$15 million inclusive housing project breaks ground in Henderson
It will house up to 64 people with disabilities who want to live independently.
Visionaries hope to battle homelessness on the donated 12 acres which lies on the south side of Henderson. The land will eventually will be the Elevate Estates campus where people with disabilities can have housing with their independence.
'If you had told me eight and a half years ago when I became the director, I would be standing here here today getting ready to do what we're about to do, I would have maniacally laughed,' says Elevate Executive Director Julie Wischer.
That groundbreaking on the 15-million-dollar complex became a reality for those in the Elevate community which already assists clients with disabilities in employment and being independent.
But Elevate will take it to the next level.
'A lot of times when someone's diagnosed with a disability or struggling with a disability, they don't even know where to start, and we can be that resource for that,' Wischer says.
In a year the land off Old Madisonville Road will be home to 48 units with staff on site 24/7 to connect those with resources, employment skills and outlets for mental and physical health.
It's an initiative which calls for celebration and a greeting by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.
'We have to recognize that all our citizens have unlimited potential, including those with developmental disabilities. They should be able to work and live and prosper,' says Governor Beshear in his remarks.
Among those Kentuckians the governor meets today is Sandra Kaiser who is looking forward to calling the estates her home. Lucky for her, the first residents will likely move in by the middle of 2026.
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