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Hawaii's Statewide AIDS
Housing Agency
Gregory House Programs is
committed to the ongoing
assessment and development
of programs that meet the
housing needs of persons
living with HIV/AIDS
throughout Hawaii, because
housing is healthcare. Our
deepest hope is for a cure
for HIV, the end of
homelessness, and the day
when Gregory House Programs
will no longer be needed.
Until then, Gregory House
Programs will continue to do
whatever is needed to ease
the impact on those who have
been infected and affected
with HIV/AIDS.
Housing is Healthcare.
Stable, permanent housing is
essential to long term
survival with HIV/AIDS.
Housing is essential to
healthcare because, in its
absence, it is virtually
impossible to maintain
access to healthcare, adhere
to strict medication
regimens and maintain proper
nutrition. Persons living
with HIV/AIDS in Hawaii are
facing record high housing
costs and long waiting lists
for public, subsidized
housing, placing them and
their families at imminent
risk of homelessness.
Alarmingly, one out of three
persons living with HIV/AIDS
faces the dilemma of having
to choose between
healthcare, food, and
housing. Unfortunately,
having one can mean giving
up the other two. For this
reason, 65% of persons
living with HIV/AIDS say
that housing is their most
important need.
The mission of Gregory House
Programs is to provide
housing and supportive
services on a long term,
temporary or respite basis
for persons who are
displaced due to the impact
of Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome Virus in
their lives and to provide
access to appropriate public
and private support
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