Building an Inclusive Community

[Debby Vajda]

Hi Neighbors,

We hope you'll consider joining us next week when members of A Home in Community at CoHo repeat a moving presentation that we gave at the recent national cohousing conference in Seattle.

 

 

Building an Inclusive Community:  The AHIC Experience

 

Hear the stirring story about how a cohousing village created an inclusive and visitable community.  During the development of Coho Ecovillage in Corvallis, Oregon, members established a nonprofit organization called A Home in Community (AHIC).  AHIC helps people with physical disabilities find homes in cohousing communities by:

·         Educating communities and people living with disabilities about the benefits of living in community together.

·         Providing information and support to make it happen.

·         Partnering with cohousing communities to create subsidized rental opportunities for low-income adults with disabilities.

Learn about AHIC's first project, A Home for Mike.  For this project, AHIC purchased a unit at Coho to be rented at subsidized rates to people with disabilities.  The presenters will describe the process of forming and operating AHIC, the steps to fund and manage A Home for Mike, the benefits of an inclusive and visitable community, and lessons learned to date.  AHIC board members will be available to answer questions, and coffee and cookies will be served.

 

Date:    Tuesday December 1^st

Time:    7:00 to 8:00 PM

Place:   Coho Ecovillage Common House
1975 SE Crystal Lake Drive
Corvallis, OR 97333

 

Hope to see you there,

Debby

www.AHomeInCommunity.org