Multi-partner collaboration delivers affordable supported independent living

When Mary Centre board president Kevin Finnerty visited Uniti rental residence in Brampton earlier this summer — to mark the first-year anniversary of the building’s launch and touch base with the four individuals with autism and developmental disabilities who are now living there independently, supported by the centre — he walked away confident the first-of-its-kind partnership to provide affordable, inclusive housing is working.

“They’re so happy to be in an environment where they’re living on their own,” said Finnerty, remarking that one person is taking transit to go to school while others are working towards employment. “They have a sense of greater independence and it makes a big difference in their lives,

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