Housing Works

Since our founding in 1990, Housing Works has engaged in an array of advocacy strategies to further our mission of ending the twin crises of AIDS and homelessness: traditional government lobbying; regular legislative visits in Albany by HIV-positive clients; civil disobedience and street protests; and impact litigation. This inside-plus-outside pressure on elected officials has made Housing Works a force to be reckoned with on the local, state, national and international levels. Housing Works maintains advocacy offices in New York City, Albany, Washington, D.C., and Port-au- Prince, Haiti. We also maintain close partnerships with the Haitian AIDS organizations Fondation Esther Boucicault Stanislas and Plateforme Haitienne des Association PVVIH and the Puerto Rican harm reduction group CAIM.

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Housing Works publishes the best AIDS advocacy blog on the web, the AIDS Issues Update. Sign up to get an email each Friday that contains the blogs posted during the week.

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Knowledge is power. Learn about our New York City, New York State, National and International advocacy campaigns.

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Show your commitment to ending homelessness and AIDS by attending our advocacy events.