Casa Familia

Opinion – Guest Essay By Advid Axelrod July 4, 2021 My daughter, Lauren, turned 40 last month. She is happy and healthy. And that is nothing short of a miracle. From the moment my wife, Susan, found Lauren blue and limp in her crib at the age of 7 months — the consequence, we later […]

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

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

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

Pilo’s Street Tacos founder Derek Gonzalez, pictured above with his aunt Pilo, is a man on a mission. The Miami-based restaurateur says he aims to be the largest employer of people who live with intellectural or developmental disabliities in the United States. Click here to read the entire story.

Alex Perez, the son of Casa Familia Board of Directors member Maria Perez and husband Frank, was recently featured in two segments on PBS South Florida in coordination with Autism Awareness Month, PBS’s Your South Florida produced features about individuals with autism that had a musical or athletic talent, and how that talent helped them

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

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.

Click here to read about it at The Independent.

An effort to bring people with disabilities into clearer focus on TV and movie screens is getting a boost from a major media company. Click here to read the article.