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Committee hears funding request for Bridge Meadows intergenerational housing model; sponsor cites cost savings and expansion plans
Summary
Supporters asked for funding to expand Bridge Meadows’ intergenerational communities that pair elders with families involved in foster care; sponsor and guests described program outcomes, projected unit counts and year-one uses for a $1 million request. Committee heard testimony and questions; no vote was taken.
Senate Bill 229 drew testimony on Feb. 10 from Bridge Meadows leaders and residents seeking state support to expand intergenerational housing that pairs elders with families impacted by foster care.
Dr. Dorinda Schubert, Bridge Meadows’ executive director, described the nonprofit’s model of co-locating elders and families and providing integrated behavioral-health and support services. “For every child placed in a permanent family at Bridge Meadows, we save the Human Services System $439,000…
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