Check out our latest News Letter - Horizon Housing Development

Horizon Housing
Development
Company
HHDC NEWS
Contact
3001 Arsenal Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: 314-865-0383
Fax: 314-865-0750
Email:
[email protected]
Shanna Nieweg
Executive Director
Vol um e
4,
Issue
1
Tenant Success Story
Board of Directors
concerning living
independently, like
filing out money
orders, shopping,
cooking, cleaning,
paying bills on time
and handling different
social situations. Razell
likes music and started
going to church in the
neighborhood and has
developed meaningful
relationships with
people who have
become important to
him.
Jack Horgan
(President)
Marsha Sledge-Bryant
(Vice President)
Pamela G. Boone
(Secretary)
Trent Pavic
(Treasurer)
Brian Lovinguth
(Assistant Secretary)
Joe Thele
Mark Johnson
Michael Goad
Larry Keith Boone
Adonis Reddic
Clarice Woodard
Dorris Walker-McGahee
Inside this
issue:
Consumer Story 1
Funders
2
Requirements
2
Donations
3
Our Story
3
Quotes
3
Mission
4
STL Give
4
Contact Info
4
Razell entered the program
on December 6th 2011 and
had been homeless and was
On December 15th
not native to the area.
2015 Razell graduated
Razell had never had his
from the program and
own apartment before, this is now in his own
was his first so with support apartment and is doing
in reading he made his own well with the help of
decisions day to day
some supportive
concerning his life choices. services.
Razell started facing many
Congratulations
challenges he had not
Razell!!
Marc h
2 01 6
Award for Exceptional
Service in Permanent
Supportive Housing
Horizon Housing
Development Company has
been recognized for its
exceptional service in
permanent supportive housing
to homelessness individuals
with developmental
disabilities. We are all so
proud to be apart of such an
amazing organization.
What Can I Do?

Learn about different disabilities and how they affect people differently: read, ask
questions, and respect differences.

Support the efforts of people with disabilities to lead full lives, work at rewarding
jobs, and participate in all aspects of life.

Correct and challenge stereotypes and slurs in media, advertising, and everyday
conversation.

Support local groups working for diverse multicultural institutions.
Horizon Housing Development Company was
founded in 2004 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization. We provide permanent housing
to St. Louis City individuals with developmental
disabilities who are homeless. Although
permanent housing is our main goal, we also
contribute to the fight to end homelessness.
Housing is a key stabilization factor for
success in future endeavors including but not
limited to, employment and scheduling daily
activities. HHDC is helping individuals with
developmental disabilities live independently
with little assistance. Housing in our agency is
not just a home but hope for the future.
3001 Arsenal Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: 314-865-0383
Fax: 314-865-0750
Email: [email protected]
Partially funded by the St. Louis Office for
Developmental Disability Resources
Tenancy Requirements
Horizon Housing Development Co. is a
non-profit housing program.
Head of household assistance can only
be provided to individuals with
disabilities and families in which one
adult or child has a disability.
Summary of Eligibility Criteria:
For the non HUD program
Developmental Disabilities:
* autism spectrum disorder
* cerebral palsy
* epilepsy
* intellectual disability
These developmental disabilities must
be diagnosed before one's 18th birthday
or one must meet the functional
definition of a developmental disability
as determined by the St.Louis Regional
Office.
For HUD program
Developmental Disability defined in
section102 of the Developmental
Disability Assistance and Bill of Rights
Act of 2000 (42 USC 15002)
Means a sever chronic disability that is
attributed to a mental or physical
impairment or combination, is
manifested before age 22 and is likely to
continue indefinitely. Results in
substantial limitations in three or more
major life activities. Which include but
are not limited to self care, learning,
mobility, receptive and expressive
language, self direction, capacity for
independent living and economic self
sufficiency.
Reflects needed for a combination in
sequence of special interdisciplinary or
generic services, individualized supports
or other forms of assistance that are of
lifelong or extended duration and are
individually planned and coordinated.
An individual may be considered to
have a developmental disability without
needing 3 or more of the criteria's listed
previously. If individual is 9 years old or
younger, has a substantial developmental
delay or specific congenital or acquired
condition. Without services and supports,
has a high probability or meeting those
criteria later in life.
The person or the head of household must
be a resident of the City of St. Louis.
DD Resources defines Resident as:
1. Where immediate family/guardian
resides; OR
2. Residency of a family member having
responsibility for the person with DD
3. Last residence with family/guardian
prior to admission to state facility; OR
4. If of age, and possessing “legal rights”,
the individual person with DD on their
own volition chooses to reside in that
county.
To sum up the requirements for tenancy,
the person needs to be Developmentally
Disabled and a Resident of the City of St.
Louis.
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Donations
Donation Information
HHDC accepts any cash
or in-kind donations.
These donations will
help Horizon Housing
Development Company
provide our tenants with
much needed items they
are not able to afford.
Also, feel free to call the
office at 314-865-0383 for
any donation information.
Schnucks eScripts
Program
Please sign up at any Schnucks
or stop by our office and we can
assist you in signing up.
Schnucks will contribute up to
3% of your purchase amount to
our organization.
Donations Needed
Coffee Tables
Sofas
Kitchen Tables
Please visit our website at
www.hhdc-stl.org
and our Facebook page at:
and Chairs
www.facebook.com/
horizonhousingdevelopmentcompany
Our Program
Our program provides permanent
supportive housing in seven
scattered sites with a total of 31
units. Occupancy rates for the
most of the program's existence
have remained at 100%. The
average retention rate for current
occupants is 5 years.
Currently all units are occupied
and there is a wait list maintained
of individuals referred primarily
from case management entities
that specialize in developmental
disabilities. The waitlist gives first
priority to chronically homeless
individuals and families with a
developmental disability and with
the longest history of
homelessness and with the most
severe service needs.
Stable housing is a key success
factor for individuals seeking
employment, maintaining
employment or dealing with the
application process for Social
Security Income (SSI). With our
permanent housing and our
support, individuals are more likely
to establish schedules of daily
activities such as sleep, meals
and recreation around jobs.
The services provided by Horizon
Housing program are designed
Inspirational Quotes
“Unless someone like
you cares a whole awful
lot, nothing is going to
get better. It’s not.”
-Dr. Seuss
specifically to meet the level of
understanding of each individual
program participant. The direct
supports provided through
Horizon’s Supportive Housing
Program in conjunction with
supports provided through
partnerships with other community
agencies, including long-term
case management providers,
employment services, and
socialization programs, assist
program participants with breaking
the cycle of homelessness
permanently.
“Your mind
is a
powerful
thing, when
you fill it
with positive
thoughts,
your life will
start to
change”
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Mission Statement
To assist in providing housing
services to St. Louis City
residents with
developmental disabilities.
STL Give May 3, 2016
Upcoming Events:
Trivia Night
Give STL Day is a 24-hour,
online giving event organized by
the The Greater Saint Louis
Community Foundation to grow
philanthropy in the St. Louis
metropolitan area.
Date
May 20th
Location
To Be Announced
Contact Information
Everyone
is Invited to
Join us
for our
2nd Annual
Trivia Night!
Office: 3001 Arsenal St
St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: 314-865-0383
Fax: 314-558-3605
Tenant Relations:
Andre Parks
e-mail: [email protected]
Executive Director:
Shanna Nieweg
e-mail: [email protected]
Operations:
Rennie Baker
e-mail: [email protected]
Accounting:
Corrie Petschonek
e-mail: [email protected]
Maintenance:
Steven Joseph
Darron Anthony