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Housing options for individuals with disabilities

AIM, a collaboration of Jewish Family & Children’s
Service (JF&CS) and Jewish Residential Services (JRS) which provides
support for families of individuals with special needs, will hold the upcoming
presentation, “Housing options for individuals with disabilities.” The
presentation will be held on Tuesday, March 4, from 6-8 p.m. at JRS offices,
located at Rodef Shalom, 4905 Fifth Avenue.



 



The program will include brief presentations by local
disability housing advocates: Deborah Friedman, Executive Director of Jewish
Residential Services, will speak about current residential programs and plans
for housing in Squirrel Hill; Mary Hartley, a consultant for the United Way of
Allegheny County’s 21andAble Initiative, will discuss innovative housing models
for adults with disabilities; Elliot Frank, President, Autism Housing
Development Corporation of Pittsburgh (AHDCP), will discuss The Heidelberg
Apartment project, which aims to cohabitate autism spectrum adults and typical
adults; Robert Garber, attorney, landlord, statutory employer, court-appointed
co-guardian, and family member of an individual with special needs will discuss
privately arranging residential services for a family member with special needs;
and Nancy Murray, President of the ARC of Greater Pittsburgh and ACHIEVA, will
speak about ACHIEVA’s “A Home of My Own” program, which seeks to blend a
family's private resources with government funding and natural supports to
enable people with disabilities to live as safely and independently as possible
in a home of their choice.

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“Housing is a key issue in our community for individuals
with disabilities and their families. We hope families will come away from this
presentation with a concrete sense of the current housing options that exist in
our community, as well as information on new and unconventional ways to provide
safe housing for loved ones,” said Linda Marino, resource coordinator at
JF&CS. “Above all, we aim to provide a feeling of hopefulness and
empowerment and arm family members with practical strategies to help their
loved ones transition to independence in a community setting.”

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The presentation is free and open to the community and
includes a light kosher meal at 6 p.m. Registration is required. For more
information or to register, contact Linda Marino at lmarino@jfcspgh.org or
412-422‐7200 or Jenny Wolsk Bain at jwolskbain@jrspgh.org or 412-325-0039.



 

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