Housing Programs

The Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program is intended to develop a range of housing assistance and support services for low-income persons with HIV/AIDS and their families. It was authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act of 1992 and is administered by the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) office.

Agencies Providing HOPWA Services
HOPWA housing providers provide a number of housing options for PWA's.  Transitional housing is available to income-eligible PWA households with at least one minor child for a two (2) year period.  In addition, set aside apartment units are available for a duration of approximately four (4) years.  As long as you are a resident in good standing in either of these programs and continue to be HOPWA eligible, your name remains on the regional HOPWA waiting list so that you can be considered for long-term tenant-based rental assistance opportunities when they arise.
Agencies Providing HOPWA Services

Non-profit housing developers seek to provide quality communities for modest income people by preserving and expanding affordable housing choices.  These can include housing programs such as project based Housing Choice Vouchers (formerly Section 8), affordable dwelling unit programs, tax credit rentals, as well as programs for first-time homebuyers and assistance for homeowners with critical housing rehabilitation.
Non-Profit Housing Developers

Housing offices throughout suburban Virginia offer an array of special needs and subsidized rental housing, as well as homeownership opportunities, housing information, and related services.
Other Housing Programs