HOPE NC’s 3rd Annual Inclusive Housing Summit
Building for a New Future—Session Details
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Keynote:
Housing and Communities that Enable People to THRIVE: A Vision for a New Reality
Participants will learn how community design can increase opportunities for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and older adults to maintain their independence for longer and for all community residents to function at their maximum potential.
Esther Greenhouse is a Longevity Strategist and CEO of Silver to Gold Strategies. She is a visionary working on solutions at the intersection of societal problems, aging, disability, and design for 30 years. Esther works with organizations to reduce preventable long term care and caregiving needs and costs with the goals of enabling people to be as physically and financially independent as possible today--and as they age.
Esther Greenhouse, M.S., CAPS
CEO, Silver to Gold Strategic Consulting
Longevity Strategist & Environmental Gerontologist
Industry Scholar, Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures
Participants will hear from local developer, Garman Homes, and VA developer, Wesley Housing. Garman built tiny homes for The Farm at Penny Lane in partnership with non-profit XDS and is also part of a mixed-income community including Habitat for Humanity at Weaver’s Grove. Wesley Housing has partnered with the non-profit OSG to provide inclusive, affordable apartments for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Both will share successes and lessons learned from these partnerships.
Alaina Garman and Rebecca McAdoo
Garman Homes (NC)
Irrin Suvanasai
Wesley Housing Development Corporation (VA)
This session will review the findings from a 16-week project by a master’s level occupational therapist as she conducted a research review and focus groups with older adults across the Triangle to determine their needs and preferences for housing. The project enlightens some key takeaways for creating inter-generational, inter-ability communities.
Ryan Lavalley
Assistant Professor UNC-CH Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Director, Community Practice Lab
Leiha Edmonds
Community Engagement Fellow
Pennsylvania’s Developmental Disability Council funded a 5 year demonstration project that brought together non-profit service providers, advocacy groups and the state’s Office of Developmental Programs. They successfully created a pathway for individuals with I/DD to identify where they wanted to live and successfully move and maintain tenancy.
Values into Action was one of the key partners in the demonstration project.
Participants will learn about the demonstration project and the major changes that have happened in Pennsylvania around inclusive housing.
Corye Dunn, Director of Public Policy
Kellly Crosbie, Director
Ginger Yarborough, Division Chief
NC DHHS’ Department of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services
Participants will learn about the history of the Samantha R. case and the historic November 2022 ruling that requires NC to allow people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD) to live in the community with the supports and services they need to succeed and thrive. Presenters will share information about the recent Proposed Consent Order in the case and how it relates to increasing opportunities for housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Presenters will also share about the current efforts of DHHS to promote inclusion in every aspect of an individual’s life.
Marian Frattarola-Saulino, Executive Director
Pamela Zotynia, Resident Services Director
Values Into Action (PA)