cfa lgbt housing guide updated-4 (1) - Flipbook - Page 68
HOUSING GUIDE
About The Initiative
In December 2017, the CFA LGBT
Housing Committee hosted a
kickoff for the North Texas LGBTFriendly Senior Housing Initiative,
where interested senior housing
communities were educated on
the issued and presented the
opportunity to sign up for the
program. In January of 2018, Brian
conducted a volunteer orientation
for the Housing Committee
volunteers to become “team leads”
in working with senior housing
communities to pass the initiative’s
LGBT-Friendly Senior Housing
Metric (see Meet the Team
on page 62).
About The Initiative
HOUSING GUIDE
In March, team leads began
conducting site visits to discuss
the submitted surveys of over 10
senior housing communities in
North Texas who participated in
the program. Team leads worked
with their community partners to
develop a plan to attain a passing
score on the standard in time to be
included in the Guide to LGBTFriendly Senior Housing in
North Texas.
Friendly House, Portland Oregon, home to the
SAGE Metro Portland program
The Coalition for Aging LGBT, its
Housing Committee and volunteers,
are very proud to present our
inaugural LGBT-Friendly Senior
Housing Guide. We hope this will be of
immediate and long-term use to LGBT
seniors and their friends and family
looking for safe, affirming housing,
and as a best practice guide for other
senior housing communities looking
to improve their standard of care for
all residents.
Portland, Oregon
68 cfa.lgbt
cfa.lgbt 69