C M H Housing Inc

CMH HOUSING, INC. OPERATES A 20 UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING KNOWN AS RIDGEVIEW APARTMENTS, WHICH SERVICES ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS APARTMENT BUILDING IS SUBSIDIZED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD), ENABLING IT'S TENANTS TO INCUR RENT EXPENSE BASED ON THEIR INCOME LEVELS. THIS ALLOWS THE RESIDENTS TO LIVE IN A MORE COMFORTABLE SETTING THAN THEY OTHERWISE WOULD BE ABLE TO AFFORD ON THEIR OWN. THE RENT CALCULATION IS 30% OF THE TENANTS INCOME AFTER MEDICAL EXPENSES ARE DEDUCTED. IN 2022, $80,313 OR APPROXIMATELY 49% OF THE RENT INCOME RECEIVED BY CMH HOUSING WAS PAID BY HUD, MEANING THE TENANTS RESPONSIBILITY AVERAGED APPROXIMATELY 51% OF THE RENT CHARGED. ALL 20 UNITS IN THE BUILDING ARE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE WHICH PROVIDES A LARGE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. THIS ALLOWS SEVERAL DISABLED INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE IN THE INDEPENDENT SETTING WITH ALL OF THE AMENITIES THEY NEED TO FUNCTION ON THEIR OWN OR WITH ASSISTANCE FROM CAREGIVERS. HALF OF THE BUILDING UNITS ARE TWO BEDROOM UNITS WHICH HELP ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVE IN CAREGIVERS. IN ADDITION TO THE APARTMENTS BEING SET UP FOR HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY, THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IS ALSO LOCATED ADJACENT TO ST. CLAIRE HOSPITAL WHICH ALLOWS TENANTS EASY ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE WHEN IT IS REQUIRED. RIDGEVIEW APARTMENTS PROVIDES A COMMUNITY ROOM WHERE TENANTS CAN GATHER AND SOCIALIZE. TENANTS ALSO USE THE SPACE TO ORGANIZE THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CARD GAMES OR GET TOGETHERS. PARTIES MUST BE APPROVED AND CAN HAVE NO MORE THAN 20 ATTENDEES. CMH HOUSING PROVIDE FREE EVENTS FOR THE TENANTS OF THE BUILDING. IN 2021-2022, RIDGEVIEW APARTMENTS PROVIDED A CHRISTMAS PARTY HELD IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM AND A SUMMER GRILL OUT HELD ON THE OUTSIDE GROUNDS. FOOD AND REFRESHMENETS WERE PROVIDED AT BOTH EVENTS. CMH HOUSING PROVIDES AREA RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN A COMFORTABLE SETTING AT AN AFFORDABLE COST, BASED ON THEIR INCOME LEVEL.