Catholic Charities Community Services (CCCS) of Rochester is receiving $454,750 in federal dollars for a new program called Foundations for Living, dedicated to providing services to those with HIV and AIDS.
The charity is one of seven nationwide to be selected for the grant, which comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), specifically through the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program.
The funding will kick-start Foundations for Living in 2012, a three-year program designed to provide housing support while clients living with HIV or AIDS are working towards gaining employment, with the end result being self-sufficiency.
CCCS plans to enroll and graduate 100 clients through the program, focusing on those who want to work, go to school or volunteer full or part-time.
CCCS developed the proposal for Foundations for Living along with two Albany agencies, including the Corporation for AIDS Research, Education and Services (CARES) and Albany Damien Center. The seven proposals that received the HUD funds were selected out of 46 applicants.
CCCS, a Rochester based organization with satellite offices throughout the Finger Lakes region, started providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities in 1980, with the AIDS Services Department created in 1990. The department includes the first Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management Program in New York State.
Foundations for Living is expected to create at least one full-time position.
Catholic Charities Community Services (CCCS) of Rochester is receiving $454,750 in federal dollars for a new program called Foundations for Living, dedicated to providing services to those with HIV and AIDS.
The charity is one of seven nationwide to be selected for the grant, which comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), specifically through the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program.
The funding will kick-start Foundations for Living in 2012, a three-year program designed to provide housing support while clients living with HIV or AIDS are working towards gaining employment, with the end result being self-sufficiency.
CCCS plans to enroll and graduate 100 clients through the program, focusing on those who want to work, go to school or volunteer full or part-time.
CCCS developed the proposal for Foundations for Living along with two Albany agencies, including the Corporation for AIDS Research, Education and Services (CARES) and Albany Damien Center. The seven proposals that received the HUD funds were selected out of 46 applicants.
CCCS, a Rochester based organization with satellite offices throughout the Finger Lakes region, started providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities in 1980, with the AIDS Services Department created in 1990. The department includes the first Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management Program in New York State.
Foundations for Living is expected to create at least one full-time position.
