My name is Michael Koran and I am with Collaborative Research LLC (CR), a Consultant firm for the City of Virginia Beach, Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation.
Over the next two months, CR will be conducting a Housing Needs Assessment for the City of Virginia Beach’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Extended Metropolitan Service Area (EMSA) in accordance with HUD requirements as well as the City’s approved Consolidated Plan.
CR will provide 4”x 6” palm cards to your organization to distribute to your clients to inform and encourage them to participate in the self-administered anonymous survey. This survey will help the City of Virginia Beach make informed decisions regarding the HOPWA program as it relates to eligible clients needs.
CR will also host three focus group meetings at three locations for the purpose of listening to and gathering information in a presentation/discussion context to also assist in the Assessment. The information for the focus group meetings is as follows:
Please encourage your clients, staff, and community to participate in the needs assessment survey by distributing the 4”x6” palm cards, email blast, or any other form of notification that is typically used to notify clients or the community of opportunities to participate in programs. Everyone is welcome to participate regardless of HIV status and participation in the HOPWA program. We appreciate your continued support for this Housing Needs Assessment survey.
Here is the link to the survey if you wish to forward to anyone you think may be interested:
TUESDAY
OCTOBER 16, 2018 4:00-5:30pm
Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library Folio Room
4100 Virginia
Beach Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
WEDNESDAY
October 17, 2018 5:00-6:30pm
Mary D. Pretlow Anchor Branch Library - Room 2
111 W. Ocean
View Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23503
TUESDAY
October 24, 2018
5:00-6:30pm
LGBT Life Center
Conference Room
1919 Commerce Drive, Ste. 400
Hampton, VA 23666
The Greater Hampton Roads
HIV Health Services Planning Council
- The Norfolk TGA (Transitional Grant Area) Ryan White Part A Planning Council is a federally mandated community group of dedicated volunteers appointed by the Mayor of the City of Norfolk, Virginia to plan the organization and delivery of Ryan White Part A HIV/AIDS services.
- Part A funds are used to meet the health service needs of people living with HIV/AIDS that are not met by any other health care programs.
- The Planning Council takes the lead in conducting many of its legislated responsibilities and shares duties with the grantee in some areas. To guarantee that a broad range of ideas are heard, the planning council membership must reflect specific areas of expertise as well as disproportionately affected and historically under served populations.
- If you are interested in becoming a member of the Ryan White Part A Planning Council of the Greater Hampton Roads TGA, download the Membership Application and follow the instructions for submission.
- For additional information on all things Planning Council, download HRSA's Planning Council Primer
2019/2020 GHR
Committee Meeting Schedule
Download PDF here
Planning Council Committees
- Presently, the Greater Hampton Roads Planning Council is comprised of six (6) Committees.
- The Council is to be representative of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, geography, consumer and care service categories.
- The Planning Council is comprised of various share holders in the community who directly or indirectly interact with the HIV/AIDS community and who have vested interest to ensure that the best possible services are provided to ensure a positive healthy outcome for those served.
Becoming a Planning Council Member
- Download the Planning Council Membership Application here
- Return the completed application to this address:
HIV Health Services Planning Council
Attn: Planning Council
Support Staff
701 Monticello Avenue, Room 201
Norfolk, VA 23501 - Following receipt of the application, it will move on to review and assessment by the M&N committee.
- Recommendation of nominees to the entire Planning Council for approval.
- Upon approval, new PC members will complete a new member orientation process.
For more information, please contact:
Deryk Jackson
RW Planning Council Support Staff
What Regions Does it Cover?
The Greater Hampton Roads area has been designated a TGA because it has less than 2000 cumulative AIDS cases reported during the past five years and less than 3000 cumulative living cases of AIDS.
The Norfolk TGA includes the following jurisdictions; Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg, and the counties of Isle of Wight, James City, Gloucester, Mathews, and York and Currituck County North Carolina.
Planning Council Goals
The goal of the Planning Council is to create a seamless continuum of care that addresses the unmet needs of the infected and affected populations of the area.
The Planning Council accomplishes this goal by:
- Determining the demographics of the HIV/AIDS population in the region
- Conducting needs assessment of those in need of the services
- Prioritizing those needs
- Allocating the funds for services to meet those needs.
Who Are the Members of the Planning Council
- Presently, the Greater Hampton Roads Planning Council is comprised of six (6) Committees:
- Council is to be representative of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, geography, consumer and care service categories.
- Members are selected for their expertise, knowledge, ability, and willingness to view the entire HIV/AIDS system and its unique characteristics and should be reflective of the epidemic in the Greater Hampton Roads region.
- The Planning Council is comprised of various share holders in the community who directly or indirectly interact with the HIV/AIDS community and who have vested interest to ensure that the best possible services are provided to ensure a positive healthy outcome for those served.
- The Planning Council is comprised of twenty‐three (23) members who serve a 2 year term with the ability to be considered for two additional terms.
Greater Hampton Roads
HIV Health Services Planning Council
741 Monticello Ave. Rm 201 Norfolk, VA 23510
757-823-4409
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HRSA DISCLAIMER
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-87) via grant H89HA00007.
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