Project Report
| Mar 10, 2020
Our third SRO is being started!
By Lois Healy | CEO/Project Leader
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San Diego SRO Floor Plan
Finally we have received word that our third Single Room Occupancy Dwelling for Individuals with Disabilities is due to be built starting this month. This project is so important especially as more and more disabled individuals cannot afford the rising prices. Most rents in our are start at between $900-1000 and they want first, last, plus deposit so with most disabled individuals income starting at $771 to $1000 most will find themselves living on the street.
This project is such a God send because these individuals do not pay more than 30% of their income for their housing, and if they meet the criteria for the "mainstream voucher program" we are able to get them housed for even less.
Any contributions toward this fund help to fund furnishings for these units, food, clothing etc.. so all of your donations as very much needed and appreciated! Thank you again for all you do to help these individuals!
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Dec 9, 2019
We are getting closer to building the 3rd house
By Lois Healy | CEO/Project Leader
Affordable Homeownership Foundation just was approved for two grants to build the third house and we should be able to start construction in February of 2020. As fast as we can build these Single Room Occupany Dwellings (SRO's) they are rented in advance because as we have stated previously the average person on Social Security Disability makes $770 per month and the average rent starts at $1000 in our area, Several other non-profits have requested copies of our plans and we have given them to them so that they may build some of these houses.
From the outside these homes look just like a regular home so there is no NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard) as most of the population think affordable housing means slum housing, which the opposite is true with these homes. It allows the average person who is disabled or a senior, Veteran or a youth that has aged out of the Foster Care System to live within their means, so the rent is no more than 30% of their income. If they are disabled we also have partnered with our local housing authority to provide "Mainstream Vouchers" to those that qualify thus reducing their rent even further.
We are looking forward to making this housing a reality on most vacant lots that we can aquire so that everyone has a beautiful safe place to live.
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Sep 11, 2019
Third Home is in the Beginning Stage
By Lois Healy | Project Leader
So two houses have been completed and are completely occupied, and we have just drawn up plans for one more house ( the plans had to be redesigned to fit on a different size lot) with the hopes of being able to build 5 more next year (we could build 40 of these a year and it would not be enough). The units rent for 30% of the client's income which with individuals that are disabled and seniors in most cases that is very little and includes utilities. For example the average person that is very low income and is disabled does not make more than $771 per month, the average rents in our area and in most ofthe country starts at $1000 for a 1 bedroom apartment. Given those two figures what do you think happens to most of these individuals? They become homeless, and the avaerage life span of a person living on the streets, especially disabled and or a senior is six months or less.
This housing is not just necessary but it is an emergency, just looking at the number of individuals that are disabled in and the rising costs of rents would make you understand the urgency. We appreciate anything you can do to help us with this cause, for most clients it can be the difference between life and death. Thank you for your support.
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