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Housing Works & Bailey House Merger Create Largest HIV Housing & Care Service Org in the Country<\/b><\/p>\n

Housing Works, the nation\u2019s leading HIV\/AIDS advocacy and service organization with a chain of well-known businesses in New York City, and Bailey House, the nation\u2019s first HIV\/AIDS supportive housing provider, announced today the completion of the previously announced merger, making the combined organization one of New York\u2019s largest health and human services providers.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than 30 years, Bailey House has been a leader in providing housing and essential support services to individuals and families living with HIV\/AIDS and other chronic illnesses,\u201d said Charles King, co-founder and CEO of Housing Works. \u201cThis merger builds on Gina Quattrochi\u2019s dynamic legacy of vigorous\u00a0advocacy on behalf of New Yorkers with and affected by HIV\/AIDS and continues the evolution of the Bailey House mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

The merger creates a new housing operations and development enterprise, which will retain the Bailey House name. Andrew Coamey, who previously served as Housing Works\u2019 Senior Vice President for housing development, operations, and facilities, will serve as the executive director. Clients from both Housing Works and Bailey House will have access to expanded service offerings, including primary medical care. Housing Works will also extend its Federally Qualified Health Center to include Bailey House\u2019s behavioral health program in East Harlem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the merger complete, we are excited to unite forces with Housing Works to bolster service offerings for people with HIV\/AIDS in New York City,\u201d said Daniel W. Tietz, CEO of Bailey House who will step down after an initial integration period. \u201cThis will grant us the ability to jointly develop new, ground-up supportive and affordable housing under the Bailey House<\/p>\n

brand. Together, we will help more low-income New Yorkers achieve the best possible health outcomes by expanding housing, healthcare, and behavioral health services for New Yorkers most in need.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHousing Works and Bailey House have a long and deep history of partnership,\u201d said Housing Works President Matthew Bernardo. \u201cThis merger brings renewed focus to ending the HIV\/AIDS epidemic in New York by 2020 and accelerate our efforts to improve access to housing, primary care, and mental health services in the state and across the country,\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bailey House Gala & Auction, scheduled for March 7, 2019, will remain the centerpiece of ongoing, year-round fundraising activities benefiting Bailey House\u2019s housing programs and related services. Housing Works will also continue its calendar of fundraising events including Design on a Dime NYC scheduled for April 24-27, 2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

About Housing Works<\/strong>:\u00a0Housing Works was founded in 1990 as an outgrowth of the powerful social movement ACT UP. With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy, Housing Works has grown into one of the nation\u2019s largest HIV\/AIDS service organizations. Serving almost 10,000 clients annually, Housing Works operates four Federally Qualified Health Centers: two in Brooklyn and two in Manhattan. Additionally, Housing Works established New York State\u2019s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 13 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho.\u00a0For more information, visit\u00a0www.housingworks.org<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

About Bailey House<\/strong>: For 35 years, Bailey House has been a leader in providing housing and essential support services to individuals and families with HIV\/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. A subsidiary of Housing Works, Bailey House operates a service center in East Harlem offering OMH- and OASAS-licensed behavioral health clinics, Health Home care management, a food pantry, and expanded housing resources to include scatter-site and transitional units for a variety of populations, including U.S. military veterans and young adults, in addition to those with HIV\/AIDS.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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