Philadelphia nonprofits Methodist Services and Inglis have just celebrated the grand opening of an apartment building with supportive and accessible housing. It will be the “first-of-its-kind community” in the Wynnefield Heights neighborhood of Philadelphia. Inglis Methodist Gardens will house formerly homeless individuals and families, as well as people with disabilities.
Inglis Methodist Gardens – a partnership between Inglis Housing Corporation and Methodist Services, has combined affordable housing development with healthcare organizations and social service agencies. You can read more about this Philadelphia Housing as Health Collaborative in the Inquirer.
Inglis Methodist Gardens will house formerly homeless families and individuals with disabilities in forty-seven affordable, integrated and supportive apartments. Twenty-three of the new units are fully accessible and technologically enhanced to allow independence for the residents.
Founded in 1877, Inglis provides daily services to more than 2,500 people in the region with disabilities. The organization supports independent, community living through innovative day programming, adapted technology, and employment services. It also provides long-term, residential living at Inglis House for adults with significant physical disabilities and complex health care needs.
Methodist Services, which traces its history back to 1879, provides life-enriching programs to children, adults and families facing challenges such as poverty, homelessness, disabilities, and inequities in education. The organization serves more than 2,800 individuals annually.
Located on the campus of Methodist Services, Inglis Methodist Gardens was funded by a number of partners including Aetna Better Health of Pennsylvania, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh. The project was awarded low-income housing tax credits from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency.
Senator Vincent Hughes was among the notaries who attend the grand opening on November 19. He has been a strong supporter of this development from the very beginning. You can watch this video of the project announcement on his website.
Dina Schlossberg, Executive Director of RHLS, and Joe Jampel, RHLS Staff Attorney completed the legal work for this development.