Serving Our Seniors Magazine April - June 2023

jenniferhupp@gmail.com • 419-515-8185 Jennifer Hupp Realtor Would You Live Here? Serving Our Seniors is working to prove the need that will spark the construction of modest, affordable, homes for struggling retirees. In later life, many cannot afford to maintain the home they live in and they can’t afford to live anywhere else. Today, rents range from $725.00/mo. (currently, all are occupied) or $800.00 – $1,500.00/month for rent. Serving Our Seniors Board President, Sparky Weilnau, along with board members Linda Eyerman, Miriam Tommas, Dave Miller, Sue Daugherty, Director and Volunteer Mark Norman drove to Detroit, Michigan. The purpose of the visit was to learn how Cass Community Services, a non-profit social service agency, is creating affordable housing by constructing “Tiny Home” neighborhoods. Here are a few pictures of what they have accomplished. Would you pay $600.00 - $650.00/month to live in a home that is between 450 sq ft – 500 sq ft, if it looked like this? As we study the problem of affordable housing in later life, we would value your feed back. Please call us at 419-624-1856. Ask for Sue Daugherty’s voicemail and leave your message. If you would like Sue to call you back, leave your name and phone number with your message. 18