The number of older adults experiencing homelessness is estimated to triple by 2030. At Anne’s Place, where the average resident is 67, adults with chronic mental illness or other disabilities can age in place through supportive housing programs. Using privately raised funds, Anne’s Place pays for furnished singleoccupancy apartments that house eleven residents, half of whom have lived at Anne’s Place for a decade or more. Residents work with case managers to access medical and other support services, and build relationships with volunteer liaisons who visit them and deliver holiday meals. Participants in a new partnership with DC’s permanent supportive housing program collaborate with case managers and volunteer resident liaisons, re-certifying their housing voucher every year. For Anne’s Place, housing is a means to stability, friendship, and independence.
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