Building a Disability-Forward Future with UC Berkeley Students
We collaborated with urban planning students at the College of Environmental Design at the University of California as they studied the redevelopment of the Ashby Bart site east lot.
Category: Partner Profiles
Mobilizing Inclusive Housing in Mobile, AL: Highlights from Our Recent Convening
Members of our Housing team traveled to Mobile, Alabama, to support AIDS Alabama South in advancing their inclusive and affordable housing initiative. Together, we cohosted a powerful convening that brought together a passionate group of community leaders, advocates, and partners.
Element of the Month : Graeme Erickson Joeck
Element-of-the-Month: Kyle Gaughan
Element of the Month: Katie McAuley
Element of the Month: Hunter Herrera-McFarland
Element of the Month: Fiona Ruddy
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.”
Four runners are taking on the New York City Marathon in honor of The Kelsey
Four runners are taking on the New York City Marathon next weekend in honor of The Kelsey. These champions for inclusive housing have raised over $20,000 (and counting!) with their fundraising efforts in support of The Kelsey. Help them reach their $25,000 goal!
Inclusive Houser Network
We are thrilled to share the creation of a new collaborative that The Kelsey is convening. It is called the Inclusive Houser Network, an impressive group of organizations developing or operating disability-forward, inclusive housing across the country.