The Kelsey and the community at The Kelsey Ayer Station were featured in PBS NewsHour. The episode featured Disability & Housing Narrative Change Cohort member Jensen Caraballo, our Communications Analyst Isaac Haney-Owens, and The Kelsey Ayer Station resident Trevor Lucken.
Office of Multifamily Housing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, D.C. 20410-0500 RE: Strengthen HUD’s 811 Capital Advance to Advance Integrated Housing Dear Deputy Assistant Secretary Ethan D. Handelman, Thank you for taking the time to read this letter from co-developers of inclusive housing and members of …
This month, we are thrilled to feature Fiona Ruddy of Mercy Housing California, our beloved partner and co-developer of The Kelsey Civic Center. Fiona comes from a public health background with a deep passion for overall wellness and environmental sustainability. Her chosen element, Flooring Materials, highlights the health benefits of hard surfaces for flooring rather than carpet. Along with better health outcomes, this element boosts better design choices for disability-forward housing communities. She articulates the dual benefits saying “In addition to the health benefits for children and immunocompromised people, hard surface flooring is a practical, durable design choice.”
Having gone to college and lived away from my parents, I never thought it would be 13 years after I graduated until I would finally move out on my own…but that’s what happened.
The Kelsey partners with The Urban Institute for assessment on the housing needs of people with disabilities.
