2023 Annual Report

Dear Fellow Affordable Housing Advocate,

How do you embrace life? Do you cook for your family in your kitchen, lose yourself in conversations with friends, garden in your backyard or play on a sports team?

However you embrace life, it likely involves some combination of home and community. At Embrace Living Communities, we strive to provide our residents with a place where they can find both. By doing so, we deinstitutionalize affordable housing and offer our residents something deeper than just a place to live.

Our social service coordinators work tirelessly to connect the seniors and individuals with disabilities who they serve with robust programming that fosters connections among residents and encourages healthy lifestyle choices.

In addition to the 446 apartments we’ve already given a complete makeover, we’re also in the process of renovating some of our communities to include more common outdoor and recreational paces to help facilitate these programs.

None of this would be possible without your support because, while we do receive government funding, it does not provide the level of support necessary to foster a sense of home and community. That’s why we’re making it a priority to apply for grants from like-minded organizations and ask for donations from individuals who are passionate about our residents like we are.

Our staff has also been lobbying on Capitol Hill and in the statehouse to increase funding so all seniors and individuals with disabilities can access quality affordable housing.

For now, Embrace Living Communities stands as an exemplar of what affordable housing should look like. We would not be able to provide this best-in-class affordable housing to seniors and individuals with disabilities without your enduring support. This annual report celebrates what your donations, time and enthusiasm for our mission have made possible. Let’s keep it going.

With gratitude,

Ralph Gaines

Chief Executive Officer, Embrace Living Solutions