Our  Vision  

Sunflower  Hill    

Tax  ID#  80-­‐0897595  

Parents  of  children  with  au@sm  and  other  developmental  delays  

Community  leaders  interested  in  the  vision  

Varied  exper@se/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  

Vision  

 Sunflower  Hill  will  become  a  model  for  special  needs  living  and  programming  in  the  Bay  Area  –  ensuring  quality  of  life,  individual  choice,  and  an  ‘inten@onal  community’  living.  

Mission    To  develop  a  community  for  individuals  with  special  needs  that  provides  for  life-­‐long  residency  op@ons  and  quality  programming.  

•  One  in  50  children  –new  au@sm  sta@s@c  

•  500,000  will  become  adults  in  next  decade  •  Na@onwide  –  80,000  are  on  wai@ng  lists  for  group  

home/assisted  living  opportuni@es  

•  80  percent  of  adults  18+  s@ll  live  with  parents  •  Local  op@ons  exist  –  but  more  needed  

•  759  Regional  Center  clients  (ages  14+)  in  Dublin,  Livermore,  Pleasanton,  and  San  Ramon    

The  wave  is  coming…  

•  Group  Homes  are  declining  and  hard  to  obtain  •  Ins@tu@ons  are  closing  (Agnew/Sonoma)  

•  Independent  living  (apartments/homes)  serve  higher  func@oning  individuals  but  few  op@ons  exist  for  those  with  moderate  developmental  delays  

•  Parents  want  assurance,  op@ons,  security  and  a  life  with  purpose.  Residents  want  a  ‘community’  

Philosophy  of  Living  is  changing…  

We  are  ac@vely  working  to  develop  new  opportuni@es  and  alterna@ves  to  tradi@onal  affordable  housing  op@ons  for  special  needs  individuals.    

We’re  taking  the  best  prac@ces  from  models  na@onwide.      

Here  are  a  few  op@ons  we’d  like  to  see  developed…  

Let’s  develop  a  new  local  model…  

Community  OpBon  A  

•  Metro  focus  –  aka  redevelopment  of  apartment  buildings,  assisted  living  facili@es  and  similar  mulit-­‐unit  complex.    Could  renovate  distressed  proper@es.    

•  Provides  for  individual  cooking,  living  but  allows  for  ‘community’  to  develop.  

•  Sunflower  Hill  provides  non-­‐profit  overview  (ac@vi@es)  and  we  partner  on  development  and  property  management  with  housing  non  profit.  

•  Residents  have  their  own  IL/SL  day  provider.  

Community  OpBon  B  

•  FARM  focus  –5+  acres      (Individual  rooms  –  with  access  to  cooking  and/or  cafeteria.)    

•  Onsite  ac@vi@es  available  (gardening,  farming,  micro  businesses,  leisure)  

•  Residents  can  choose  onsite  or  offsite  ac@vi@es.  •  Sunflower  Hill  provides  non-­‐profit  overview  

(ac@vi@es)  and  we  partner  on  development  and  property  management  with  housing  non  profit.  

•  Residents  have  their  own  IL/SL  day  provider.  

Community  OpBon  C  

•  Combina@on  senior  living/special  needs  campus  Exists  currently  at  Marc  Center/Village  at  Oasis  Park  in  Mesa,  Arizona.  

•  68  units  –  side  by  side  community  of  interest  with  40  units  for  seniors  and  28  for  special  needs  residents.    

•  Allows  for  cross  volunteer  opportuni@es.  •  Same  involvement  for  Sunflower  Hill.  

•  Residents  s@ll  have  own  IL/SL  day  provider.  

Example  •  Sweetwater  Spectrum  in  Sonoma  

Example  •  Bigersweet  Farms  in  Ohio  

Example  •  Glennwood  House  in  Laguna  Beach  

NaBonwide:    -­‐  79  projects  in  development  or  open  across  the  U.S.  

California: - 12 sites open or in development in the state

Other Examples: - Golden Heart Ranch – Los Angeles - Bittersweet Farms - Friends of Children with Special Needs - Fremont (early

innovator of this model)

Current  Developments  

Benefits    

•  Innova@ve  approach  to  crisis  and  need  for  affordable  housing  

•  Non-­‐profit  partner  maintains  long-­‐term  viability  

•  Experienced  housing  providers  maintain  property  •  Akin  to  Senior  Living  •  Posi@ve  impact  on  typical  community    •  Sustainable  business  model  –  economic/employment  

opportuni@es  

Partner  Align  

Create  

2013   2016  

Iden@fy  interested  ci@es/developers  

Develop  collec@ve  vision/goal  

Win-­‐win,  innova@ve  inten@onal  community  

Our  name,  Sunflower  Hill,  was  specifically  chosen  for  its  meaning.  Sunflowers  originated  in  the  Americas  in  1000  B.C.    They  are  considered  giks  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