Empowering Individuals with disabilities to Live in their Own Homes with Tom Heinz

Welcome to Accessible Housing Matters!

 

In today’s episode, I welcome the Executive Director and founder of East Bay Innovations, Tom Heinz. Tom helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live independent lives. He shares with how his agency has helped people find accessible homes, as well as the government programs that support their efforts.

 

Listen to find out more about:

 

[00:01 - 7:26] Opening Segment

 

I welcome Tom Heinz to the show East Bay Innovations and its involvement in accessible housing Helping provide affordable housing for over 400 people

 

[7:27 - 12:36]  Affordable Housing Programs

 

Tom talks about housing prices then versus now Alameda County Measure A1 Housing Bond  HUD 811 Project Rental Assistance program 

 

[12:37 - 19:35] EBI’s Secret Sauce for Success

 

Maintaining a good relationship with the entities that provide the subsidies Serving people with and without families Tom shares how they help teens with special needs

 

[19:36 - 24:46] Moving People from Nursing Homes into their Own Homes

 

Other agencies with the same cause Independent Living Services California Community Transitions Project Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person Gives the flexibility to spend more on housing costs

 

[24:47 - 27:12] Closing Segment

 

Having a roof over our heads is a basic human right See links below to see more of Tom Heinz

Tweetable Quote/s:

 

“The way we get people affordable housing is that we really are conscious of being very very good partners with the entities that provide the subsidies.” - Tom Heinz

 

“It’s really all our responsibility to advocate to try and motivate policy makers to make sure that there’s resources so that people have a roof over their heads. To me, that’s just a basic human right.” - Tom Heinz

You can connect with Tom through LinkedIn, or you can visit https://www.eastbayinnovations.org.

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