In my meetings with Ms. Lopez, I first asked her to help me gather a range of information so I could better understand her barriers to housing
stability. This would help us work together to create her plan for short- and long-term housing stability. I also made sure to gather information
needed to determine basic HOPWA eligibility so that I could provide her with HOPWA case management support. I asked her to supply
the following information and took careful notes: household income and identification data, her current housing context,
the causes for her being behind on rent, mortgage, or utilities payments, and all of her barriers to housing stability. Using signed releases
of information, I contacted her physician for HIV status in order to verify her need.
The following slides will describe the next steps I took to help Ms. Lopez.