Odyssey House Louisiana (OHL) is a nonprofit behavioral health care provider with an emphasis on addiction treatment. OHL was established in 1973 as a nonprofit residential substance abuse treatment facility with the mission of empowering people to conquer addiction. Today, Odyssey House offers a professional, structured and caring Therapeutic Community with comprehensive services and effective support systems that enable individuals to chart new lives and return to their communities as contributing members.

Housing Opportunities for People with AIDs

Under this program, funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Odyssey House Louisiana develops transitional housing and provides supportive services for low-income and chronically homeless individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS.

OHL is the only program in Louisiana to receive a HUD grant for the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) program. Through the program, homeless people living with HIV/AIDS, an extremely vulnerable and high-risk population, are placed in housing that provides not only shelter and a stable home environment but a connection to proper medical and substance abuse treatment as well.

OHL is developing three properties in the New Orleans area which will provide 17 apartments to serve as transitional housing. The goal of the program is to support and stabilize residents so that they are able to better care for themselves and transition into permanent housing.

For more information on Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS, please contact Program Manager Robert Chandler at rchandler@ohlinc.org.