Options for Independent Living!
Do you need a ramp, changes to your bathroom, or other accessibility-related improvements to your home or apartment? The City may be able to help!
The award-winning Adapt-A-Home® program of Unlimited Choices®, Inc. uses local contractors and suppliers to install ramps and other accessibility improvements to help people make their homes more user-friendly. Modest changes can allow seniors to remain in their homes and age in place, help disabled working-age adults live independently, or help children with disabilities continue to live with their families.
Adapt-A-Home® can even help residents living in apartments and rental homes! To qualify, you must live within the City limits of Beaverton, and earn no more than the maximum income requirements for CDBG-funded programs.
"Something as simple as a ramp or bathroom accommodation can empower an individual to live independently rather than being forced into a restrictive living environment. All of us deserve the freedom and dignity of independent living."
- Brenda Jose, Executive Director, Unlimited Choices®
Unlimited Choices® is a local nonprofit organization that has assisted more than 1,500 people in the Portland region with housing repairs since 1993. The staff at Unlimited Choices® does much more than administer funds. They conduct an in-home assessment prioritizing personal accessibility needs, solicit and award contracts, troubleshoot, inspect the finished job, pay the contractor, and act as a link to other services in the community.
Using federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars, the City of Beaverton is pleased to bring the Adapt-A-Home® program to City residents. By partnering with Unlimited Choices®, the City re-affirms its commitment to reach out to the most vulnerable members of the community, and to help people who face overwhelming barriers in their daily lives.
As Mayor Drake notes "Adapt-A-Home® allows us to make a significant difference in the lives of many people for a small investment of scarce housing funds." For more information on Adapt-A-Home®, call the City of Beaverton at (503) 526-2488 or contact Unlimited Choices® at (503) 234-6167 or visit their Web site at www.unlimitedchoices.org.
