At Senior Housing Solutions we have much to celebrate!
Since 2004 we have added 9 houses to our housing stock. This growth represents an 80% increase in our services to seniors who must survive solely on their Social Security Retirement income. We have accomplished this growth with just 3 full-time employees. Our plan is to open a minimum of 2 houses a year. By 2020 we will have 25 houses in operation offering 172 seniors whose income is less than $1,000 a month truly affordable housing that includes support services. Rent is kept at just 30% of income ensuring our residents will never have to worry about a rent increase beyond their ability to pay.
By providing a donation of $100 (the cost of 25 lattés or a night out for dinner) you can help us ensure seniors in our community will have truly affordable housing available to them forever.
Based on research by Dr. Steven P. Wallace, Ph.D. Associate Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Professor, UCLA School of Public Health, the estimated monthly income needed for a senior to be Self-Sufficient in Santa Clara County is $1,928 per month – just over twice the Federal Poverty Level. Fifty-five percent ($1,068) of the cost is for housing. The average income of seniors living on Social Security Retirement in Santa Clara is $1,503 a month. In the County, there are 70,000 seniors living on Social Security whose monthly income is below $1,503. Your donation keeps our housing solution available for these seniors!
With an dedicated and experienced staff and an active Board of Directors we are successful at achieving the overall goal of the Senior Housing Solutions: to develop safe, affordable housing and create opportunities that enhance the ability of seniors to live healthy, high quality lives.