The United States is in need of nearly 7 million more affordable housing units, reports thePew Research Center.
It provides housing for small households as well as individuals.
The chapters foray into supportive housing for people with I/DD began in 2007 in the town of Avon.
Replication was a challenge because of the limited availability of vacant units in the same apartment complex.
In 2015, Morris met Ken Regan, a real estate developer who has multiple sclerosis.
Kens project sparked the idea that Favarh could do something similar for people with I/DD, Morris explains.
In 2018, the pair proposed I/DD-specific, community-integrated specialty housing to theConnecticut Department of Developmental Services.
What began as a demonstration project took off.
The one- and two-bedroom apartments are designed to meetAmericans With Disabilities Actstandards.
Shared spaces in the complex are used for social gatherings and programmed activities.