| AARP |
Association of American Retired Persons |
| ACLU |
American Civil Liberties Union |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAPT |
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today |
| AIDS |
Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant |
| CHDO |
Community Housing Development Organization |
| CIL |
Center for Independent Living |
| CRR |
Community Residential Rehabilitation facility |
| CSP |
Community Support Program |
| DCED |
Department of Community and Economic Development |
| DDC |
Developmental Disabilities Council |
| DPW |
Department of Public Welfare |
| HAP |
Homeless Assistance Program |
| HOME |
HOME Investment Partnership Act |
| HOPWA |
Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS |
| HUD |
Housing and Urban Development |
| LHOT |
Local Housing Option Team |
| LTSR |
Long Term Structured Residential facility |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MISA |
Mental Illness and Substance Abuse |
| NAMI |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| OMHSAS |
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
| OVR |
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| PATH |
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness |
| PCIL |
PA Council on Independent Living |
| PHFA |
PA Housing Finance Agency |
| RFP |
Request For Proposal |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SAPT |
Service Area Planning Team |
| SDHP |
Self-Determination Housing Project of Pennsylvania |
| SHP |
Supportive Housing Program |
| SRO |
Single Room Occupancy |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Income |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| TBRA |
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance |
