Housing Myth Busting Project

Reaching adults with disabilities, their families, caregivers, and allies with information and resources about housing options and opportunities to live in the community with supports.

In 2023, Families CCAN was awarded a 2-year grant from the PA Developmental Disabilities Council. This funding allowed Families CCAN and partner Self Advocates United as One (SAU1) to design and deliver virtual presentations on housing options across the Commonwealth. 

Why was this campaign needed?  Are there myths around housing for individuals with disabilities?

A myth can be defined as an unfounded or false notion. Misleading and long-standing ideas persist about where, how, and with whom adults with disabilities should live. Our project provided information and resources about the variety of housing options available. We showed that disability-only settings or homes run by service providers are not the only options.

We relied heavily on personal stories from individuals currently living in the community with supports. To read some of these success stories, please visit our Blog.

As part of this project, our team developed an interactive collection of resources. They are stored on a padlet, which we call “Your Housing Toolbox.” The Housing Toolbox includes links to the project presentations, our community spotlight interviews, and links to a wide range of resources. We invite you to check it out and hope that it that may help you on your own housing journey.

Members of the Housing Myth Busting team at the 2024 Opening Doors Together conference. From left to Right: Abby Martucci, Sara Crimm, Elijah Conger, Gretchen Laudenslager, and Teri Brewer

This project was funded by the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council.

The Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $3,095,416.00 with 100 percent funding by ACL/HHS. Council efforts are those of the grantee and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, or the U.S. Government.