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The main goal of the Social Services Unit is to improve the health and well being of individuals and families in the Latino community, through culturally appropriate services, in the areas of housing options, client advocacy, case management services for people living with HIV, and family support services for people with disabilities. The Unit offers the following programs:


Proyecto Busqueda 

This bilingual/bicultural, housing search and placement program assists Latinos living with HIV/AIDS to access, obtain, sustain and succeed in seeking adequate housing. The program focuses on the provision of competent client advocacy services. LHI has provided this service since 1994. Case coordination and collaboration with other providers have insured that services are not duplicated, and individuals receive quality services. The program provides intensive hands-on support to help HIV+ Latinos obtain housing and other benefits. 


Horizontes Advocacy & Case Management Services for people living with HIV: 

The objective of this program is to link HIV-positive Latinos with health care and other important programs and resources, and to provide competent and appropriate interpretation and advocacy services for families living with HIV/AIDS. The program also offers client accompaniment, information and referrals to health and social services, and referrals for substance abuse treatment and mental health services.


Opciones – Assisted Living Program:   

This program is designed to help low-income families, homeless individuals, or people living with HIV/AIDS to secure housing by assisting with housing search and by providing subsidies for low-income residents. The program has a case management component that assiss individuals to access additional support and referrals to services. The objective of this program is to help participants to achieve a higher quality of life and increase their independance and self-sufficiency.


Solidaridad – Family Support Services:   

This program provides services to Latino families with children with disabilities, by coordination services and referrals to appropriate natural supports and specialized services and referrals to appropriate natural supports and specialized services within the community. Family governance and active involvement of our participants in identifying their own needs are the guiding principles of the program.


Walnut Park – Supportive Housing Program:   

This is a supportive housing option for persons living with HIV/AIDS, to help participants who need additional housing supports and services.  The program provides 13 studios and one-bedroom apartments within the Walnut Park community. The goals of the program are to provide an environment that is conductive to growth and development, and help participants to achieve residential stability, increase skills and income and achieve greater self-determination.


Adolescent Network for Today (ANT): 

The ANT program serves HIV- positive youth between the ages of 13 and 24 from all racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds. ANT provides supportive services to help HIV - positive youth to stay in care, and links youth who are not in care to medical services and other supports. For more information, contact:  Maria Rosario Director of Social Services 617. 350. 6900 ext. 121 maria.rosario@lhi.org  Horizontes Advocacy & Case Management Services for people living with HIV: