The ARC of Erie County

Today's speaker was Don Roesch, the housing director from the ARC of Erie County. The mission of The ARC of Erie County is to work together with individuals and families affected by mental retardation and developmental disabilities by promoting an enhanced quality of life through social integration, affordable and safe housing, advocacy, and education.

(Taken directly from the ARC website http://www.orgsites.com/oh/arc/index.html )

THE ARC OF ERIE COUNTY HOUSING

Increasing Housing Options for Individuals with Disabilities

The Arc of Erie County began The Housing program in November of 2005 and it has now grown to include 11 homes which provide safe and affordable housing for over 20 individuals with mental retardation or developmental disabilities in Erie County.

We pride our housing program on being good neighbors in the community and maintaining our homes to high standards.

We also oversee the maintenance of 6 homes for the Huron County Board of MR/DD which provides housing to individuals in Huron County with mental retardation or developmental disabilities.

Don Roesch is the Housing Director and has been with the housing program since it began. He is responsible for all the day-to-day property operations including the supervision and maintenance of all work on the homes, managing financial activities of the properties including rent collection, expenditures, property sales and purchases and budgeting and resolving any tenants concerns. He also engages in research and information gathering, including research of available funding sources for low cost housing, reviews projects and design approaches that provide community benefits and encourages projects that create and support best practices in housing for people with disabilities.

We are also working with EHOVE who is building a 4 bedroom fully accessible house for us. We expect to complete this project before Summer 2008.

If you would like to volunteer for our housing program or if you would like our help finding the housing option that is right for you please contact us. We hope to continue to see our housing program grow.

The Arc of Erie County The Kaleidoscope Center 4405 Galloway Road Sandusky, OH 44870 419-625-9677 1-800-491-4566 Fax 419-625-3448