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Our Vision
East Pleasanton Specific Plan
Task Force Mee5ng
November 7, 2013
Sunflower Hill
Tax ID# 80-‐0897595
Parents of children with auHsm and other developmental delays
Community leaders interested in the vision
Varied experHse/background
We are local families concerned about the long-‐term housing op6ons, lifestyle and ac6vi6es
available to individuals with special needs
About us…
Vision/Mission
Mission
To develop a community for individuals with special needs that provides for life-‐long residency opHons and quality acHviHes/programming – akin to ‘senior living.’
Vision Sunflower Hill will become a model for special needs living in the Bay Area – ensuring quality of life, individual choice, and an ‘intenHonal community’ that’s embraced by the larger neighborhood/city/region.
• One in 50 children –new auHsm staHsHc
• 500,000 will become adults in next decade • NaHonwide – 80,000 are on waiHng lists for group
home/assisted living opportuniHes
• 80 percent of adults 18+ sHll live with parents • Local opHons exist – but more needed
• 759 Regional Center clients (ages 14+) in Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and San Ramon
The wave is coming…
• Living with parents doesn’t address care a^er death • InsHtuHons are closing (Agnew/Sonoma) – and were
really only for severely disabled
• Group Homes are hard to obtain and cash strapped • Few opHons exist for those with mild/moderate
developmental delays who want acHve lives
• Parents want assurance, opHons nearby and a life with purpose…an intenHonal community
Housing is not keeping pace…
Our vision of an inten=onal community…
• Community space plus individual living • Onsite acHviHes available (gardening, arts,
exercise, micro businesses, social acHviHes)
• Work opHons • Freedom of choice -‐ residents can choose onsite
or offsite acHviHes.
• InteracHon with greater community, families • A sense of ‘belonging’
An idea for Pleasanton… • 6 acres, housing
approx 50 individuals in small-‐scale buildings spread across site
• A ‘community’ that offers a full, rewarding life
Employment: Olive & sunflower
Harves=ng
Community Center: Computer lab,
cooking/ communal kitchen, art & music,
community living room
Physical Development:
Outdoor recrea=on & skill-‐building
Community Gardening
Housing: 1-‐, 2-‐, & 4-‐bedroom apartments
Example
• Sweetwater Spectrum in Sonoma
Example
• Beverly Farm in Illinois
Example
• Bieersweet Farms in Ohio
A growing trend… • 79 NaHonwide • 12 in California
Benefits
• InnovaHve approach to crisis and need for affordable housing. Residents qualify for RHNA requirement
• Liele traffic and no impact on schools • Akin to Senior Living – parents spend most of their free
Hme ‘scheduling’ acHviHes for their child.
• PosiHve impact on typical community/region – interacHons with volunteers, school groups
• Sustainable business model – economic/employment opportuniHes – providing independence
Our name, Sunflower Hill, was specifically chosen for its meaning. Sunflowers originated in the Americas in 1000 B.C. They are considered gi^s of radiant warmth and the happiest of flowers. Their meanings include loyalty and longevity, nourishment and vibrancy.
This is the vision we have for the Sunflower Hill community – a place where all individuals can thrive. www.sunflowerhill.org
We believe this can be a new model for special needs living