Housing Myth Busting Project
Reaching adults with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and allies with information and resources about housing options and opportunities to live in the community with supports.
Families CCAN has been awarded a 2-year grant from the PA Developmental Disabilities Council. This funding allows Families CCAN and partner Self Advocates United as One (SAU1) to design and deliver virtual presentations on housing options across the Commonwealth.
We aim to reach adults (and older teens) with disabilities, their caregivers and families, Supports Brokers, Supports Coordinators, and other professionals.
Why is this campaign needed? Are there myths around housing for individuals with disabilities?
A myth can be defined as an unfounded or false notion. Misleading and long-standing ideas persist about where, how, and with whom adults with disabilities should live. Our project provides information and resources about the variety of housing options available. We want to show that disability-only settings or homes run by service providers are not the only options.
We rely heavily on personal stories from individuals currently living in the community with supports. To read some of these success stories, please visit our Blog. New stories and profiles from our Community Spotlight series will be posted frequently.
As part of this project, our team has developed an interactive PowerPoint presentation. It is aimed at an audience of individuals with disabilities and their supporters, allies, and formal supports. It is a virtual presentation. Check out our events calendar to learn when the presentation will be offered next.
We are looking for audiences or groups who would like for us to provide this information, free of charge! If you are interested, please send an email to: abbymartucci.familiesccan@gmail.com or fill in our Contact Form.
We can’t wait to bust some Housing Myths!
This project is funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council.
The Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3,095,416.00 with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS. Council efforts are those of the grantee and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Members of the Housing Myth Busting team at the 2024 Opening Doors Together conference. From left to Right: Abby Martucci, Sara Crimm, Elijah Conger, Gretchen Laudenslager, and Teri Brewer
