THE CAMPAIGN TO BUILD SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

The affordable housing crisis directly impacts
adults with special needs and their families.

15% of families in USA have a child with IDD

8.6% of any company’s employees have a child with IDD*

48% of those quit to care for child*

225% is replacement cost of worker’s annual salary**

*Sloan Work and Family Research Network **Jack Altman, CEO Lattice CompanyThe

20,823

adults aged 18-64 with
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
in Mecklenburg County looking for a place to live.

1,000

beds available (these beds are full)

Mecklenberg county stats

$21, 509/year

Average Median Income

for an adult with IDD

$19,884/year

Average Rent in Charlotte

(rentcafe.com March 2023)

$6, 612/year

Affordable Rent

(30% qualifies as affordable - Department of Housing and Urban Development)

Our surrounding counties have similar stats:

Cabarrus County: 9,869
Gaston County: 18,503
Iredell County: 10,730
Union County: 11,707

Maximum government benefit is $9,000 per year. (Supplemental Security Income)
Affordable rent is $3,000/year.

THE INDIETREE SOLUTION