Did You Know?
There is a housing crisis for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), especially those with 24/7 support needs.
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80% of adults with I/DD live with a family caregiver.*
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People with I/DD experience elevated risk for poor health and social outcomes in adulthood and are at risk for experiencing homelessness and housing instability.**
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When parents are no longer able to care for their adult child with I/DD, there is often nowhere for that person to live and they are at risk of homelessness.
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Thousands of families in NY State are struggling to find safe, appropriate, permanent housing for their loved ones with I/DD.
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New York State has over 5500 individuals on wait lists for group homes and roughly 2% are placed each year, leaving many individuals in living arrangements that are not sustainable and potentially dangerous.
Source: * University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration and The Arc
**National Institutes of Health in conjunction with the National Library of Medicine
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Smokey Hollow Community was created to change those outcomes.
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Mission
Smokey Hollow Community's mission is to address the lack of safe, affordable and appropriate housing disproportionately affecting low-income adults with I/DD, especially for those with 24/7 support needs, and to change the culture and understanding of residential choice for individuals with I/DD.
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Vision
Our vision at Smokey Hollow Community is to establish an alternative residential model; to allow ownership by the individual, provide choice in where and with whom they live, and to continue their accessibility to the greater community.
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