Trinity House provides housing and support services to individuals who are HIV positive or infected with AIDS and reside in the New Orleans Eligibility Metropolitan Area (NOEMA) of Southeast Louisiana, which consists of the following seven (7) parishes: Orleans, Jefferson, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, St. John the Baptist, and St. Charles.

Trinity House offers homeless individuals a safe-haven from the outdoor elements, crime, and unsanitary conditions. It offers a clean and comfortable place to live with three nutritional meals daily in a health-promoting environment. It also provides individuals with a physical address at which to receive mail, and a phone number that enables friends and family to contact them. At the service delivery level, it provides clients with a stable place to live while receiving needed social services. Services can be received on an available basis. However, any individual who meets Ryan White eligibility  requirements can request an assessment for availability at any time from Trinity House’s Client Care Coordinator for possible future openings.

Studies show that there is a gap that exists in housing services for people living with HIV/AIDS. Many homeless people with HIV/AIDS report that they miss medical appointments due to a lack of transportation, which often results from having no address or stable living environment from which transportation can be coordinated. It also results from not having the financial means to access transportation. Individuals also need access to nutritional meals and the ability to store their medication in refrigeration to assist with enhancing their medicine compliance regimen. In addition, many homeless individuals report mental health and substance abuse problems, but are often unable to access a stabilize and suitable living environment while awaiting placement into an outpatient program. Placement can take thirty days or longer which often creates a major barrier to treatment and may even prolong untreated substance use and mental health therapy.

Contact information:

Bridget Cloud
Client Care Coordinator

Email: bdcloud@brotherhoodinc.org

Phone: 504.218.4960

Fax: 504.218.4043