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Ryan White Part A Services for People with HIV

The NYC Health Department receives funding from the federal government to provide services to people living with HIV in New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley (Tri-County) Region of Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties.

The Ryan White Part A program funds medical and supportive services, such as case management and food programs. A complete list of Ryan White Part A funded services and locations in New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley Region can be found below.

Some programs have specific income and residency requirements as part of program enrollment. To learn more about all program eligibility requirements, contact a program agency directly. Also contact the agency before visiting or referring people to the program. Direct program contact information can be located by clicking on the agency link or by using the Ryan White Part A Referral Directory.

Service Categories and Locations

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Care Coordination and Medical Case Management

Supports people with HIV to start and stay in medical care and take their medicine as prescribed.

Services include:

Medical case management, including patient navigation, social services and benefits coordination

Health education

Support for keeping up with prescribed medicines, including modified directly observed therapy (mDOT)

Immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy (iART)

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

Argus Community, Inc./A.C.C.E.S.S. II Program

BronxCare Health System

La Casa de Salud, Inc.

Morris Heights Health Center

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

Services for the Underserved, Inc.

The Institute for Family Health

Brooklyn

Betances Health Center

Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center

Housing Works

Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County

Sunset Terrace Family Health Center at NYU Langone

SUNY-STAR Health Center

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Manhattan

Apicha Community Health Center

Betances Health Center

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

Council on Adoptable Children

Housing Works

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Mount Sinai Medical Center

Mount Sinai Morningside

The Institute for Family Health

Queens

AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)

Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens

Staten Island

Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI)

Lower Hudson Valley

Rockland

Sun River Health

TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal, Inc.)

Westchester

Open Door Family Medical Centers

St. John's Riverside Hospital: HOPE Center

Sun River Health

The Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.

Early Intervention

Provides HIV testing in non-clinical settings and linkage to appropriate services.

Services include:

HIV testing and targeted counseling

Health education

Referral to PrEP and outreach services for those who test negative

Initiation of Immediate Anti-Retroviral Therapy (iART), referral services and linkage to care for those who test positive

Program Sites

NYC

Brooklyn

Diaspora Community Services

Manhattan

Bailey House

GMHC

Hetrick-Martin Institute

Safe Horizon

Lower Hudson Valley

Westchester

Westchester County Department of Health

Emergency Financial Assistance

Provides one-time or short-term financial assistance to people with HIV for essential goods and services. Eligible persons may receive up to $5,000 per household annually.

Services include:

Emergency assistance payments providing short-term and limited assistance with utilities, housing, food (including groceries and food vouchers), and medicines

Referrals to medical and supportive services

Program Sites

NYC and Lower Hudson Valley

Hudson Valley Community Services

Food and Nutrition

Supports people with HIV who are experiencing or at risk of food insecurity.

Services include:

Home-delivered meals (at certain sites only), group meals, pantry bags and food vouchers

Individual and group nutritional education and counseling

Coordination and referral to additional supportive and care navigation services

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

Argus Community, Inc.

Housing Solutions of New York

La Casa de Salud

Brooklyn

CAMBA

La Nueva Esperanza

Manhattan

God’s Love We Deliver

Harlem United

GMHC

Mount Sinai Morningside

Queens

AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)

Staten Island

Project Hospitality

Lower Hudson Valley

Rockland

TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal, Inc.)

Westchester

Hudson Valley Community Services

Harm Reduction

Provides easily accessible harm reduction, counseling and supportive services to people with HIV who use or previously used alcohol or drugs.

Services include:

Screening for substance use and assessing treatment needs

Individual and group counseling services for alcohol or drug use

Auricular (ear) acupuncture (at certain sites only)

Overdose prevention training

Health education

Coordination and referral to additional supportive and care navigation services

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

BronxWorks

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York/Project Street Beat

Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center

Brooklyn

Bridging Access to Care, Inc.

Interfaith Medical Center

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York/Project Street Beat

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Manhattan

The Alliance for Positive Change

Exponents

GMHC

Housing Works

Mount Sinai Beth Israel Project SHaRE

OnPoint NYC

Queens

AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens

Staten Island

Project Hospitality

Housing

Provides emergency and transitional short-term housing, housing placement assistance, and short-term rental assistance to people with HIV who are homeless, unstably housed or at serious risk of becoming homeless. Programs collaborate with each program enrollee to develop an individualized housing plan to promote stable, long-term living situations, such as through transition to the Housing for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. For more information, visit Housing Services for New Yorkers Living with HIV.

Short-Term Housing

Emergency housing assistance aims to move people with HIV and their household members into transitional or permanent housing within 90 days. The goal of transitional housing is to move people with HIV and their household members into permanent housing within two years. Programs intend to assist certain priority populations based on age, housing status, immigration status, co-occurring illnesses and other criteria. To learn more, contact an agency directly.

Services include:

Emergency, short-term and permanent housing placement

Tenant advocacy

Individual and group supportive counseling

Life skills training

Referrals and linkage to medical and supportive services

Appointment accompaniment

Referrals to medical and supportive services

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

The Alliance for Positive Change

Brooklyn

After Hours Project

Bailey House

CAMBA

Housing Works

Manhattan

The Alliance for Positive Change

Queens

AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)

Staten Island

Project Hospitality

Housing Placement Assistance

Identifies and secures permanent housing for people with HIV and their household members. Programs intend to assist certain priority populations based on age, housing status, immigration status, co-occurring illnesses and other criteria. For more information, contact an agency directly.

Services include:

Short-term and permanent housing placement

Apartment inspections

Tenant advocacy

Referrals to medical and supportive services

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

Tolentine Zeiser Community Life Center

Manhattan

Bailey House

Queens

AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)

Hispanic AIDS Forum (HAF)

Short-term Rental Assistance

Provides direct rental payments to landlords for people with HIV and their household members to secure or maintain stable housing. To be eligible for services, people with HIV must meet the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) program medical and financial eligibility criteria, but be ineligible for HASA due to administrative reasons.

Services include:

Rent payment to landlords

Apartment inspection

Tenant advocacy

Referrals to medical and supportive services

Program Sites

NYC

Brooklyn

After Hours Project

Manhattan

African Services Committee

Lower Hudson Valley

Rockland and Westchester

Cornerstone

Westchester

Lifting Up Westchester

Legal

Provides comprehensive legal advocacy services for people with HIV.

Programs may assist with:

Immigration matters

Public benefits, including obtaining and maintaining cash assistance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Medicaid and other health-related assistance

Addressing housing needs

End-of-life planning

Family and intimate partner legal matters

Child custody arrangements

Delegating powers of attorney

Other legal issues

Preparation of income tax returns, powers of attorney, living wills and other legal documents

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

Mobilization for Justice

Brooklyn

Legal Services NYC

The Family Center

Manhattan

African Services Committee

Council on Adoptable Children

GMHC

Legal Aid Society

Legal Services NYC

Queens

AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)

Staten Island

Project Hospitality Legal Advocacy Program

Lower Hudson Valley

Rockland

Legal Aid Society of Rockland County, Inc.

Medical Transportation

Provides transportation to medical and supportive services appointments for people with HIV who have no other means of transportation. Medical transportation services include taxi, van, bus, ambulette vehicles and gas vouchers from contracted transportation providers in Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties. Medical transportation may be provided between points within Putnam, Rockland and Westchester Counties, and in NYC.

Program Sites

Lower Hudson Valley

Rockland and Westchester

Cornerstone

Mental Health

Provides comprehensive mental health services through health centers and community-based organizations that are co-located with or linked to HIV primary care providers.

Services include:

Individual and group mental health counseling

Individual and group counseling for alcohol and drug use

Psychiatric care

Seeking Safety services to address trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and drug use

Counseling around HIV treatment and prevention

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

The Institute for Family Health

VIP Community Services, Inc.

Brooklyn

Housing Works

NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull

Manhattan

Bailey House

GMHC

NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem

New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center

The Institute for Family Health

Queens

AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)

Lower Hudson Valley

Westchester

Westchester Medical Center

Non-medical Case Management for Currently Incarcerated or Recently Released Individuals

Non-medical Case Management for Currently Incarcerated or Recently Released Individuals

Connects people with HIV leaving NYC jails and New York State prisons to HIV care and supportive services via the Fortune Society’s work with NYC Health + Hospitals’ Correctional Health Services.

Services include:

Escort from Rikers to supportive services in the community

Development and maintenance of a transitional care plan

Support for initiation or maintenance of HIV treatment

Linkage to primary medical care

Coordinate with medical and supportive services

Assistance with housing and other social services

Program Sites

NYC

Queens

Fortune Society

Oral Health Care

Provides periodic comprehensive screening and preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic oral health services for income-eligible people with HIV.

Services include:

Comprehensive dental care, including palliative services and rehabilitation of dentition

Oral health education

Appointment reminders

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

Manhattan

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health

Staten Island

Community Health Center of Richmond, Inc

Lower Hudson Valley

Westchester

Westchester Medical Center

Outpatient Ambulatory Services

Provides professional diagnostic and therapeutic medical services to people with HIV who are 50 years of age and older in an outpatient setting.

Services include:

Comprehensive medical examination, including preventive screenings, risk assessments, and diagnosis and treatment of common physical and mental health conditions

Geriatric assessments

Medication prescription and medication therapy management

Health education and counseling services

Group physical and social activities

Continuity of care and management of chronic conditions

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

Brooklyn

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County

Queens

NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst

Support for Transgender, Intersex, Gender Non-Conforming and Non-Binary People

Provides gender-affirming counseling and linkage to health care for transgender, intersex, gender non-confirming and non-binary people with HIV, and support for their birth and chosen families.

Services include:

Individual counseling to support mental health and the development of coping skills

Family and group counseling

Counseling around HIV treatment and prevention

Linkage and referral to gender-affirming health care, including mental health services, medical care, alcohol or drug use counseling, and housing, legal and other supportive services

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

Destination Tomorrow

Manhattan

Mount Sinai Medical Center

Supportive Counseling and Psychosocial Support Services

Provides individual, group and family-focused (chosen and birth) counseling services.

Services include:

Counseling for people who are not seeking treatment for a diagnosed mental health condition

Individual, family and group counseling

Seeking Safety services to address trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and drug use

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

BOOM!Health

St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction

Brooklyn

After Hours Project

CAMBA

Family Services Network of New York

Haitian Centers Council

La Nueva Esperanza

SUNY Downstate Medical Center

The Family Center

Manhattan

African Services Committee

The Alliance for Positive Change

GMHC

Harlem United

OnPoint NYC

Queens

AIDS Center of Queens County (ACQC)

Lower Hudson Valley

Rockland and Westchester

Cornerstone

The Undetectables Program and Crystal Methamphetamine Harm Reduction Services

Two additional HIV service programs supported by NYC Ending the Epidemic funds are the Undetectables Viral Load Suppression Program and Crystal Methamphetamine Harm Reduction Services. While these two programs are not funded by Ryan White Part A, they work closely with the Ryan White Part A Program to reduce HIV transmission, support HIV treatment, and improve health outcomes.

The Undetectables Viral Load Suppression Program

Addresses HIV-related stigma, supports retention in care and increases viral load suppression among people with HIV who experience barriers to taking their HIV medicines as prescribed and maintaining an undetectable viral load. This program is based on The Undetectables, a pilot project initially developed, implemented and evaluated by Housing Works Community Healthcare.

Services include:

Individual and group counseling to support taking HIV medicines as prescribed

Financial incentives for program enrollees who maintain an undetectable viral load

Modified Directly Observed Therapy (mDOT)

Program Sites

NYC

Bronx

Montefiore Medical Center

Morris Heights Health Center

St. Barnabas Hospital

Brooklyn

Housing Works

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Manhattan

The Alliance for Positive Change

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

GMHC

Queens

Voces Latinas, Corps

Staten Island

Project Hospitality

Crystal Methamphetamine Harm Reduction Services

Expands access to harm reduction and supportive services for New Yorkers who use crystal methamphetamine, including people vulnerable to or living with HIV.

Services include:

Individual and group counseling services for alcohol or drug use

Overdose prevention trainings

Mental health counseling services

Health education

Navigation assistance, including referrals and accompaniment to health and supportive service appointments

Linkage to HIV testing, PrEP and emergency PEP

Program Sites

NYC

Brooklyn

Housing Works

Manhattan

Apicha Community Health Center

Callen-Lorde Community Health Center

Housing Works

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center

Additional Resources

NY HIV: HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council of New York

NY HIV: Ryan White Part A Referral Directory

New York State: Health Plan Marketplace

New York State: HIV Uninsured Care Programs

HRSA: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part A Program

HRSA: Ryan White HIV Program Medical Provider Tool

More Information

Access HRA Benefits

Housing Services for New Yorkers Living with HIV

Learning More About HIV/AIDS and Ending the Epidemic

AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)