A Lexington-based nonprofit that’s been helping HIV-positive people for more than three decades won a 1-point-5 million dollar grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Jon Parker is the executive director of A-VOL Kentucky. He said the award is a renewal of a 3-year housing assistance grant and shows HUD officials think they’re doing a good job.
“One in seven people living with HIV don't have don't know they have the virus. Also, people who are living with HIV are much more inclined to be healthier, live well, if they have stable housing.”
