Permanent Housing.

H-A-C owns two rental properties that provide affordable housing for low income and very low income persons.

Broadway Heights, our 99-unit apartment complex on Mulberry Street near Fort Sam Houston has 32 efficiencies, 41 one-bedroom units, and 26 two-bedroom units. Of these, 34 apartments are set aside as affordable housing for low-income and very low-income families.

Peery Plaza, our four-plex that offers affordable housing for disabled persons, has the distinction of being named after its architects, Dr. Allison Peery who in 1968 was one of the primary architects of Hemisphere 1968.

HIV / STD / TB Prevention Education.

H-A-C has been providing HIV/STD/TB prevention education since 1987 and HIV antibody testing since 1998. Currently under our Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Protocol Based Counseling (PBC) grant we provide HIV testing to at risk populations to include high risk Hispanic, high risk African American, and high risk Men who have Sex with Men (MSM).

We have been providing HIV prevention education at the Bexar County Jail since 1988 and testing since the late 1990’s. We were one of the first prevention providers in the nation allowed in an incarcerated setting.

Mental Health / Substance Abuse Counseling.

H-A-C has been providing mental health counseling since 1992 and substance abuse education and counseling since 1994, and treatment since 2000.

Under our current Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) / Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) - Addictions Treatment for Homeless Grant Number 18286 called Project HOPE or Housing Opportunities in a Positive Environment, we work with homeless women to decrease amount of time homeless, improve substance use behaviors and attitudes, and improve general well-being. Through Project HOPE we offer Case management, Seeking Safety, HIV education, Support groups, and individual, group counseling.

H-A-C has another Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) / Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Targeted Capacity Expansion / HIV program, Grant Number 18624, called Project Living Hope.

We work closely with the at risk population to increase access to services and broaden prevention efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS and substance abuse including underlying mental health issues targeting underserved African-American and Hispanic/Latino communities.

Through our work with Project Living Hope, we strive for the integration of substance abuse treatment and mental health services for persons with co-occurring disorders (COD), coupled with HIV prevention and counseling efforts using a culturally sensitive approach. One vital component of Project Living Hope is the opportunity for candidates to receive up to one year of free methadone providing they remain compliant with their treatment plan.

Through our other Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) /Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) project, Grant Number 15029 called Project Crossroads, the guiding goal or principle of Project Crossroads is to reduce the epidemic level of substance abuse and addiction along with reducing the incidence of HIV/ AIDS among minority reentry populations, predominately Latinos and African-Americans in the San Antonio area by specifically targeting the minority reentry populations who have been released from prisons and jails within the past two-years.

H-A-C, through Project Crossroads, works to build an infrastructure and service capacity for the prevention of substance abuse and HIV infection in our community with particular emphasis on the minority reentry population, develop and enhance local capacity and mobilize community resources in order to implement effective programs, practices, and strategies to prevent and reduce the onset of SA, and transmission of HIV among the target population. Project Crossroads has a start up date of August, 2009.