Benefits for Residents

Opportunity to give back by volunteering to work with foster families mentoring, coaching and teaching, resulting in improved self esteem.
Opportunity to learn and share, knowledge, experience, and general life skills, thus increasing everyone’s sense of worth and empowerment.
Built-in social interaction with neighbors in the common areas informally and through planned events for the entire community.
Safety in a gated, secure community.
Incentive to work in the community to enhance the sharing and caring atmosphere of the community.
Kinship and sibling foster placements available and supported in this environment.
Increased emotional and spiritual health through living in and contributing to a cohesive and caring community.
Stability of having neighbors due to community involvement and emotional investment.
Appealing living environment for seniors who are able to live independently and desire to have social and volunteer opportunities to make life meaningful and purposeful.
Increased placement stability, social connectedness and improved school performance for foster children.
Improved retention and support of foster families.