AIDS ALABAMA INC

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS - HELPS MEET THE HOUSING NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. DURING THE 2024 GRANT YEAR, AIDS ALABAMA MANAGED FOUR HOPWA GRANTS AND REPORTED THE FOLLOWING CLIENTS SERVED FOR THE 2024 CAPERS/APRS: ALABAMA RURAL AIDS PROJECT - 1,241 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS, OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS SERVED WITH HOPWA SERVICES 77 WERE SERVED WITH HOUSING STABILITY OR HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES; JASPER HOUSE HOPWA COMPETITIVE GRANT - 14 UNDUPLICATED PERSONS WERE SERVED WITH PERMANENT FACILITY BASED HOUSING SERVICES; HOPWA FORMULARY GRANT ADMINISTERED ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA - 4,235 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS WITH HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, OF WHICH 249 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED WITH HOUSING STABILITY OR HOUSE PLACEMENT SERVICES. HOPWA FORMULARY GRANT ADMINISTERED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM -184 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED HOUSING STABILITY OR HOUSING PLACEMENT SERVICES. ONE OF THE PRIMARY INDICATORS FOR THESE PROGRAMS SERVING PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES IS THE PERCENTAGE OF CLIENTS ABLE TO SECURE STABLE HOUSING. AIDS ALABAMA'S HOPWA PROGRAMS ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING PERCENTAGES OF CLIENTS RECEIVING HOUSING SERVICES DURING 2024: ALABAMA RURAL AIDS PROJECT - 100%; JASPER HOUSE HOPWA COMPETITIVE GRANT - 100%; HOPWA FORMULARY GRANT ADMINISTERED ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA - 72%; AND HOPWA FORMULARY GRANT ADMINISTERED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM - 100% HOUSING GOALS WERE MET DURING THE 2024 GRANT YEAR.

ENROLL ALABAMA ACHIEVED A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR IN 2024, CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGHEST NATIONWIDE ACA ENROLLMENTS IN HISTORY. BETWEEN NOVEMBER 1, 2024, AND JANUARY 15, 2025, 24.2 MILLION CONSUMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SIGNED UP OR WERE AUTOMATICALLY RE-ENROLLED FOR PLAN YEAR 2025 COVERAGE, INCLUDING 3.9 MILLION NEWLY-COVERED CONSUMERS. ALABAMA ACCOUNTED FOR 477,838 ENROLLMENTS THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE, WITH ENROLL ALABAMA SUCCESSFULLY FACILITATING 434 QUALIFIED HEALTH PLANS (QHPS) AND SUBMITTING APPROXIMATELY 200 MEDICAID/ALL KIDS APPLICATIONS. FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF ITS PREVIOUS NAVIGATOR GRANT, ENROLL ALABAMA EXPANDED ITS TEAM TO 26 FULL-TIME NAVIGATORS, FOCUSING OUTREACH ON THE LATINE COMMUNITY AND BLACK BELT REGIONS. THIS GROWTH WAS ENABLED BY A $15 MILLION, FIVE-YEAR GRANT AWARDED IN 2024, PROVIDING $3 MILLION ANNUALLY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ENHANCED ITS MARKETING STRATEGIES, UTILIZING RADIO, CONNECTED TV, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS SPONSORSHIPS AT MOBILE PRIDE AND MOBILE'S ANNUAL BREAST CANCER WALK, TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS.