Episode 77. Housing Options for the Disability Community
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Pete Hixon of Woodstock GA has been married to his wife Hollie for 25 years. They have 2 girls - Addie, a freshman at Samford University, and Hope, in her second year at Shepherds College. By occupation, Pete is a speaker and business coach. By passion and as a parent, he is an advocate for the special needs community. Pete and his wife lead an organization to build residential communities for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities called Beyond Communities.
Timeline:
04:00 Pete Hixson's background
06:00 Impetus for Beyond Communities
09:20 Vision for the Beyond Communities
14:00 Mixed-Use Development
19:00 Pathways to access housing options at Beyond Communities
22:00 Assessment process for application to rent in the Beyond Community Model
23:41. Words of Encouragement
27:00 Pete can be reached at pete@beyondcommunties.org
Pete's Call to Action: I want to educate listeners on the fact that we will see far more potential when we create more environments designed specifically for each “ability” category within this community. My call to action is to get involved with someone doing this or start your own and invite others to join you.
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