Perspectives From Two Adults Living Independently in the Chapel Haven Community

• By: Kimber Marchesi John Nobiletti Chapel Haven Schleifer Center, Inc.
• March 26th, 2021
• adults, community, housing, independence, independent living, life skills, residential hosing, Spring 2021 Issue
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Brave, Bold Kimber By Kimber Marchesi Kimber Marchesi came to Chapel Haven Schleifer Center from her hometown of Darien, CT in 2013. She learned how to live independently while enrolled residentially in Chapel Haven’s REACH program, graduated and now lives in her own apartment in the community,...

A Responsive, New Wave of Real Estate Options for Adults with Autism and for Special Populations

• By: Desiree Kameka Galloway Madison House Autism Foundation Denise D. Resnik First Place® AZ
• October 1st, 2018
• adults, community, fall 2018 issue, housing, real estate, residential hosing, supportive housing
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Exciting new models for supportive housing are emerging, changing the landscape and raising the bar on dreams and expectations for the neurodiverse population. Far too many young adults are graduating from high school to the couch. They are socially isolated, unemployed or underemployed, and...