Lifelong AIDS Alliance

by | May 31, 2013 | Advocacy Groups, Education, Housing, Medical Care

Address:
Mailing Address
1002 E. Seneca
Seattle, WA 98122

Administrative Offices (the Annex)
1161 11th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122

Lifelong Thrift Store
1017 E. Union Street
Seattle, WA 98122

Main Phone:                      Fax:
(206) 328-8979                    (206) 957-1736

http://llaa.org/

Lifelong Housing Safety Net
Lifelong Housing Safety Net provides support to households impacted by the foreclosure crisis who have a family member living with a chronic illness. For eligible households, the program provides financial assistance to help stabilize current housing, as well as an array of support services focusing on future housing and financial stability

To qualify, households must meet ALL of the following criteria:

  1. Live in one of the following Washington State counties: Clark, Cowlitz, Island, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, Snohomish, Thurston and Wahkiakum
  2. Have experienced foreclosure (or housing loss due to rental in a foreclosed property) in the last 24 months.
  3. Have a household member living with a diagnosed chronic illness.
  4. Have household income of less than 80% of the Area Median Income (which is $5,370/month for a family of four people).

In addition to financial assistance, the program provides the following services that support your stability, health, and well-being. Services include but are not limited to:

  • Housing search assistance
  • Housing stabilization support
  • Landlord mediation
  • Education on tenant rights and responsibilities
  • Financial coaching and education
  • Connection to medical care

For more information about Lifelong Housing Safety Net Contact:

Phone: 1-855-424-4113
Fax: 253-344-5992
Email: housingsafetynet@solid-ground.org
www.HousingSafetyNet.org

Lifelong’s mission is to empower people living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS and other chronic conditions to lead healthier lives.

A History of Caring
Lifelong AIDS Alliance was formed in 2001 through the merger of Chicken Soup Brigade and Northwest AIDS Foundation. From our beginnings in 1983, when we passed a soup can around Volunteer Park and collected  $42 to help people living with HIV/AIDS in our community, Lifelong has remained a leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS and continues to be a champion of healthy lives for all.

Today, thirty years later, our years of serving people with HIV/AIDS has provided us with the knowledge base to help others experiencing hunger and the spectrum of HIV illnesses.

Our history is grounded in the support of the HIV/AIDS community and so is our future. As long as this disease is here, so are we.

Support Services
At Lifelong, we do whatever it takes to improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS. We help them access health insurance so that they can get the care they need. We cook and deliver healthy meals. We ensure that individuals have a safe place to live. And our caring case managers help people every step of the way.

Preventing New Infections
Until there is a cure, preventing new HIV infections is our best hope. We distribute hundreds of thousands of condoms each year, along with safer-sex messages aimed at stopping new infections. We also counsel individuals to help reduce risky behaviors and offer prevention education programs and activities to promote and increase community awareness.

Advocating For Change
Decisions made in Olympia and Washington, D.C. have a profound effect upon people living with HIV/AIDS here in Seattle/King County. At Lifelong, we advocate for those living with HIV/AIDS to ensure that their voices are heard at the local, state and federal levels.

Creating Community
We build a strong network of support for our programs and services. Events, like our annual Seattle AIDS Walk and Dining Out For Life, raise both awareness and financial support for people living with HIV/AIDS in Seattle/King County.

Are You Living with HIV/AIDS?
Newly diagnosed? Confused about where to find help? You are not alone. There are many ways we can help you. Here is the place to begin.

Disclaimer: Living Ministries is not affiliated with these organizations. Our goal is help you find the resources you are looking for. Living Ministries does not keep track of the resource levels of the organizations listed here. Please be kind to the people that help you regardless of the limits of this organization.