Families, Supporters Gather to Celebrate Completion of Solon Community Living Neighborhood
Residents, families, and supporters take part in a ribbon cutting ceremony at Solon Community Living on June 7, marking the official opening of the nonprofit’s inclusive neighborhood for adults with developmental disabilities.Kaitlin K Walsh From Cleveland.comBy Maura ZurickFamilies, city leaders, and longtime supporters gathered Saturday to celebrate the completion of Solon Community Living’s inclusive residential neighborhood, a project more than a decade in the making.The private ribbon-cutting event, held June 7, marked the official opening of the nonprofit’s thoughtfully designed community for adults with developmental disabilities. The neighborhood is now home to 15 residents and two live-in resident assistants, [...]
Our Community is Complete!
The residents of Solon Community Living helped to celebrate the completion of this first of its kind residential community for adults with disabilities on Saturday. From The Solon TimesBy Michele CollinsSOLON, Ohio -- Exactly two years after its groundbreaking, Solon Community Living is now complete, home to 15 residents and their caregivers, serving as a living tribute to what can be done when parents set out to take care of their children– and the community pitches in to support them. SCL residents Jack Hemmelgarn, left, and Joey Nook, sharedthat they are not only neighbors but friends. On June 7, [...]
Solon Community Living to Celebrate New Inclusive Neighborhood
From Cleveland.comBy Maura Zurick Solon Community Living’s newly completed neighborhood includes 14 private residences, six caregiver suites, and a central clubhouse designed to support independence, connection, and quality of life for adults with developmental disabilities.Solon Community Living SOLON, Ohio -- After more than a decade of planning, Solon Community Living is preparing to celebrate the completion of its innovative residential neighborhood.A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday (June 7) will mark a major milestone in the nonprofit’s mission to create inclusive, sustainable housing for adults with developmental disabilities.Fifteen residents now call the neighborhood home, along with two onsite resident assistants.The intentionally designed [...]
Solon Community Living’s Resident Assistant Program Benefits Many
From Chagrin Valley Times By Michele Collins Solon Community Living (SCL) offers a groundbreaking living arrangement for adults with disabilities in Solon, made up of 14 apartments for residents, with on-site caregiving staff living in the community. But the SCL also offers a unique opportunity for college and graduate students to learn about caring for those with disabilities through a program, called the Resident Assistant program. In June, as the first four adult residents moved into SCL, and at the same time, two resident assistants, Gabby Rapposelli, 22, and Emma Van Winkle, 20, also began their tenure there… Read more…
Solon Community Living Celebrates Progress as Residents Move In
From Cleveland.com By Ed Wittenberg SOLON, Ohio -- Almost 10 years ago, Ara and Leslie Bagdasarian, co-founders of Solon Community Living, realized they needed to plan for the future of their children without them. That’s when Solon Community Living (SCL) -- a pocket neighborhood where adults who have intellectual or developmental disabilities will be able to live independently with the support they need -- was born. Read more…
Solon Community Living Creating New Model of Housing
From Cleveland Jewish News By: Lydia Kacala About 10 years ago, Ara and Leslie Bagdasarian, founders of Solon Community Living, came up with the idea to create a new model of residential housing for people with disabilities. Overall, its goal is to create a new housing model so people with disabilities have an easier time finding housing, Logan Andress, community director of Solon Community Living, told the Cleveland Jewish News July 10. Leslie and Ara Bagdasarian, founders of Solon Community Living, share their vision for the 14 homes that will make up the community at Solon Community Living’s [...]
First residents of Solon Community Living share excitement about moving in
From Solon Times By: Michelle Collins Over the next month, the residents of Solon Community Living (SCL) will be moving into their new homes. These brand new apartments, situated in a planned community for adults with disabilities, is a first for Solon, and really, for the nation. Julie Sova, who will move into Solon Community Living in the next month, stands on her soon-to-be front porch, a porch she said she plans to use for reading and birdwatching. Eventually 14 adults with disabilities and several onsite caregivers will call Solon Community Living home. Solon Community Living is [...]
Community Prepares to Open Doors to Special-Needs Adults
From Cleveland.com Ed Wittenberg Special to Sun News Project is the first of its kind in Northeast Ohio with caregiver suites. Ara Bagdasarian, president and co-founder of Solon Community Living, stands in front of the newly constructed clubhouse, which will be part of the community’s pocket neighborhood near Aurora Road and Portz Parkway in Solon. The clubhouse is slated to open March 1. Occupancy of four resident-home buildings is expected to begin in May.Ed Wittenberg, Special to Sun News Construction of the Solon Community Living project is in full swing and on schedule, with occupancy expected to [...]
