Supporting Families living with the Challenges of HIV/AIDS

Situated on 10 acres of federal surplus property at Camp Kilmer in Edison, Imani Park consists of one, two, and three bedroom apartments, classrooms, a community room, laundry facilities, and staff offices.

Imani Park Transitional Housing Program is a 16 unit facility that provides housing and support services specifically geared toward the needs of homeless individuals and families where one member is living with HIV/AIDS. Situated on 10 acres of federal surplus property at Camp Kilmer in Edison, Imani Park consists of one, two, and three bedroom apartments, classrooms, a community room, laundry facilities, and staff offices.

A transitional housing program that provides a full spectrum of services as well as safe, clean apartments, is critical to persons living with HIV/AIDS, especially those who have been living on the street, in crowded shelters, or in a welfare motel. It is the role of a transitional housing program to provide a meaningful, viable alternative to this kind of life, to provide a home to a person or family facing AIDS, and to give people the compassionate support they need. By developing a transitional housing program for homeless people living with HIV/AIDS, MIPH addresses the dual issues of homelessness and AIDS.

A true collaborative program, Imani Park provides comprehensive services geared toward enabling our residents to become medically stable and to find safe, affordable housing. This will be accomplished during the residents' 18-24 month stay at Imani Park as well as with the cooperation of several key service providers in the area to include, but not limited to: Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, Eric B. Chandler Health Clinic, and the Ryan White sponsored HIV Planning Council of Middlesex, Somerset and Hunterdon Counties. The services and classes are offered to develop or improve functioning and self-sufficiency in the following:

Building Self Esteem Health Education

Parenting Job Training

Home Management Computer Literacy

Good Tenancy Case Management

Mental Health and Housing and Relocation

Substance Abuse Counseling Support Groups

The name Imani means "faith, believing in ourselves, our family unit and using our history to better plan for the future". MIPH chose this name to exemplify the meaning behind our mission, to help our clients to find the faith to meet the challenges of the present, to preserve and to succeed.

Programs Amandla Crossing, Imani Park, POWERS Program, and the Community Housing Program

Amandla Crossing A unique program addressing the social, emotional, and academic needs of the families through our in-house professional staff and specialists from community agencies.

Powers Helping young women avoid the dangers of homelessness.

Community Housing Program MIPH provides community-based case management services for up to fifteen HIV/AIDS infected minority residents in Central New Jersey. This Ryan White Case Manager assists clients as they navigate the range of services available for those with HIV/AIDS.