.
East New York Adult Day
Health Care Center
2640 Pitkin Avenue,
Brooklyn NY 11208
Princess Stephanie of Monaco
visits Housing Works.
The Adult Day Health Care site
at Cylar House experienced increases in enrollments in Vida
Care, and Primary Care in 2006.
Primary Care rose from 776
in 2005 to 2,111 this year. The
census and billables have been
consistent.
The Cylar House also served as
the pilot site for an employment
program with clients as stipend
workers focused on helping to
manage inventory at both the
Housing Works Thrift Shops
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In April 2006, Housing Works’
East New York Adult Day Health
Care Center celebrated its 8th
year in operation—a year that
saw increases in the number
of health care programs and
services. These include the
inauguration of an Ambulatory Care Program for people
HIV-positive and over 50, and a
host of complementary support
services including Yoga, Rekki,
and Chi Qong. The inception of
the Syringe Exchange Program was another major victory for the
East New York site, despite initial opposition from local community
boards.
East New York’s Adult Day Health Care Program is consistently
averaging 54-58 daily censuses, meeting and exceeding projected
targets over the last year. This has generated innovative services
for clients with the introduction of hypnotherapy and goal-setting
groups. The introduction of the Empowerment Wellness Program
(EWP), which debuted with 30 participants in 2006, represents
an important step in servicing clients during the afternoon and
evening hours.
To date, East New York maintains extremely high Vida Care SNP
member enrollment. The site also boasts the highest number of
transgender patients at Housing Works. East New York Primary
Care Services, provided by a Department of Health HIV Excellence
Award-winning physician, have seen a tremendous increase in
2006 with 50% more new enrollments and 1,373 total visits.
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Finally, the East New York Gospel Choir (composed of HIV-positive clients) ��
has made significant inroads with local faith-based
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Transgender patients. Transgender counseling, education
and mental health programs
continue to expand, and new
Transgender case management
initiatives promise assistance
with legal name change and
referrals for housing, clothing
and other social support.
The West Village Specialty
Health Center also hosts a
In 2006, Health Services paid special attention to improving the
quality of care, based on new AIDS Institute service guidelines
and an in-house client inquiry. This resulted in increased provider
training, monthly “Grand Rounds” by top medical executives, Continuous Medical Education (CME) credits for primary care providers, and increased provider attendance at various HIV educational
conferences nationwide. Clinical Care Teams (CCT) were devised
to help clients who had difficulties complying with treatment, and
both medical social worker services and women’s health care were
greatly expanded.
As a result of these efforts, 2006 was a banner year for Housing
Works primary care services. Client visits increased 50% from the
previous year and a total of 300 primary care patients were treated
at the organization’s three Adult Day Health Care centers.
Mental Health Services
Housing Works Mental Health service programs continue to grow,
now serving more than 100 clients at three clinical sites, with one
full-time mental health provider per site. Funded by SAMSHA,
MHRA and EMH grants, the program services Housing Works day
treatment clients as well as HIV-positive clients outside of Housing
Works. Mental Health services include psychiatric and psychological assessments, individual and group psychotherapy, and coordination of Mental Health services.
Transgender Services
Recognizing that the transgender community is one of the most
at-risk groups for contracting HIV and other related diseases,
Housing Works spent much of 2006 ramping up its Transgender
and Trans-Affirmative health services.
Trans-Affirmative health services include: primary care, CrossGender Hormone Therapy, provision of free hormones to HIV-infected/affected individuals (via Vida Care), laboratory monitoring,
and support for gender change in Medicaid care for HIV-negative
transgender evening program,
offering a safe and trans-affirmative space for transgender
clients (both HIV-positive and
HIV-negative) to engage in
therapy, family-style dinners,
and advocacy planning. This
program served more than 50
clients in 2006 and projects a
significant increase next year.
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ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE &
PRIMARY CARE PROGRAMS
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The Housing Works Prevention and Services Programs provide
individual and group-level services to individuals and families living
with or affected by HIV/AIDS. The department programs work with
one another, as well as with other departments within Housing
Works and other community-based service providers, to help move
clients along a continuum of health and wellness.
Such a continuum often starts with clients in crisis engaging in
MANO, the street outreach program, or the Community FollowUp Program (also known as COBRA Case Management) and then
moving through the Second Life Job Training Program and becoming fully employed at Housing Works.
In addition, Prevention and Services offers a Summer Youth
Enrichment Program, a 7-week academic enrichment and work
experience program for the adolescent children of Housing Works
clients.
It also offers syringe exchanges, detox acupuncture and HIV counseling and testing for people of transgender experience.
Both at its 130 Crosby St. site and in various community settings,
Prevention Services offers a comprehensive array of supportive
services for Housing Works clients both living with and at risk
for HIV. Program components include the Supportive Services
program, Syringe Exchange Program (SEP), Deaf Services/Peer
Education, Mobile Access Neighborhood Outreach (MANO) and
Comparing Access Toward Transgender (CATT) testing program.
This year, the department served 822 individuals by providing
outreach engagement and referral, HIV prevention education, support groups, substance use assessments, harm reduction services,
detox auricular acupuncture, rapid HIV testing, mental health services, transgender HIV counseling and testing, syringe exchange,
and referrals for medical and housing services.
PREVENTION
& SERVICES
Supportive Services
In this essential Housing Works program, groups and individual
counseling help clients achieve the stability they need to maintain permanent housing and access appropriate health care. The
program provided 1,976 well-attended support groups this year
to help clients in areas including mental health, stress reduction,
harm reduction, skill building, hygiene improvement and auricular
acupuncture.
Syringe Exchange Program
For many clients, the Syringe Exchange Program is an important
entry point into other Harm Reduction Services at Housing Works.
The SEP program expanded to 2 new sites this year. Housing
Works now offers syringe exchange to 49 clients in four locations—
all three ADHC programs and residences and the Crosby Street
site. This year the program distributed 2,695 new syringes. The
agency is discussing expanding the Crosby St. program to serve
the general public.
Deaf Services/Peer Education
The Deaf Services program targets deaf and hard-of-hearing clients who might otherwise have no access to housing, advocacy, or
essential health care and supportive services. The program seeks
to create awareness within the community to recruit potential peer
educators and volunteers, and to develop an HIV prevention and
education curriculum that is sensitive and appropriate to the deaf
and hard-of-hearing community. The program excelled this year,
providing 209 outreach activities and training 30 new peer educators, all of whom are qualified to do outreach.
Mobile Access Neighborhood Outreach
Housing Works’ MANO program provides services to homeless
men and women with histories of drug or alcohol use who are at
high risk for HIV infection. MANO engaged thousands of clients
during 263 street outreach events. The program has surpassed the
national average for providing initial assessments and reassessments at 6-month and 12-month intervals for SAMHSA-funded
programs. This year, a poster created by MANO staff describing
how clients move though the network of services at Housing Works
was presented at the SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment annual Grantee Evaluation Meeting. The poster was well
received by SAMHSA and other participating agencies, generating
numerous inquiries about the program and the agency.
Comparing Access Toward Transgender Testing
The agency’s CATT program, one of only three Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national demonstration projects,
provides HIV counseling and testing to help transgender clients
learn about their HIV status and access primary care, entitlements,
housing and other services. CATT provided rapid HIV testing to
349 individuals of transgender experience, yielding numbers well
above the national average for such programs. Offering testing
in public settings in an RV and using targeted social networks in
the transgender community, CATT has increased the visibility of
the transgender community in the organization and among other
service providers.
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Job Training Program reunion
Second Life Job Training
Program
The Job Training Program
is designed to give clients of
Housing Works or an affiliated agency the opportunity to
develop the skills necessary to
transition from client to fulltime Housing Works employee
In 2006, the program focused
on growth, retention and sustainability. From June 2005 to
June 2006, the program enrolled 75 new participants and graduated 23 trainees.
Community Follow-Up Program
(COBRA Case Management)
As part of its strategic plan for sustainability, the program incorporated a silk-screening project in the pre-vocational phase. Expected to generate additional revenue for the department, the project
is already off to a good start, printing T-shirts for the JTP’s Third
Annual Reunion and the Thrift Stores’ Design on a Dime event.
Project participants received numerous inquiries about printing
T-shirts for family members or other gatherings.
The Community Follow-Up Program provides intensive, comprehensive case management services to individuals and families
living with HIV who are also experiencing psychosocial stressors
affecting their overall health and well-being.
The job-training program secured six new linkage agreements
with other agencies, resulting in the submission of 33 applications
for enrollment. Sixteen applicants were accepted. Overall this year,
the program received 215 applications, 85 of which were accepted.
In the program, a case management team assists a client in
accessing HIV care, entitlements, mental health services, harm reduction services and housing placement. In most cases, program
clients receive intensive services until their initial needs and goals
are met. At that point, the case management teams will continue
to provide follow-up support until the client is stably functioning.
Whenever possible, the Community Follow-Up Program refers
clients to other programs within Housing Works to help address
their needs.
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Community Follow-Up Program 2006 Highlights:
• 18 Case Management Teams provided services to 757 clients
• More than 70 clients received housing placement
• Development and implementation of a comprehensive Quality
Assurance Plan
• Addition of four new Program Directors, a Program Vice
President and 8 Case Managers
• Job tracking opportunities provided to 13 Job Training
participants
• Three Job tracking trainees hired as full-time employees
• Coordinated services with ADHC programs for over 60 clients
• Increased average annual staff training hours by over 100%
• Surpassed projected budget surplus
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ADVOCACY
National Advocacy
New York State Advocacy
New York City Advocacy
The Housing Works’ National Advocacy office in Washington, D.C.
serves as the nerve center of nationwide organizing for the Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA) while carrying out hard-hitting advocacy on Ryan White, Medicaid, AIDS housing and other important
national domestic HIV/AIDS initiatives.
The Housing Works Albany Advocacy Center continued its 10-year
tradition of face-to-face advocacy, bringing clients, staff and volunteers to the State Capitol on a weekly basis to fight for the rights of
people living with HIV/AIDS and for the policies and funding necessary to end the epidemic.
In 2006, Housing Works established strong, clear principles for
the reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act, urging a move
towards universal treatment, adequate funding, high quality
standards and meaningful participation by people living with HIV/
AIDS in policy and funding decisions. In so doing, Housing Works
brought together regional rivals and fought for legislation that
would increase HIV funding for areas with shortages and waiting
lists for medication and health care.
This year the Albany Advocacy Center worked successfully to block
dangerous new proposals to rewrite state law to eliminate written
consent for HIV testing and scale back health care privacy protections. This involved going “toe-to-toe” with New York City Health
Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden as he sought to impose radical
new HIV testing and medical data rules to eliminate written consent for HIV tests, limit pre-test counseling, and gut privacy rules
for medical records.
Housing Works worked vote-by-vote to protect Medicaid and other
social programs from the harsh cuts contained in last year’s
“Deficit Reduction Act,” working with a range of coalition partners
from the disability, mental health, housing, student and antipoverty communities. A narrow and disappointing loss brought new
fights against state-level Medicaid cuts through C2EA organizing
around the country.
Housing Works state and city advocacy teams worked together
to organize opposition and help neighborhood activists speak out
against Frieden’s proposed measures. Advocacy teams are now
working with the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus on initiatives that would increase voluntary HIV testing
while assuring access to quality care and protecting privacy.
2006 was a lively year for
the New York City division of
the Housing Works advocacy
department, as it continues to
develop new HIV/AIDS legislation that is holistic, sensitive to
individual rights and community-brokered in its evolution
and approach. Working closely
with the Albany advocacy office,
City Advocacy played a key
role in galvanizing a five-borough response in opposition
to health commissioner Tom
Frieden’s bid to overturn state
laws regarding HIV testing.
Housing Works made an impressive debut on the global AIDS
advocacy stage at the United Nations General Assembly Special
Session (UNGASS) on HIV/AIDS, receiving official accreditation as a
Non-Governmental Organization representative to the civil society
section. In that capacity, Housing Works led round-the-clock lobbying of the United States delegation during a week of high-level
talks and carried out a high-profile direct action protest at the
United States Mission to the UN, with 21 arrests and worldwide
press coverage. These efforts were capped by a 2,000-person
march on the UN, outfitting all participants in “HIV-POSITIVE”
t-shirts—a statement aimed at fighting stigma in the tradition of
South Africa’s Treatment Action Campaign. This UNGASS work
helped win significant improvements in this year’s political declaration, including statements on generic drugs, sterile syringes,
vulnerable groups and the rights and needs of women and girls.
Housing Works also won the first-ever rate increase for AIDS adult
day health care programs serving clients living with HIV/AIDS,
mental illness, chemical dependency and histories of homelessness or incarceration.
Housing Works’ weekly
e-newsletter, AIDS Issues Update, distributed to some 2,000
people in the HIV/AIDS community, played a key role in disseminating information about
the resistance to Frieden’s proposals—even causing a small
media sensation when it leaked
a draft of the legislation that
Frieden’s office had privately
circulated in Albany while seeking support among lawmakers.
Housing Works’ wide release
and analysis of the bill shone a
harsh spotlight on just how far
Frieden wanted to gut privacy
and consent laws and played a
critical role in undermining its
momentum. The bill tanked as
the legislature concluded for its
summer recess.
In addition, the City Advocacy
department played a key role
in securing $2.6 million in
new city-budget funding for
a community-based initiative
to create HIV testing and care
networks in communities of
color hardest hit by the AIDS
epidemic. In 2007, Housing
Works will work closely
with allies in the New York
Communities of Color HIV/AIDS
Coalition (NYCCOCHAC) to put
this innovative response to the
epidemic into action, laying the
groundwork for a community
and Health Department
partnership against AIDS that
can be replicated in other local
areas and nationwide.
The City Advocacy department
oversees the work of Housing
Work’s Youth Advocacy Group,
which has amassed a strong
group of young AIDS activists
(both HIV-positive and negative) who have been petitioning
at high schools throughout
the five boroughs to get NYC
schools to more consistently
and robustly implement a newly
approved HIV/AIDS curriculum.
The YAG is advocating for easier
and wider access to condoms in
New York City high schools.
AIDS Action In Mississippi (AAIM)
26 ADVOCACY
In Mississippi, Housing Works assisted in the creation of a new
advocacy group, AIDS Action in Mississippi, led by local people
of color living with HIV/AIDS, and worked on class-action litigation against new state Medicaid regulations that would eliminate
life-saving prescription drugs for HIV/AIDS and other chronic and
disabling conditions.
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C2EA marches through the
Lincoln Tunnel
CAMPAIGN TO END AIDS
In 2006, Housing Works continued its work with the Campaign
to End AIDS (www.C2EA.org), a
new national network of people
living with HIV/AIDS and their
advocates, family members and
service providers. C2EA members share a common vision of
ending the AIDS epidemic at
home and abroad and a common commitment to aggressive
advocacy at the local, state and
national levels, all led by the
people and communities hardest hit by HIV/AIDS.
C2EA has been endorsed by
over 400 local, state and national organizations that back
four straightforward demands:
treatment for everyone worldwide, science-based prevention,
more research toward a cure
and respect for people living
with HIV/AIDS.
In 2005, its very first year, C2EA organized and carried out three
large-scale national events and hundreds of local events, including:
• The largest-ever AIDSWatch advocacy week in Washington, DC,
with 50-state representation and a C2EA kick-off march of 3,500
people from the Capitol to the White House.
• A Youth ACTION Institute at Colorado State University that
brought 110 young people (over half HIV-positive and two-thirds
people of color) together for four days of training in organizing,
advocacy and HIV/AIDS issues.
• Ten cross-country caravans of people living with HIV/AIDS that
held over 150 local events nationwide and converged in Washington, DC, for four historic days of advocacy and action.
C2EA leaders are committed to continuing this effort and building
this new national network into a force with local, state, national
and international impact. This year’s events include:
• AIDSVote 2006 (www.aidsvote.org), a nonpartisan (501c3 permissible activities) candidate education and voter education project
working to make sure candidates for public office know what it
takes to end AIDS and that voters who care about ending AIDS
know where the candidates stand on these issues.
• The second-annual Youth ACTION Institute in Chicago, IL that
trained 26 young activists from around the country and sent them
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out for eight-week project
placements on a range of issues, including: harm reduction advocacy among women,
reducing homophobia and AIDS
stigma in the Black church,
organizing transgender youth
for advocacy and documenting
resource shortages in Spanishspeaking communities hard-hit
by AIDS.
• The establishment of statelevel C2EA activist networks
in Illinois, Delaware, South
Carolina, New York, North
Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Utah
and Washington, DC.
• State Capitol Action Days;
an effort to carry out coordinated C2EA advocacy, lobbying
and protests at state capitols
around the nation over a fourweek period in early 2007.
www.CampaignToEndAIDS.org
www.AIDSVote.org
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Housing Works had a major presence at this biennial National Legal Conference in Portland, Oregon, and had the honor of moderating and presenting on housing issues and litigation strategies.
Grayton v. Branic International Realty Corp.
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The Appellate Division, First Department, issued a decision denying the State’s motion to appeal this case. This means that the
State has only one option left: to petition the Court of Appeals itself
to argue the case in the highest court. Before that can happen, the
New York State Supreme Court must issue final order and judgment. Housing Works fully briefed this issue, and expects a favorable decision early in the new fiscal year.
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LEGAL
SERVICES
To facilitate gentrification of an Upper West Side SRO hotel, the
“Malibu”, its management had harassed and illegally evicted many
homeless HASA residents over the past year. At the request of
management, HASA then informed all remaining HASA residents
that they must vacate the hotel by July 15, 2005. Working with
residents and organizers, Housing Works filed suit on behalf of a
number of residents and obtained a temporary restraining order
barring any further illegal evictions or harassment, after which
Housing Works successfully settled the matter on behalf of
the plaintiffs.
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On December 22, 2005, Housing Works and co-counsel filed suit,
seeking a preliminary injunction against the drastic drug limits
on behalf of thousands of poor Mississippians who require more
than five drugs each month, or more than two brand name drugs,
in order to manage their illnesses. In addition, Housing Works had
the honor of conducting oral argument in the federal courthouse in
Jackson, MS, in February 2006.
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Housing Works joined a coalition of local and national counsel
to sue the state of Mississippi over drastic new restrictions on
prescription drug coverage for Medicaid recipients. The Legal
Department traveled to Mississippi to meet with community
activists, Medicaid recipients, members of the HIV community,
local counsel, and area doctors to garner support and recruit
plaintiffs and experts to the case.
American Bar Association’s National Conference
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On May 11, 2006, the New York City Council unanimously passed
two new pieces of legislation aimed at improving the housing
application and placement process within the HIV/AIDS Service Administration (HASA). Housing Works Legal played a central role in
bringing about these bills. Intro 535 requires HASA to give qualified
homeless clients an application for one of its permanent housing
programs and establishes a time frame for providing the clients
with an apartment provided there are openings in the programs.
Intro 543, the second bill passed, creates a centralized housing referral and placement system. The system tracks homeless people
living with AIDS in the emergency housing system and the conditions of those placements.
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New HASA Housing Laws Passed by New York
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Fiscal Year 2006 witnessed victories for people with HIV/AIDS in
the court and in the legislature, along with Housing Works’ first
national impact litigation in Mississippi. Meanwhile, Housing
Works continued to provide quality individual client legal services
to a considerable number of clients.
CLIENT LEGAL SERVICES
The Legal Department provided direct legal advice and assistance
on 975 new client matters during Fiscal Year 2006 on such issues
as landlord/tenant disputes, access to public assistance (including representation at fair hearings), child custody, preparation of
wills and healthcare proxies, discrimination law, name changes,
guardianship, and divorce proceedings.
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SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE
Housing Works is a national leader in the social enterprise movement, in which charitable organizations run their own businesses
in order to both financially support and promote broader awareness of their mission. In fact, Housing Works co-founder and
president Charles King is the founding chair of the Social Enterprise Alliance (www.se-alliance.org), a national group dedicated to
promoting this empowering model of nonprofit growth.
Social enterprise at Housing Works has steadily evolved over the
years, currently comprising everything from a popular chain of
thrift stores and the beloved Bookstore Café to the organization’s
own building-maintenance service and food-catering outfit.
In recent years, social enterprise ventures at Housing Works have
produced up to 25% of the organization’s revenues, allowing Housing Works an unusual degree of flexibility and independence to
pilot new business ideas—and to engage in bold political advocacy
without the fear of reprisal experienced by many nonprofits that
rely primarily on public funding.
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HOUSING WORKS
THRIFT SHOPS
The Thrift Shops—Housing Works’ most established
entrepreneurial venture—is one
of the most popular upscale
thrift retail chains in New York
City. The Thrift Shops offer
donated clothing, furniture, and
other items for sale in order to
provide both financial support
for Housing Works, Inc. and to
increase public awareness of
its programs and the ongoing
fight to end the twin crises of
homelessness and HIV/AIDS.
In 2006 Housing Works Thrift Shops expanded into the West Village
and the Upper East Side by opening two new boutique stores that
grossed over $1.2 million. Overall, The Shops were able to increase
revenues during FY06 by 10%.
The Thrift Shops undertook several major initiatives this year
to improve operations and the quality of our retail services. The
Processing Distribution Center moved its operations to a 40,000
square feet warehouse in Queens, NY. The new facilities will
increase sorting capacity and enable the Thrift Shops to expand
its business in the future. Within the new PDC, the Thrift Shops
launched a Second Life Job Training Program silk-screening program. In addition, the Thrift Shops developed and instituted its first
Policy and Procedure Manual, unifying and improving management
of the growing thrifts chain. The Shops continued to increase sales
through the Auctions website where online sales generated more
than $500,000 for FY06.
The Thrift Shops organized Fashion 4 Action and Design on a Dime
for a second year. These two corporate sales events promoted
consumer awareness of the Shops, increased corporate giving, and
together raised more than $430,000. These events garnered favorable press in the New York Times, the New York Post, and other
local and national online, print, and television media.
In 2007 the Thrift Shops will continue growth initiatives by opening its first store in Brooklyn in January. The flagship store at 17th
Street in Manhattan will complete its renovation and expansion
process. Also next year, the Thrifts Shops will shift toward a more
volunteer-based staffing model. The Brooklyn, 90th Street and
10th Street stores will be staffed completely by volunteers.
Design on a Dime 2006
GOTHAM
ASSETS
Created in 2001, Housing Works’ property and asset management
and development company is the youngest of the agency’s
entrepreneurial ventures. Gotham staff reflect the Housing Works
entrepreneurial mission of services “brought to you by people who
care.” In fact, many Gotham staffers are graduates of the Housing
Works Job Training Program. Gotham aims to create and maintain
an outstanding environment for clients and staff in all Housing
Works facilities.
• Sustaining a three-year trend, Gotham finished the fiscal year
with a net surplus of over $260,000. Gross income was $1.3 million, 8% above budget projections.
• In a new synergy, the construction crew Team Gotham completed renovations at several of the Thrift Stores. Gotham also
purchased furniture and worked with Thrift Shops staffers in
redecorating public spaces and client living rooms in the residential buildings.
Gotham’s property management, construction and administrative services provide the nerve center of Housing Works’ extensive
infrastructure. Staffers range from residential aides in all Housing Works residences to housekeepers for the medical clinics and
often spend up to 16 hours a day, collectively, with Housing Works
residents.
The Gotham reputation of providing high-quality services is growing. Gotham’s asset and property management success at Housing
Works has led to significant recognition this year:
2006 Highlights
• Rents were collected at a rate of over 95%, higher than any
previous year.
• Completed construction of a 2800-square-foot office at 130
Crosby Street for the Outreach & Prevention programs at only
$60 per square foot
• Gotham has been deemed “highly qualified” as a property
manager by the NY State Homeless Housing program, one of
only two property management companies in New York City
so qualified.
• Gotham has been selected as one of five national finalists for
the MetLife Supportive Housing Awards, administered by the
Enterprise Foundation. Gotham has been selected as a finalist in
the asset and property management services division.
HOUSING WORKS
BOOKSTORE CAFÉ
Lyle Lovett Performs at Live
From Home
This year, the Housing Wokrs Bookstore Café launched no major
new projects, focusing instead on expanding and fine-tuning existing ones. The results were impressive: revenues for 2006 were 38%
over the previous year, and net profits increased by over $100,000.
THE WORKS
Works a chance to make a greater-than-expected entrepreneurial
contribution to Housing Works.
This year, The Works continued with the “healthy eating” menus
initiated over the past two fiscal years. Q/A and Training initiatives
have helped enhance our client satisfaction ratings in FY06. Housing Works looks to continue this trend through FY07.
Fiscal Year 2006 was a financial
success for Housing Works
Food Services. Continued lean
staffing and constant attention
to detail, as well as holding a
hard line on the cost of goods
with all of our vendors, has
helped to keep profits higher
than expected. A sustained, aggressive marketing campaign
for The Works is allowing the
company to expand its vertical
markets, once more giving The
A new management position was created in Food Services: by
combining the Executive Chef and President into one position,
Housing Works has streamlined the organization, and instituted
real transparency between The Works and the institutional side as
well as other divisions. With the web site re-vamped, and competitively priced menus and service, The Works is poised to compete in
the NYC catering and events market.
The Works managed to increase sales over the previous year in
the nine-month period from January through the end of June. The
Works hopes to stabilize growth through contracts as well as new
affiliations in 2007, and is optimistic and energized to capture a
great deal of new business.
Online sales are the bookstore’s area of largest growth, surpassing budgeted expectations
by over $80,000. Beyond sales, the Internet
project also stepped up its capacity, infrastructure and training staff. Housing Works
books are now sold on Amazon, ABEbooks,
alibris, Half.com and Amazon.uk. After months of troubleshooting, the project has three powerful software applications
in place to handle its various tasks. And by now, the project is
run primarily by Housing Works clients who have all come through
the Job Training and Empowerment programs.
The bookstore is housed in a gorgeous, unique space, and was
able to capitalize on that asset tremendously this year by renting
it for private parties and film shoots. Recent rentals include
everything from weddings and high-profile bat mitzvahs to major
films by Disney and Paramount. To ensure continued interest
CAAS
in this unexpected windfall, the store is finalizing details on a
marketing package.
As the Live From Home monthly concert series continues to build
its name within the artistic community, more musicians seek to
play at the Bookstore Café. As a result, the series has become
more than just monthly; multiple concerts were hosted in five of
the past twelve months. The highlight was the historic “Walking Songs” evening in October, a fundraiser and
kick-off event for the Campaign to End AIDS March
to Washington, in which twelve artists performed
songs on the theme of walking.
There were other positive developments. In fall
2006, the Café opened a second location, run by longtime staffer
Susie Lupert and serving NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service.
It reported profits in its very first year. Cultural events also had a
banner year, particularly in the realm of partnerships. The store
co-hosted events with Book TV, the Center for Communication,
Slate, DEMOS, PEN American, Mediabistro.com, McSweeney’s and
more. Such partnerships further solidify the store’s central role in
the downtown literature and arts scene.
Housing Works’ advocacy and consulting services subsidiary,
Community Advocacy and Advisory Service (CAAS), increased
revenues this year while winning major advocacy victories for
Housing Works clients.
CAAS coordinated grassroots and budget advocacy work for
Prevent Child Abuse New York, winning a historic $7 million (nearly
40%) increase for the Healthy Families New York home visiting
program, which works with at-risk moms to strengthen parenting
skills and prevent abuse and neglect.
And we capped four years of work for the AIDS Day Services
Association by winning the first-ever Medicaid rate increase for the
11 AIDS adult day health care programs run by 7 top AIDS groups
in New York City and Westchester, serving over 1,500 clients.
This work will bring these programs $2.8 million per year in new
funding, on top of the $1 million per year won in 2002.
OPERATIONS
Department of Research
The department aims to address such broad questions as:
The Research Department is
committed to developing and
implementing research projects that inform and strengthen
Housing Works’ broad array of
service and advocacy efforts.
Currently, the department
works toward this goal by
performing program evaluations that can not only improve
Housing Works’ own programs
but be used to advocate for
better services, programs, and
policies for low-income HIVpositive people in New York and
nationwide.
• Do Housing Works programs support the expansion of harmreduction housing programs nationwide?
• What are the most significant barriers to HIV medication adherence among low-income, unstably housed HIV-positive persons?
• How can those barriers be lowered?
Particularly, the department is
dedicated to documenting the
efficacy of so-called harm-reduction programs (which don’t
require total abstinence from
alcohol or drugs) in helping
clients regain their health,
independence, and stability.
38 OPERATIONS
This year, the Research Department completed Housing Works’
first-ever analysis of length of stay and reasons for leaving among
all clients who currently and formerly lived at Housing Works’ East
New York and Cylar House residences. Housing Works also has
an ongoing relationship with researchers from Fordham University who have received a grant from the National Institute of Drug
Abuse. Together, focus groups are conducted with members of the
Housing Works community in order to understand the concerns of
current and former drug users regarding the ethics of research involving drug-using populations. Key issues in this research setting
include privacy and confidentiality.
This year, the department continued to make strides with telecommunications. IT designed and coordinated the infrastructure of
data and voice wiring at the new Staten Island residence and at two
new Thrift Stores. These additional sites are interconnected using
a technology called point-to-point, which enables secure network
connectivity and centralizes resources. In addition, point-to-point
allows the IT department to effortlessly access workstations, laptops and network printers in the event of service calls and updates.
Housing Works has also installed the new Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) at our Staten Island facility, which will allow communication with the Willoughby Street office by using a four-digit
extension via the Internet broad-band, instead of calling over a
voice analog phone line.
Information Technology
One of IT’s greatest achievements this year was moving Housing
Works’ centralized agency-wide servers from the 594 Broadway
site in lower Manhattan to the Network Operation Center (NOC)
at Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn. Redundancy and fault tolerance
are designed into the NOC, with AC backup systems and diesel
generators in place for potential power failures.
Since its creation in 1997, The Information Technology (IT) Department provides Housing Works with an array of key resources including electronic data communications, data storage, databases, and
telecommunications. Its main purpose is to present a clear route
to Information Technologies, and ensure the organization takes full
advantage of technology to meet their goals and objectives.
IT’s other major achievement this year is the Virtual Private Network (VPN), which creates a secure virtual tunnel to our network
via the Internet. Senior Managers will be able to access their
information from a broad-band Internet connection when working outside of the network (office) and will be able to access their
departmental and home directories.
The IT department approaches each division at Housing Works
as a separate entity with specific technical needs, but all departments are connected through a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN).
Departments can also access information via the Web or Housing
Works’ own Internet and Intranet web-sites.
IT also participated in Campaign to End AIDS events, providing mobile computer labs throughout October’s 21-day walk to Washington, and the three-day summit that took place upon arrival. IT has
also provided Internet access to the AIDSVote initiative for
potential registries.
IT also embarked on the development of the new case-management application ANASAZI.
In addition, Primary Care’s
client scheduling application,
Schedule CS, and the Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
application LabTracker are all
scheduled for implementation
in Fiscal Year 2007.
IT continues to take great pride
in furthering Housing Works’
objective of providing employment to graduates of the Second Life Job Training Program.
Four Job Training graduates
currently work for IT, and two
Job Training trainees are currently tracking in IT, one as a
PC technician and the other in
software support.
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BOARDS
Housing Works, Inc.
The 2006 Heritage of
Pride Parade
Marketing &
Communications
2006 saw the debut of the
Housing Works Marketing and
Communications Department,
an upstart arm of the company
tasked with building public
awareness of Housing Works
and helping to raise funds for
the organization. To accomplish
these goals, the Marketing and
Communications Department
coordinates an integrated
program of company branding,
strategic marketing, special
events, public outreach,
technology development, and
interactive communication.
In 2006, the Marketing and
developed Housing Works’
first company-wide logo and
color palette, established a
Graphic Design Department,
and raised the public profile of
Housing Works and its ancillary
businesses by creating
high-end special events and
providing creative services
and marketing direction to
the Campaign to End AIDS,
AIDSVote, Housing Works Thrift
Shops, the Housing Works
Bookstore Café and the Live
From Home concert series,
among others.
On the technology front,
the Marketing and
40 OPERATIONS
launched new web sites for the Campaign To End AIDS (www.
c2ea.org), AIDSVote (www.aidsvote.org), and EndAIDSNow (www.
endaidsnow.org), while constantly improving the Housing Works
website (www.housingworks.org) and developing the Housing
Works Giving Registry (www.housingworks.org/registry)—a new
innovation in online fundraising.
The Marketing and Communications Department also produced
the 2006 Keith D. Cylar AIDS Activist Awards (raising 20% more
funds than in 2005) and Housing Works’ entry in the 2006 Heritage
of Pride Parade, setting new standards for company branding
along the way. Moreover, thanks to newly formed relationships
with industry-leading creative vendors and special events venues,
Housing Works can expect top-flite design, film, multimedia and
events production at deeply discounted rates for years to come.
Development
Despite a staff of just three full-time employees, the Marketing
and Communications Department also acted as the interim
Housing Works Development Department in 2006, raising more
than $1,359,450 from corporate and private donors in support of
company initiatives, exceeding budget expectations by $500,000. In
2007, the Marketing and Communications Department will work
hand-in-hand with a newly revamped Development Department to
increase individual donations and produce fundraising events on a
dramatically larger (and more profitable) scale.
Human Resources
The Human Resources Department works to support the mission,
principles and values of Housing Works through investments in its
most valuable resource: people.
Barbara Aikens
Kenneth Barrett
Pamela Brier
David Cohen, M.D.
Richard Dudley, Jr., M.D.
Rev. Errol Harvey
Charles King
Richard Kressler
Curtis Lewis
Leslie Lowe, Esq.
Karen Nelson, M.D.
David Peterson
Beverly Sutton
Sunday Walsh
Earl Ward, Esq.
Diane Williams
Daryl Young
Nanci Zimmerman
Housing Works ENY HDFC, Inc.
Andrew Coamey
Rev. Errol Harvey
Charles King
Ken Robinson
Marcelo Venegas, M.D.
Housing Works HDFC, Inc.
Andrew Coamey
Michael Hartzog
Rev. Errol Harvey
Charles King
Carmen Pabon
Ken Robinson
Eric Sawyer
Housing Works Brooklyn
HDFC, Inc.
This year HR rolled out an electronic exit interview system, enhanced dental, health and life insurance and was accepted to the
prestigious TIAA-Cref for our 403b plan.
Andrew Coamey
Charles King
Ken Robinson
HR also strives to make Housing Works an ever more diverse work
environment. Of our staff of approximately 459 full-time and parttime employees, 76% are minority; 45% are African-American,
26% are Latina and Latino, 24% are White, 1% are American Indian
and 4% are Asian/Pacific Islander.
Housing Works Harlem
HDFC, Inc.
Andrew Coamey
Charles King
Ken Robinson
Housing Works
874 Jefferson HDFC, Inc.
Andrew Coamey
Charles King
Ken Robinson
Housing Works
454 Lexington HDFC, Inc.
Andrew Coamey
Charles King
Ken Robinson
Housing Works
2605-09 Pitkin HDFC, Inc.
Andrew Coamey
Charles King
Ken Robinson
Housing Works
Health Services, Inc.
Robert Cohen, M.D.
Teri Hagen
Errol Harvey
Glenn Johnson
Charles King
Housing Works
Health Services II, Inc.
Robert Cohen, M.D.
Errol Harvey
Charles King
Carol Yankay
Housing Works
Health Services III, Inc.
Robert Cohen, M.D.
Errol Harvey
Charles King
Housing Works
Thrift Shops, Inc.
Matthew Aquilone
Judith A. Bennis
Matthew Bernardo
Michael Boodro
Duane Ebesu
Judy Gilbert
Kevin Harter
James Johnson
John Kelly
Charles King
Dennis Miller
Elizabeth A. Quarta
Norma Reinhardt-Mascarotti
Susan Skriloff
Danette M. Stephens
Cynthia M. Tosches
Edward van Saders
Kenneth L. Wyse
Housing Works Food Services
Corporation, Inc.
Peter Aschkenasy
Duane Ebesu
Mary Ellis
Daniel Giordano
Charles King
Gotham Assets, Inc.
Andrew Coamey
Charles King
Marie Nahikian
Housing Works
Bookstore Cafe, Inc.
Jen Berman
Jen Bluestein
Alison Brower
Duane Ebesu
John Freeman
Dwight Garner
Andrew Hultkrans
Alan Light
Sean McDonald
Meghan O’Rourke
Cheryl Plambeck
Andy Tepper
Lynne Tillman
Community Advocacy and
Advisory Service
Andrew Coamey
Charles King
Michael Kink
BOARDS OF DIRECTORS 41
STAFF
Abad, Ronald
Abesamis, Paolo
Achalla, Kiranmayi
Agne, Aaron
Ahlert, Allison
Alexander, Robin
Alexis, Lydia
Allen, Donald
Allen, Elizabeth
Alomar, Francisco
Alvarez, Juan
Alvarez, Miguel
Amend, Daniel
Amenechi Enahoro, Susan
Amin, Zakariyya
Anekwe, Tobenna
Aquino, Gary
Aranda, Santos
Archilla, Brandon
Ashman, Zane
Aspinall, Sefam
Atkins-Bluford, Robin
Aviles, Lisette
Badia, Edwin
Baez, Fernando
Baghdadi, Laila
Ballum, Scott
Baque, Vanessa
Barnwell, Valerie
Barrett Jr., Kenute
Bartley, Andrea
Bartley, Rupert
Baxter, Brian
Beatty, Thomas
Bechor, Leora
Bennett, Eduardo
Bergknoff, Naomi
Bernadotte, Joseph
Bernardo, Matthew
Blatter, Andrew
Blum, Meredith
Bodero, Dianalynn
Botor, Ira
Bouknight, Tamisha
Brewster, Wendy
Brockenberry, Ernest
Brown, Olivia
Brownell, Emily
Bryant, Larry
Bryant, Nicole
Bujosa, Cesar
Bumpus, Tracy
Burfoot, Marcella
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Burgos, Evaristo
Cahill, Robert
Campos, Rolando
Carmody, Matthew
Carrero, Debora
Carrion, Julie
Carroll, Debbra
Carter, De Leon
Castro, Ana
Cedro, Aimee
Cepeda, Geraldo
Chandler, Derrick
Cheatham Shipman, Olivia
Clarke, Michael
Clement, Viola
Clockadale, Jill
Coamey, Andrew
Collazo, Alberto
Colon, Dee
Colon, Lisa
Colon, Martha
Cooper, Nancy
Cordero, Robert
Corra, Edith Marie
Cortez, Daisy
Crawford, Robert
Creamer, Rudolph
Crockett, Tyrell
Cruz, Jason
Cruz, Jose
Cupril, Laureen
Curry, Dwight D.
Daniels, Michael
Davis, Geraldine
Davis, James
Dean, Arlan
Deans, Rudolph
Delsoin, Fritzgerald
Desai, Parool
Desnoyers, Hans
Devito, Carmela
Diaz, Ricardo
Diggs, Anthony
Dixon, Jarroi
Dolby, Patrick
Dolby, Patrick
Donato, Adrienne M.
Douglas, Geraldine
Douse, Alisa
Ebesu, Duane
Echevarria, Carlos
Echevarria, Isaias
Edwards, Gregory W.
Eisen, Maria
Elevitch, Ilena
English, Dianne
Espada, Jose L.
Espinal, Juan
Fano, Michael
Fargas, Rueben
Ferries, Karen
Figueroa, Jose
Filsaime, Jeff
Fitzgerald, James
Flegar, Michael
Fleischman, Judith
Fonseca-Romero, Gisella
Fradenburg, Alyssa
Fukui, Edwin
Fung, Samuel
Ganancial, Kristine
Gay, Lanequia
Gayle, Armena
Geboe, Ben
Gelpi, Yvonne
Gibbs-Pyatt, Christine
Gillard, Idell
Gillyard, Xavia
Gilmour, Jennifer
Giordano, Daniel
Giron, Amy
Glinka, Galina
Goins, Michael
Goldsborough, Theresa
Gonzales, Isodoro
Gonzalez, Helmut Erick
Gonzalez, Ivan
Gonzalez, Yvette
Gordon, William
Goyea, Michael
Graham, Cheryl
Graves, Rodrick
Green, Michael
Grigioni, Philip
Guaylupo, Johnny J.
Handberry, Anthony
Handberry, Aretha
Hansma, Carolyn
Harada, Makiko
Harris, Sonnet
Hayes, Mark
Hayman, Gillette
Haynes, Marva
Helvy, Teresa
Henighan, John
Henry, Felicia
Henry, Kymsha
Hernandez, Valentino
Herrera, Cristina
Hertel, Christina
Hickey, Michael
Higgins, Media
Hill, Tracy Yvette
Hilliard, Dwayne
Holm, Jennifer
Holmes, John
Horvath, Mary Lou
Howell, Anthony
Hudson, Erica
Hull-Martin, Emily
Israel Jr., Wash
Jabed-McCall, Carol
Jackson, Tamika
Jamerson, Cynthia
Jamison, Lamark
Jefferson, Keith
Jeffery, Keeva
Jenkins, Jessie
Jinks, Jennifer
Johnson, Bryant
Johnson, Curtis
Johnson, DeShaunta
Johnson, Tangiss
Jones, Jan A.
Joseph, Lee
Ju, Andrea
Judilla, Marea
Julmis, Nadege
Kahn, Jaymie
Kanellis, Jason
Kanoff, Jennifer
Karimjee, Jabeen
Kelly, Darrell
Kelly, Leticia
Kenchen, Allison
Kenchen, Jasmine
King, Charles
Kink, Michael
Kracauer, Emily
Kranz, Joseph
La Bohn, Donald
Laboy Cotto, Nancy
Lacks, Vanessa
Lacoot, Annette
Lain, Michael
Lall, Carlos Roberto
Lam, Maria
Laurent, Dinah
Leeper, George
Leston, Arnold
Lewis, George
Lewis, Sukele
Lipsky, Steven
Lloyd, Helen
Locklear, Mark
Lockman, Marvin
Lohmann, Richard
Lowe, Nikkon
Luitje, Laura
Lumsden, Craig
Lupert, Susannah
Lutz, January
Mack, Tracy
Maisonave, Maria
Manaktala, Shobha
Mancuso, Keith
Mardis, Jessica
Martinez, William
Mc Clam, Vincent
Mc Mahon, Wyatt
McCaffery, Wendy
McCalla, Damon
McCorkle, Victwan
McFarlane, Rosabell
McGee, Rochelle
McIntosh Jr., Cosmo
McKnight, B. Duvale
McMillan, Beatrice
McMillan, Makisha
McNeil, Angela
Melton, Jonathan
Mendez III, Miguel
Mendez, Miguel
Mercado, Cynthia
Mercado, Judith
Merhai, Kaisar
Merjian, Armen
Messina, Wilfredo
Metivier, Trevern
Miles, Susan
Milim, Robin
Milton, Curtis
Mischo, Jeanne
Moore, Gordon
Moore, Joseph
Moore, Wanda
Mora, Sergio
Morales, Erick
Morales, Gladys
Morrison III, Manley
Mosinski, Barbara
Murphy, Francis
Murphy, Timothy
Nabritt, Deneen
Nahikian, Marie
Navarro, Edgardo
Nduna, Botsitse
Neal, Jada Mary
Neckles, Gillia D
Nelson, Jeovanny
Noble, Kevin
Noriega, Bernice
Ocasio, Luz
Okoh, Duke
Oliva, Diana
Ornstein, Beth
Ortiz, Jose
Ortiz, Jose
Ortiz, Primitivo
Ortiz, Xiomara
Padilla, Luisa
Padmore, Hanson
Palacios, Perla
Palmer Conant, Jeaniene
Palmer, Denise
Park, Christine
Parrilla, Leana
Pastrana, Luis
Patterson, Lionel
Patterson, Lorrraine
Peeples, Sheila
Pena, Julie
Peoples, Sandra
Pereira, Dexter
Perez, Hasan
Perez, Monica
Perez, Yvette
Perry, Tyrone
Peters, Laurencia
Peterson, Leland
Phillips, Randee
Pieretti, Wanda
Pinckney, Ida
Pleasant, Derrick
Plummer Jr., Alexander
Poitevien, Vaty
Potts, Reba
Prince, Grace
Pyram, Hugues
Quijano, Monserrate
Quiles, Sylvia
Quinones, Lourdes
Reaze, Shannan
Reynolds, Allison
Richardson, Kenneth
Richardson, Lee
Rivera, Gladys
Rivera, Leonor
Robinson Jr., James E.
Robinson, Arville
Robinson, James
Robinson, Kenneth
Robinson, Valencia
Robinson, Yavonne
Robles, Victoria
Rodriguez Martinez, Evelyn
Rodriguez, Carlos
Rodriguez, Cecilia
Rodriguez, Elias
Rodriguez, James
Rodriguez, Orlando F.
Rodriguez, William
Rogers, Orly
Rolack, George
Rosario, Esperanza
Rose, Philip
Ross, Andrew
Saccente, Anthony
Salley, John
Sams, Tashawna
Sanchez, Julia
Sanchez, Marangely
Sanders, Douglas
Sandoval, Mercedes
Sani, Talonie
Santamaria, Andre
Santana, Maria
Santiago, Luis Anthony
Saxton, Maurice
Sealey, Christopher
Segure, Gregory
Sharief, Rashid
Shittu, Sherif
Shure, Jason
Silvers, Maria
Singleton, Turquoise
Sinkler, Maria
Sinski, Norbert
Skowronek, Andrea
Smith, Linney
Smith, Nicole
Smith, Omar
Smith, Vernon E.
Smith-Caronia, Terri
Solomon, Dianne
Solomon, Keith
Sostre, Elaine
Sostre, Hilda
Soto, Johnny
Speranza, Albert
Spivey, Sheila
Stack, Joseph
Steele, Jennifer
Steinkamp, Pamela
Stukes, Darryl
Summers Sylla, Erika
Sutton, Beverly
Takele, Zelalem
Tanenbaum, Sarah
Taraneh, Paul
Taylor Jr., Frederick V.
Taylor, Nontrell
Terry, Caleb
Thanhauser, Chaya
Thomas, Theresa S.
Thompson, H. Dwight
Thorne, Hannah
Thristino, Joseph
Turner, Scott
Urena, Stephanie
Valenciano, Harry
Valentin, Enrique
Valovage, David
van der Veer, Laura
Varela, Aisha
Vargas, Antanisha
Vargas, Kimberly
Vargas, Ruben
Vasquez, Angel
Vasquez, Danny
Vasquez, Ramon
Velez Balcazar, Amy
Velez, Raul
Venegas Pizarro M.D., Marcelo
Vicen, Grace Marie
Villamar, Mario
Walker, June
Walker, Philomena
Walker, Thomas
Walpole, Janet
Warner, George Joseph
Warren Toure, Pamela
Washington, Cornell
Washington, Kevin
Washington, Michele
Watt, Ryan
Webb, Shirley
Webster, Evan
Weinstein, Jonathan
White, Marlow B.
Whitmore, Kenneth
Williams, Diane
Williams, Kathryn
Winfield, Stanley
Wing, Zachariah
Wolff, Elizabeth
Wuestman, Diane
Wyche, Derek
Zabatta, John
Zenon, Efrain
Zoni, Tamara
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VOLUNTEERS
Housing Works continues to offer a range of volunteer opportunities that strengthen the organization, its social enterprise ventures, and the surrounding New York City community.
Volunteers play integral roles in all phases of retail activity at the
Housing Works Thrift Shops, including: stocking merchandise,
directing visual merchandising and providing customer service.
The Thrift Shops report 95 active volunteers, who together provide
more than $4,500 a week in necessary labor. There are 80 active
volunteers at the Housing Works Bookstore Café in Soho, contributing significantly to increased profitability in 2006. Bookstore
volunteers have been especially active in the start-up of book
sales on the internet.
while many ambitious youth work in outreach, prevention, or day
treatment. Housing Works is highly regarded by area colleges
for its empowering student internships, with participants enrolling in highly-impactful 10-14 week programs. Since its founding,
Housing Works has participated in a respected community service
program with New York City Courts as part of volunteer and
community work.
Volunteers who want to use their life and work experience to
benefit Housing Works clients and the community at large can be
found throughout the organization. Seasoned Professional Volunteers tutor clients as part of the Second Life Job Training Program,
The Housing Works International Volunteer Program, held in
cooperation with Volunteers for Peace of Belmont, VT, entered its
seventh year. In 2006, the program featured international students
volunteering both at Housing Works in New York City and at the
newly opened Housing Works branch office in Jackson, MI. The
volunteers in New York, (ages 18-30) were selected for their interest in public health and volunteered for four weeks each at one
of the day treatment clinics. This international ‘live-in’ volunteer
program has resulted in many empowering moments of cultural
exchange, both for clients and the volunteers themselves.
Adams, Michael
Allen, Nicola
Almestica, Raymond
Alpert, Z.B.
Anderson, Charlie Kaba
Antoine, Taylor
Antoniadis, Tony
Arbach, Angela
Arragon, Michelle
Aubin, Topher
Avalos, Steven
B., Louise
Ballard, Jacoby
Barnla, Sheryl
Barone, Elizabeth
Barron, Jon
Bartakoucs, Geoff
Baumgardner, Zoe
Benbow-Ross, Carolyn
Blandino, Maureen
Borg, Amy
Bousso, Etty
Brenner, Christian
Briggs, Jodie
Brock, Ryan
Brown, Myron
Butchko, Daniel
Cahn, Anna
Cai, Connie
Call, Catherine
Carrizales, Alison
Cathay, Tom
Cerelli, Kristen
Dorka, Moritz
Drabczyk, Olivia
Dunbar, Krista
Edelman, Michael
Edlman, Nicky
Elkashef, Sarah
Eng, Doug
Erikson, Nils
Evans, Stephanie
Ezell, David
Falzon, Ruth
Fang, Linda
Farris, Matthew
Feeney, Tom
Feital, Cecily
Fershleiser, Rachel
Fischer, Belinda
Fisher, Arthur
Fishman, Levi
Fitzsimmons, Jenny
Fives, Michael
Forbes, Johanna
Foster, Mark
Fowler, Ryan
Frank, Judy
French, Sarah
Friedman, Hillary
Friedman, Rachel
Fu, Annie
Fuld, Jennifer
Furman, Zannie
Gabriel, Richard
Garcia, Margie
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Chan, Eric
Chan, Kelvin
Chen, Jessica
Chen, Linda
Chen, Yanru
Chevillot, Patrick
Chi, Whitney
Chiang, Leyna
Chiang, Pat
Chinelli, Mara
Chiu, Olivia
Chu, Alice
Chu, Alice
Cleaver, Lynne
Cleckley, Harris
Clemens, Nick
Coffey, Erin
Cohen, Bethany
Cohen, Sophie
Cole, Jill
Corchado, Rodolfo Hernandez
Corcuera, Gretchen
Cordova, Sandra
Crawford-Brown, Sophie
Daniels, Jordan
Dardick, Debbie
Dash, Christina
Davis, Kristin
de Seve, Alexis
Degener, Elizabeth
Desmarais, Andree
Dhabher, Deena
Diebel, Anne
Garvey, Christine
Gentry, Armando
Gesher, Jan
Gillespie, Kristen
Giraldi, Louise
Glockman, Mette
Goldman, Mary
Gomilla, Ben
Gong, Tina
Goskirk, Nadia
Gotchet, Kevin
Graham, Natalie
Greenwald, Irma
Grubler, Matt
Gruss, Zakiva Lewis
Guan, Diana
Guarascio, Maria
Guo, Angi
Hafner, Marta
Harkin, Emilie
Harris, Vanessa
Harrison, Shasta
Hassan, Brian
Hastings, Shirin
Hayes, Brian
Hemmeter, Tin
Hernandez, Nancy
Herrick, Clay
Herzig, Joel
Hirabayash, Fumi
Ho, Soliel
Hoelzle, Sam
Holt, Christine
Horton, Charlotte
Hua, Ken
Hua, Terry
Huang, Alice
Huang, Annie
Huff, Daonne
Ichikawa, Fumio
Ignes, Danabelle
Ip, Shirley
Izzo, Joe
Jacobs, Ariel
James, Michael
Janoch, Sarah
Johnson, Lisa
Jones, Patricia
Jung, Maria
Kaliski, Nyle
Kalmuss-Katz, Gabriel
Kennedy, LaVerne Perry
Kenyon, Val
Kim, Kate
Kim, Linda
Kim, Sungjae
Kimball, Kim
Kirsch, Gilbert
Kiss, Julie
Kolbowski-Frampton, Max
Konkoly, Toni
Korb, Scott
Kozub Grier, Katherine
Krause, Suzanne
Kressler, Richard
Laban, Sherlylynn
Lahoude, Christian
Lam, Dianna
Lam, Janey
Lampert, Meridith
Lane, Zachary
Laraqui, Meya
Lee, Brenda
Lee, Dionne
Leon, Nancy
Levinsohn, Barry
Lewis, Duncan
Lewis, Hermine
Li, Dolly
Li, Kevin
Linas, Beth
Long, Morgan
Lowenkopf, Gene
Lucas, Matthew
Luk, Carmen
Ly, Anna
Mabel, Zack
Mackenshins, Hejo
Maher, Kathleen
Makleff, Shelly
Mallery, Amnau
Mandell, Olinde
Martineau, Chantal
Martinez, Jasmine
Matos, Lizzette
McCarthy, Liz
McCarthy, Pat
McCrimmon, Jerome
McMenamin, Connell
Mejia, Mauricio
Mercier, Rebecca
Miller, Wilbert
Miller , Aaron
Mode, Elaine
Monteau, Paul
Monteleone, Nick
Morozovsky, Mayya
Morra, Sylvia
Morterosso, Presia
Mosley, Jody
Navaratnam, Thiviya
Nelson-Greenberg, Mara
Nenko, Alona
Nesbeth, Megan
Newman, Juliet
Ng, Lisa
Nishimoto, Tracy
Nolan, Clare
Nwachuku, Uchenna
Oddman, Schontal
Ohayon, Hanan
O’Neil, Evan
Oppenheim, Jared
Ortiz, Monica
Pagan, Lena
Palliser, Christina
Pardo, Judy
Park, James
Pearce, Marion
Peng, Henry
Perez, Angel
Pignataro, Leonardo
Piven, Lauren
Poon, Jenny
Provost, Robert
Quinn, Frank
Rakhmankulova, Malika
Redmond, John
Reich, Murray
Reinhardt, Norma
Reverby, Louise
Rice, Bob
Ricknert, Susanna
Riddick, Roberta
Roberts, Gene
Robertz, Andreas
Rojas, George
Roman, MD, Romulus
Rose, Liza
Ross, Amanda
Roux, Jennifer
Sacks, Sam
Salazar, Stella
Salter, Victoria
Sandoval, Antonio
Saunders, Rosa Gaia
Schacter, Rob
Schindler, Anais
Scholl, Sam
Schubert, Emma
Schumburger, Norman
Schwartz, Robyn
Scopazzini, Marcello
Scutts, Jo
Seeman, Marsha
Seidensticker, Lola
Sethna, Meeta
Shamailova, Lyuba
Shamsundar, Rashri
Sharkey, Jennifer
Sharp, Andrew
Shih, Alice
Shorey, Eric
Siddiqui, Noorulain
Silberman, Sarah
Silver, Don
Silverman, Julian
Simon, Nicole
Singer, Calder
Singh, Gabrielle
Siregar, Jonas
Small, Karen
Smalley, Michel
Smith, Victor
Solomon, Fidencia
Soto, Brittany
Spokony, Deborah
Staton, Rebeka
Stephen, Sharon
Stepler, Rebecca
Stiles, Adam
Stupar, Lidija
Sugarman, Tara
Sullivan, Catherine
Sun, Mi
Supoyo, Stephen
Susser, Jonathan
Tam, Stan
Tanco, Sharon
Tang, Joanna
Teedon, Cameron
tenBrink, Albert
Teperman, Jeremy
Thapa, Raksha
Thurston, Marjorie
Tjioe, Veronica
Tobias, Emily
Torres, Laura
Truong, Kurt
Unhold, Eva
Urove, Dolores
Valen, Karen
Varley, Jessica
Veazey, Caron
Villa, Jadviga
Walts, Cliff
Wang, Jing
Wasserstein, Charlotte
Weintraub, Hannah
Weiser, Jack
Weng, Derek
Werner, Genevieve
Wilcox, Caitlin
Williams, Jessica
Williams, Richard
Williams, Dan
Wilson, Derek
Wingaard, Dovie F.
Wong, Kurt
Wong, Winnie
Woolman, Shelley
Worthington, Jeremy
Wrobleski, Ian
Xu, Luke
Yamanaka, Ai
Yang, Sang Min
Yau, Joanna
Yip, Artin
Yuna, Catriona
Zara, Cynthia
Zaritt, Jesse
Zembera, Maria
Zhang, Ada
Zhang, Yu
Zheng, Andrew
Zhou, Ling
Zhou, Aileen
Zimmerman, Nanci
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FINANCIAL
REPORT
Prepared by Andrew Coamey,
CFO and BTQ Financial
Unaudited Consolidated
Operating Results
Fiscal Year ended
June 30, 2006
For the fiscal year ended June
30th, Housing Works, Inc. (HWI)
and its subsidiaries reported a
deficit of over $1.2 million. This
result was well below the budFor the fiscal year ended June
30th, Housing Works, Inc. (HWI)
and its subsidiaries reported a
deficit of over $1.2 million. This
result was well below the budgeted surplus of $1.1 million
and was the first annual deficit
after seven years of surpluses.
Total revenues for the fiscal
year were $39.5 million – right
on budget and 3% lower than
the previous year’s revenue of
$41 million. In fiscal year 2005
however, HWI benefited from
two unbudgeted, non-recurring revenue items totaling $6.6
million, which drove the 2005
revenues to $41 million. Therefore without these extraordinary
revenue items, FY06 revenues
would have exceeded FY05 revenues by almost 13%, evidence
of a continued trend in growth
for the organization.
The fiscal year 2006 deficit
can be attributed to a
change in the organizations
vacation and leave policy and
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overspending in several categories. The increase in the cost of
fringe benefits (approximately $1.1 million) was the result of an
organizational change to PTO (paid time-off) in lieu of sick days,
holidays, vacation, etc. and the awarding of additional PTO days
to employees based on tenure. Management will review this
policy change and make adjustments if appropriate. Spending or
overspending occurred in several other categories:
• Contracted services 14.53% over budget
• Other expenses (includes carting, insurance and event expense
61.44% over budget; occupancy (office) 9.18% over budget; and
• Bad debt 720% over budget.
The excess in bad debt expense—of approximately $500K was the
result of a second quarter accounting change. On the revenue
side, HWI experienced a $1 million shortfall in Medicaid revenue
and $500K shortfall in retail sales. These below-budget items
were partially offset by government contracts and development
fundraising, which were $500K and $328K over budget,
respectively.
For the year the COBRA program reported a below budget surplus
of $137K on revenues of approximately $3.9 million. The combined
AIDS Adult Day Healthcare Programs (ADHC) generated a below
budget surplus of $516K on revenues of approximately $12 million.
Primary Care and VidaCare combined for almost $1 million in
revenue, 7% above budget. HW entrepreneurial ventures produced
over $11 million in revenues for the year and recorded a combined
surplus of over $1.3 million. These combined companies made
approximately $1 million in entrepreneurial contributions to
subsidize the operations of various HW client service departments.
Of these ventures: the Thrift Stores generated sales of over $9
million, the Used Book Store & Café generated revenues of over
$980K, the Food Service Corp. recorded total revenues in excess of
$900K million and Gotham Assets generated revenues slightly over
$1.5 million.
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Finally during FY2006 Housing Works completed renovations of
10,000 sq. ft. of space at 130 Crosby Street (Supportive Services),
continued construction in Harlem and Brooklyn (Women’s
Transitional Housing), opened two new Thrift Stores, leased
40,000 sq, ft. of warehouse space (for the Thrifts) began renovation
of the 17th St. Thrift Store (the oldest store), and initiated the
implementation of an electronic case management and medical
records system.
FINANCIAL REPORT 47
DONORS
FOUNDATION AND
CORPORATE SUPPORT
MAJOR DONORS
$500,000–$100,000
Charles King
Ricky Rivers
Conde Nast Publication
Broadway Cares Foundation
JP Morgan Chase Bank
The Robin Hood Foundation
Wachovia Foundation
$10,000–$5,000
Advance Magazine Group
Community Resource Exchange
Gesso Foundation
The JTC Foundation
NAPWA/The National
Association of People With
AIDS
$5,000–$1,000
K. Brown
R. Torres
48 PUBLIC FUNDING
$20,000–$10,000
$5,000–$1,000
ABC Home & Planet
Foundation
Keyspan
Richard G. Dudley, Jr., M.D.
D. Ghen
Marva F. Langaster
Fatima Prioleau
Eric L. Sawyer
Darrel P. Wheeler
$1,000–$500
Archimuse
Ariel Capital Management, LLC
Burchman, Terrio, Quist
Emery, Celli, Brinkerhoff &
Abady
Exponents, Inc.
Federated Department Stores
Guilford Publications
Lehman Brothers’
Low Income Investment Fund
Lyle & Joan Middleton 1999
Trust
M & W International (USA) Inc.
Major Fleet & Leasing Corp
Minority Health Care
Communcations
MPPI
National Environmental
Chemical Corp.
Nativo LLC
The NY Community & Boehr
Settle
OppenheimerFunds
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw
Pittman
Salzman & Salzman, LLP
Schall &Russo Planning Works
Telebeam Telephone Systems,
Inc.
United Way
Dianalynn Bodero
Andrew Coamey
Karen Dine
Betty Deepe
Abbey Ebesu
Molly Ebesu
Newman Knight Frank
James W. Johnson
John Kelley
Mary Anne Kovacik-Thompson
Christina Mason
Patrick McGovern
Anne E. Patton
Richard and Susan Perl
Karen Sherman
Ingo & Marla Sprie
Marcelo Venegas
Laura Hanson Virginia
Earl S. Ward Esq.
IN MEMORIAM
Nathaniel Adams
Sammy Adorn
James Aikens
Jasper Alcadez
Yolanda Alercon
Gladys Algarin
Jose Almodovar
Marabel Alonzo
Mohammed Amir
Harry Anderson
William Anderson
Omar Anil
Pedro Agron
Joseph Arato
Frank Arcuri
Carmen Armezquito
James Arnold
Hector Arrastia
Luis Arroho
Juan Arroyo
Rochelle Austin
Raul Avile
Maria Aviles
Nelson Aviles
Sammy Badillo
William Baez
Arlene Bailey
Ronel Bailey
Fritz Baptiste
Darryl Barnes
Hebert Barneswell
King Bass
John Becker
Edward Bellinger
Claudette Benjamin
Hank Bergin
Ella Mae Berry-Lawrence
Scott P. Bernard
William Birmingham
Fritz Blanchard
Marvin Block
Sergio Bolzoni
Sandy Boone
Michael Bossie
Lisa Boyd
Coleen Brandt
Terry Bratcher
Leslie Brapham
Ray Brockington
Denise Brown
Irving Lee Brown
Ronald Brown
Sharon Brown
William Brown
Timothy Bryant
James Bullet
Frank Burgos
John Burkhardt
Tyrone Burns
Alberto Calderone
Julio Calabrio
Gil Camacho
Santa Camacho
Edwin Cancel
Kevin Cannon
Lope Capo
Aaron Cardona
Patricia Anne Cardona
Pedro Carpena
Jorge Carrera
Antonio Carrero
Barry Carter
Goldie Carter
Samuel Carter
Celestina Castillo
Arturo Castro
William Catres
Fred Caviness
Hector Centeno
Kenneth Chaplauske
Stephanie Chapman
Faith Chau
Willie Childs
Allen Clark
Miriam Coca
Diane Coleman
Darrin Collins
José Colon
Maria Colon
Celeste Cook
Raymond Copeland
Anthony Cordero
Jorge Correa
Celestina Costillo
Chester Crawford
Karlene Crawford
Luz Crespo
Mercedes Cruz
William Cuevas
Heriberto Cuevos
Alvin Cumberbatch
Keith D. Cylar
Loxie Daley
Timothy Damon
William Daniels
Rosalind Davis
Frank Deanne
Kevin DeGraffe
Heriberto Dehoyas
Jean Desravines
Miguel Devalle
Thomas Dews
Carmello (Mello) Diaz
Jorge Diaz
Vincent (Vinnie) Dibiasi
Regina Dixon
Darlene Dunmeyer
Kenneth Dyer
James Edwards
Vincent Ellis
Teresa Ellison
Rosales Enedito
Indalecio (Tony) Esteban
Randolph Evans
Edgardo Falcon
Eleanor Farrow
Stephanie Felder
Luis Figueroa
Sammy Figueroa
Timothy Figueroa
David Fisch
Theodore Fleary
Carlos Flores
Vincente Flores
Pietro Fohstra
Harold Ford
Michele Foster
Samuel Franceschi
Mark Freeman
Clemente Garcia
Jesus Garcia
Maria Garcia
Renard Garland
Darryl Gaston
Kelvin Georges
Tina Gerstein
Jorge Gonzales
Thomas Goodrow
Elena Gould
Daisy Gracia
Jessie Gracia
Sharon Green
Charles Greene
James Greenidge
George Guzman
Jaqueline Hall
James Harrington
Cynthia Harris
Daryl Harris
Ronald Harris
William Harris
Beverly Hawkins
St. James Henry
George Hernandez
Lillian Hernandez
Gloria Hills
Alvin Hines
Bernice Hoeffler
Arlene Hoffman
Wanda Hooks
Jessie Hopkins
Elizabeth Hughes
Maurice Hughes
Lawrence Hunter
James Indanse
Pedro Irrizarry
Samuel Jackson
Norris Jackson
Phillip Jacobs
Toripio Jacquez
Andranette Jamerson
Peter Jean-Paul
Bishop Jefferies
William Jenkins
Jose Jimenez
Soraida Jimenez
Luz Jobi
Anthony Johnson
John Johnson
Maurice Johnson
Arthur Joiner
Cornell Joseph
Anthony Kastis
Thomas Keenan
William Kiel
Rea King
Richard Klimek
Calvin Knight
Dwayne Knox
Stephen Kozlowski
IN MEMORIAM 49
Gary Krziwda
Angela Laras
Michael Lacerra
Julio Lebron
Allen Lee
Bernard Lee
Robin Lewis
Nancy Lightfoot
Marcellino Linares
Albert Lindler
Dorothy Lineberger
Lavincent Lockhart
Wilhemina Logan
Angel Lopez
Cy Lopez
Richard Lovell
Mikkel Lovvorn
Beverly Lucas
Padua Luis
Eddy Luzon
Martha Maged
Barry Manigo
Miriam Marengo
Charles Marshall
Bienvenido (Benny) Marquez
Richard Martin
Patrick McCosker
Sandra McClary
Troy McCray
Frank McDonald
Clifford McGurk
George McLeod
Melvin Means
Pablo Medina
Rene Meilleur
Cookie Mejias
Harvey Mejias
Jose Melendez
Magdelena Melendez
Gary Menczer
Raymond Mendez
David Mercado
Eladio Mercado
Lisa Milhouse
Julio Millan
Barry Mingo
Kenny Mixon
Luis Monge
Wanda Monroig
Maria Morales
Orlander Morris
Janet Moss
Miguel Munoz
Richard Murillo
Josephine Mwale
Lonnie Nance
Johnnie Newton
David Nieves
Ronald Nieves
Santo Nieves
Cornelia Ortiz
Miguel Ortiz
Hector Ortiz
James Owens
Gilbert Pabon
Josephina Pagan
Shattel Parham
Steve Parrigen
Brandy Patton
John Pearl
Joseph Pearson
Janice Peek
Francisco Pena
Ava Perez
Linda Perez
Hector Perez
Susan Periera
Brian Perry
Anthony Piskin
Keith Pittman
Alberto Plair
Raymond Post
Robert Preston
Rodney Pridgen
Kyle Prisco
Donna Pullen
Lee Purnell
Lenny Purnell
Griselle Quintana
Eddie Ramos
Lydia Ramos
Santiago Ramos
Marlene Raye
Evelyn Reed
Jerome Reeves
J.W. Reeves
Emilio Renaud
Steph Renee
Aubrey Richardson
Celso Rigga
Benigno Rivera
Juan Rivera
Luis M. Rivera
Manual Rivera
Richard Rivera
William Rivera
John Rivers
James Roberson
Erskin Roberson
Pat Roberson
Gregg Rodney
Carmen Rodriguez
Esther Rodriguez
Manuel Rodriguez
Diana Rodrigurz
Marisol Rolon
Carmen Roman
Samuel Rosa
Ramiro Rosado
Ana Rosario
George Roseborough
Milton Rowe
Paul Ruiz
Adam Saldago
Heriberto Santana
David Santiago
George Santana
Laura Santiago
Modesto Santiago
Robert Santiago
Estaban Santos
David Saunders
Glenn (Tatto) Schaeffer
Anthony Sclafford
Troy Scott
Teodoro Sepulveda
Eduardo Serrano
Rafaela Serrano
Phyllis Sharpe
Charles Shaw
Larry Shellbourne
Joseph Shepard
Harold Sheppard
Riqui Sherrod
Alan Shuler
Sunshine Simmon
Raymond Simmons
Richard Simpson
Ana Singletary
John Smart
Adine Smith
Derek Smith
Edwin Soto
Antonio Springer
Ivy Springer
Lorraine (La La) Stathum
Suzanne St. Felis
Bruce Stevenson
Gary Steward
William Streeter
Victor Streety
Julius (Mary) Sturdivant
Jose Suarez
Susan Temkin
Janie Terry
Cynthia Thomas
Lennie Thompson
Nathaniel Thompson
Nancy Tirado
Luz Tobi
Tujuana Tolbert
Michael Toney
Milton Torres
Elizabeth Torres
Ramon Torres
Richard Torres
Marleen Trotman
Gregory Tucker
Randee Turner
Alferdo Valencia
Armando Valencio
Juan Valentin
Virge (Molly) Vannack
Rafael Vargas
Sergio Vasquez
Yolanda Vasquez
Juan Vazquez
Francisco Vega
Mackline Velasquez
Mario Velencio
Dionision Velez
Vern Venzen
Patricia Veronne
Pedro Vidal
Peter Vilar
Terry Vining
Nathaniel (Johnnie) Walker
Keith Wallace
Fredrick Walsh
Dena Warren
Floyd (Alexis) Washington
Charles Watson
Dessie Webster
Mary Whitaker
Ricardo Whitley
Richard White
Jerome Wiggins
Henry Wilkins
Herbert Williams
Jeanette Williams
Jeffrey Williams
Michael “Rose” Williams
Vinson Williams
Aubrey Williamson
Abraham Wilson
Richard Wilson
Ricardo Wilson
Shannon Wilson
Edward Wrighton
Joseph Wydner
Joan Young
Yolanda Zeno
Maria Zinberg
Disclaimer: This Annual Report features the names and images of many members of the
Housing Works community—staff, clients, volunteers, and supporters. No inference should be drawn
regarding the HIV status of any such individual.
Photo Credits: Beth Fladung (www.mosbef.com)
Copyright © 2006 Housing Works, Inc.
Housing Works
57 Willoughby St
2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
50 IN MEMORIAM
www.housingworks.org

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