In honor of Thanksgiving we decided to call around the Specialized Housing community and ask residents about their plans for, and thoughts on, the upcoming holiday.
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It’s been a year to forget, but one which we likely never will. Yet, as ever, the Specialized Housing community has remained resilient and, especially with vaccines now being distributed, hopeful.
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All of us at SHI, the staff, and families and, of course, the residents Tom McGee worked with, are grateful for his support and his caring ways.
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On a warm October evening just before the Halloween weekend, over 200 residents and staff, friends, and family members came together on a Zoom conference call to watch the premiere of filmmaker Monica Cohen’s new documentary — “From Self-Advocacy to Independent Living: The History of Specialized Housing, Inc.”
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Specialized Housing, Inc. has released a 30-minute documentary, directed by Monica Cohen and produced by The Boom House, about the history of Specialized Housing and its roots in the Self-Advocacy movement.
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Thank you to all of the community professionals, families, and staff that are supporting our community while we do our best to stay safe and help each other. Click to see a few community highlights from this time of sheltering in place.
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Our long-awaited new website launches in January, featuring a clean design, lots of updated information about SHI’s services and openings, and a mini documentary featuring SHI residents, parents, and staff.
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It was with that same fierce spirit of independence and self advocacy that a group of prospective residents and their families came together in 1987 to explore the possibility of establishing their own home in Brookline. There was already a model for them to follow, two other SHI residencies having been founded in Washington Square just a few years before.
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Fuller Street resident Richie Kastrainer threw out the first pitch at a Pawtucket Red Sox game this past June.
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“There wouldn’t be a Specialized Housing if it weren’t for that small group that came together in Brookline,” David told me one fall afternoon as he reflected on the early years of the MSA, “That’s where it all began.”
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Among his many accomplishments, Michael’s biggest to date may be a clinical vaccine trial which he has participated in at Massachusetts General Hospital for the last four years. A clinical trial which could potentially lead to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease.
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Both Claude and Ellen, co-founders and residents of SHI’s flagship program in Brookline, Mass., woke up at the break of dawn nearly every single day for well over 30 years; they braved every kind of inclement weather to board trains and buses, committed all of their energy to careers they were passionate about and, just recently, they both retired.
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According to the FCSN, “The Martha H. Ziegler Founder’s Award was established to honor Martha’s visionary leadership in the Parent Movement, and is given to individuals who continue that vision to educate, advocate and inspire.”
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Ever since he was a child, Specialized Housing resident Nolan Gillman hasn’t wanted to wait even five minutes to find out what the weather might bring—he wants to know days ahead of time.
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In the Spring 2016 edition of the SHInsider we covered the premiere of the documentary Charlie by director Lev Omelchenko at the Coolidge Corner Theater in Brookline.
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It’s been a busy year for residents throughout the Specialized Housing community. So busy, in fact, that even the local news outlets have taken notice
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What this has taught me is that Brendan’s hidden talent in the kitchen was cutting things. I had to go beyond my worry and let him fail—because as Carole said—that’s how they learn. I am encouraged that they can learn to prepare meals safely and responsibly.
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