Inglis Foundation

PROVIDES STRATEGIC PLANNING, FUNDRAISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR INGLIS AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.

FOUNDED IN 1877, INGLIS HAS BEEN SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE THE LIVES THEY CHOOSE, WHERE AND HOW THEY CHOOSE. INGLIS IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CARE AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CEREBRAL PALSY, SPINAL CORD INJURIES AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS RESULTING IN SOME LEVEL OF PARALYSIS AND MOBILITY IMPAIRMENT. FROM ADAPTED TECHNOLOGY, INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING, TO LONG-TERM CARE INGLIS MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE ALONG THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. INGLIS HAS THREE KEY AREAS OF PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS UNDER THE "PARENT" OF INGLIS FOUNDATION, INCLUDING: INGLIS COMMUNITY SERVICES, A COLLECTION OF PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO CHOOSE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY; INGLIS HOUSING CORPORATION, THE LARGEST PRIVATE DEVELOPER IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA OF AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; AND INGLIS HOUSE, A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY FOR ADULTS 21 OR BETTER. ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE SUPPORTED WITH INGLIS' THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND EXPERTISE IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS A COMMITMENT TO PERSON-CENTERED CARE.INGLIS SERVES MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE DIRECTLY, AND MANY MORE INDIRECTLY THROUGH ITS WEBSITE, WWW.INGLIS.ORG, AND OTHER OUTREACH ACTIVITIES SUPPORTING ITS MISSION TO "ENABLE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST."INGLIS FOUNDATION: THE MISSION OF INGLIS FOUNDATION IS TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM, TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. INGLIS PARTNERS WITH THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS THAT ENABLE CONSUMERS TO OVERCOME BARRIERS AND TO LIVE LIFE WITH THE GREATEST POSSIBLE INDEPENDENCE AND MOBILITY. INGLIS FOUNDATION PROVIDES OPERATING DEFICIT FUNDING, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, STRATEGIC PLANNING, FUNDRAISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND MARKETING SUPPORT FOR INGLIS AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. INGLIS COMMUNITY SERVICES: INGLIS COMMUNITY SERVICES (ICS) INCLUDES A SUITE OF LONG-TERM SUPPORTS AND SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, HOUSING SERVICES AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS THAT ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE WELL IN THE COMMUNITY. CERTAIN ICS PROGRAMS ALSO SERVE OLDER ADULTS AND/OR SUPPORT A SMALLER SUBSET OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL (IDD) DISABILITIES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. SERVICES PROVIDED-ASSISTIVE TECH SERVICES, INCLUDING INGLIS HOUSE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY-BASED CLIENTS (ATS) -CARE MANAGEMENT AND RESIDENT SERVICES COORDINATION (CM/RSC)-COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (CES)-CONNECTIONS DAY PROGRAM, AN ENHANCED DAY PROGRAM MODEL (DAY PROGRAM) -JOURNEYS, INGLIS' BEHAVIORAL HEALTH MOBILE PEER SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP (JOURNEYS)-SELF-DETERMINATION HOUSING OF PENNSYLVANIA, SERVING INGLIS' MISSION TO PROMOTE SELF-DETERMINATION IN HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER ADULTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE STATEWIDE ACCESSIBLE HOUSING TRAINING, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, MANAGEMENT OF THE 811 WAITLIST, AND HOME MODIFICATIONS SUPPORT VIA GRANTS FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. -THE INGLIS IMPACT ACCELERATOR PROVIDES INVESTMENT AND INCUBATION SERVICES FOR EMERGIN INNOVATIVE AND OUTCOMES-DRIVEN ENTERPRISES SUPPORTING HEALTH CARE, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.INGLIS HOUSE: -ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS "THE PHILADELPHIA HOME FOR THE INCURABLES"-ESTABLISHED IN 1877 AT 48TH & DARBY ROADS (WEST PHILADELPHIA)-CURRENT FACILITY BUILT IN 1927-283,000 SQ. FT-252 BEDS (ALL PRIVATE ROOMS)-ADAPTED TECH LAB-WELLNESS & REHABILITATION GYM-FUNCTION SPACE FOR RESIDENT PROGRAMS LIKE DANCES, ETC.-THERAPEUTIC EDUCATION/RECREATION SPACES-WHEELCHAIR SHOP-INGLIS HOUSE SERVED A POPULATION THAT WAS 52% FEMALE AND 48% MALE. -THE AVERAGE AGE OF AN INGLIS HOUSE RESIDENT IS 57 YEARS OLD. -MORE THAN A THIRD OF RESIDENTS HAVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AS A PRIMARY DIAGNOSIS, FOLLOWED BY CEREBRAL PALSY, SPINAL CORD INJURY AND OTHER CAUSES OF PARALYSIS, AND SPINA BIFIDA.-PROVIDED SKILLED NURSING CARE TO A RESIDENT POPULATION WITH MANY OF THE HIGHEST ACUITY LEVELS IN THE STATE.-VOLUNTEERS HISTORICALLY PROVIDE OVER 11,000 HOURS OF SERVICE, AVERAGING MORE THAN 925 HOURS EACH MONTH, THANKS TO AN EXTREMELY ENGAGED VOLUNTEER NETWORK. -MORE THAN 120 THERAPEUTIC RECREATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED EACH MONTH, ENGAGING RESIDENTS IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ZUMBA, POKER, WEAVING, MUSIC, WHEELCHAIR BALLROOM DANCING, BIBLE STUDY, ACTING CLASS AND MORE.-PROVIDES MORE THAN 2,000 IN-ROOM RESIDENT TECH SUPPORT CALLS THROUGH THE ADAPTED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM, SUPPORTING MORE THAN 300 PERSONAL RESIDENT DEVICESINGLIS HOUSING CORPORATION (DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING):FOR NEARLY HALF A CENTURY, INGLIS HOUSING CORPORATION (IHC) HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENT COMMUNITIES. SINCE BUILDING ITS FIRST HOUSING COMMUNITY IN 1975 (THE MORRIS-KLEIN APARTMENTS) ON THE GROUNDS OF INGLIS'S BELMONT AVENUE LOCATION, IHC, A SUBSIDIARY OF INGLIS FOUNDATION, HAS BEEN STRIVING TO MAKE HOUSING COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES CAN HAVE THAT SPECIAL FEELING OF BEING HOME. NOW, IHC IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE DEVELOPER OF AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE HOUSING IN THE REGION WITH 13 COMMUNITIES REPRESENTING 338 ACTIVELY MANAGED AND 88 DEVELOPED UNITS AS OF 2022. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND IN NEW JERSEY AND PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE HOUSING TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. IHC HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND CITATIONS RECOGNIZING ITS COMMUNITIES, WHICH CONSISTENTLY SCORES ABOVE 90% IN REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT CENTER INSPECTIONS.