Glenwood High-Rise
A case study from the DSW Resource Center outlines a model for recruiting people in public housing buildings as personal care attendants.
Work Where You Live (PDF) describes a program in the Glenwood High-Rise, a 154-unit, mixed-population building in Annapolis. Eligible residents were both elders and younger adults with disabilities.
“Finding workers to provide services in congregate housing can be particularly challenging due to the stigma associated with public housing,” the case study notes. “Many individuals with disabilities prefer to directly hire and manage their own workers, but they often cannot afford to do so, and public funding is not always available.” The Annapolis program solved that problem while offering employment to public housing residents.
The report describes how the personal care attendants were recruited and supported. It also outlines challenges encountered and offers advice on how to adapt this approach to other venues.
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