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Inclusive Apartment Complex Offers Opportunity For Independence
by Don Stacom, Hartford Courant/TNS | February 15, 2021
A 40-unit apartment complex developed by The Arc of the Farmington Valley includes 10 units for adults with intellectual disabilities. (Mark Mirko/The Hartford Courant/TNS)
HARTFORD, Conn. For nearly 20 young people with developmental disabilities, the new Bear Woods apartments in Canton offer their first chance to live outside their families’ homes.
“I feel really good to be here it makes me feel like a grownup,” said Nick Sinacori, 26, who until now has had to live with his parents at their house in Simsbury.
From the outside, Bear Woods looks much like any other newly built apartment complex, but officials at Favarh believe it’s a model that could transform housing for those with developmental disabilities.
For nearly 20 developmentally disabled young people, the new Bear Woods apartments in Canton are their first chance to live outside their families’ homes. “I feel really good to be here - it makes me feel like a grownup,” said Nick Sinacori, 26, who until now has had to live with his parents at the house in Simsbury.