Casa Familia

All Jazzed Up Luncheon

Casa Familia’s All Jazzed Up Luncheon, held on July 13, 2001 at the Coral Reef Yacht Club, brought community leaders, families, and self-advocates together to learn about the housing challenges faced by adults with IDD. Our plans are to create a solution by offering people with special needs a #choice.

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Proposed Legislation Updates Social Security for People with Disabilities

Brown leads Senators in Introducing Historic Legislation to Update Long-Neglected Social Security Program to Ensure Older Adults and People with Disabilities are No Longer Trapped in Poverty Lifeline for Millions has been Forgotten by Washington for Over 30 years WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led Senate Democrats in re-introducing the Supplemental

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‘Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie’ follows filmmakers with Down syndrome

As teenagers with Down syndrome, Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt used Kickstarter to fund their dream of creating a zombie movie. Their latest work,”Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie” takes a look at that journey. NewsHour’s Mike Melia spoke with the two budding filmmakers for our arts and culture series, “CANVAS.” Click here to

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Casa Familia Gives Presentation to the Board of the Miami-Dade County Commissioners

Casa Familia gave a presentation to the Public Housing and Community Services Committee of the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners on Thursday, April 15th. A big thank you to Commissioner Regalado and Commissioner Souto for providing the opportunity for us to highlight the housing crisis for adults with IDD and to hear from a

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Anay Abraham, Ed.D. appointed Executive Director of Casa Familia Inc.

Casa Familia, Inc., the sponsor of the Village of Casa Familia – the first affordable housing community for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in Miami-Dade County, today announced Dr. Anay Abraham as Executive Director. Her appointment by the Board of Directors is on the cusp of the groundbreaking of the Village of Casa

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Disabled Recipients of Stimulus Aid Are Urged to Save Some in Special Accounts

Advocates for tax-favored ABLE accounts have spread the word about the benefit of putting at least part of the pandemic relief check in one. By Ann Carrns February 26, 2021 Special savings accounts for people with disabilities are getting fresh attention, as a way to safely put aside all or part of federal stimulus payments.

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