July Newsletter 2023

The Next Wave in Housing

July 2023 Newsletter

Greetings,

I did not produce a June Newsletter, as I was out of town for the month. But I did challenge all of the people on the newsletter list to respond to a few questions to show if they are still interested. I got one response. Thank you Blair. So this tells me that nobody is really paying attention to my newsletters. So Sad. 

Anyways I press on. I hate to beat a dead horse, but we only need one more board member to go forward. Please feel free to join our cause. 

I forgot to include in a spring newsletter an interview from Community Homes. I wrote it up, but it completely slipped my mind to include it in the newsletter. So here it is: 

Community Homes has been a non profit organization with tax exemption since 1995. Community Homes owns 10 homes in the King county area with a majority of the homes funded by public money through King County,  ARCH, and WA State Dept of Commerce. 8 of the homes are AFHs. 2 are shared living homes. Services in all but 2-3 of the 8 AFHs are provided by Caregivers who are licensed and employed by the state and receive pay from DSHS. In the cases where Community Homes does hold the license with the State it hires Caregivers to run the AFHs and Community Homes receives funding from DSHS based on the resident's needs. All caregivers in the Community Homes system are well vetted. Community homes owns the homes and provides maintenance, utilities, and other costs. Currently, each resident is charged $765 per person for rent and food based on resident participation rates set each year by DSHS. This amount does not cover expenses and requires fundraising to maintain the business model. Food, internet, and minor maintenance costs paid by the Caregivers are reimbursed each month.

The shared living homes use Caregivers that are licensed with the State. In the  2 Shared Living homes the caregivers are employed by First Choice. Caregivers and their families live in the homes and we have 3 residents in each of our two Shared Living homes. Residents have Section 8 vouchers and the families of the residents are responsible for food and household items plus paying for Respite care when the Caregiver gets a break (i.e. vacation).

Community Homes does have a waiting list to get into a home. Not necessarily the next person on the list, but it needs to have a good fit. They have homes that are either all male or all females. No mixed homes. Everybody with IDD diagnosed is welcome.

Presently, Community Homes does have grants for Housing and Education, including an education grant in Snohomish County.

I created a Facebook page for our non profit. I will post all the articles and videos that I usually post on the website here as well. It's way more interactive. Feel free to post your own stuff or ask questions.  I have posted a lot of the communities that I have found over the past year and a half.  While looking over them I challenge you to find the ones that are  “Affordable and all inclusive '' If you find some let me know or post it on the facebook page. You are welcome to post the cost of each community and if they are inclusive. 

The Next Wave in Housing-Facebook

I also completed a promotional flier for the non profit. It is designed to be double sided, so if you want to get the word out just print then stick the paper back in on the other side. 

 Promotional Pamphlet

Have a great month!!

       Denis McFadden             Charles Wigle, LMFT,LPCC 

     Founder and Board Member   Board member

     425 772 2561

 The Next Wave in Housing    

      As of August 25, 2022, “The Next Wave in Housing” is a registered WA NONPROFIT  CORPORATION.