Northern Virginia Housing & Supportive Services 5th Independent Living “Meet and Greet”

Northern Virginians with developmental disabilities (DD) are “on the move” into their own apartments and homes! If you are a new renter or you are exploring independent living, the Northern Virginia Housing and Supportive Services Team invites you to our 5th Independent Living “Meet and Greet.” This meeting’s theme is Staying Safe at Home. Through fun activities and conversations, we will get to know other people with DD who rent their own homes, talk about what it is like to be a renter, learn about our rights in housing, connect to community resources that assist people who live independently, and support each other to live independently.

Questions? Contact Jeannie Cummins, Regional Housing Coordinator with the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services at j.cummins@dbhds.virginia.gov or (804) 836-4308.

Northern Virginia Housing & Supportive Services 5th Independent Living “Meet and Greet”

Check out the NoVA Housing & Supportive Services Team Housing Resource Guide at www.novahss.org. It has information about:

• what housing options people are pursuing;
• how to prepare for the move to integrated, independent housing;
• programs and services that help individuals obtain and maintain housing.
• opportunities to search for roommates.Whether you are exploring a move to your own home, looking for a rent subsidy, searching for landlords that accept housing vouchers, finding help to pay a security deposit, hunting for low cost furniture, or seeking a roommate, the NoVA Housing Resource Guide can point you in the right direction.

Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Gilliam Place Apartments Community Room, 1st Floor
918 South Lincoln Street, Arlington VA 22204 Park on the street or in the garage

Dinner is pot luck – please sign up on the RSVP:

The NoVA HSS Facebook page and Resource Guide are projects of the Northern VA Housing & Supportive Services Regional Implementation Team, a collaborative partnership including representatives from local Community Services Boards, Public Housing Agencies, private providers of support coordination and home and community based services, private housing providers, self- advocates and families. For more information, contact j.cummins@dbhds.virginia.gov.