Nice piece by Frank Lombardi, the Assistant to the CEO of Independent Group Home Living Program and the Director of the IGHL Foundation,from Hamptons.com in Long Island, N.Y.
MANORVILLE, N.Y. - What is a Group Home? I wish I had a nickel for every time I have been asked this question over the past decade. Many people do not know what a group home is or what its purpose is within the community. There are many different types of group homes providing care for a wide variety of people such as recovering addicts, disabled veterans, or those with mental illness. One type of group home that may not be as well known on the East End is one where people with developmental disabilities reside. These homes have been in our communities for more than 35 years yet they still carry with them an unfortunate negative stigma. Many people have a pre-conceived notion about what a group home is and what goes on inside, as well as how they are conceived and who oversees them. Maybe we can dispel some of these prejudices with a little bit of knowledge and understanding.
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