Little City receives $433,911 grant for new community-based home

Little City received a $433,911 grant to acquire and renovate a Hoffman Estates home that will serve aging residents with developmental and intellectual disabilities and offer them the vital support they need.

The new Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) home located on Bordeaux Drive in Hoffman Estates will be especially renovated and modified to meet the needs of the growing aging population at Little City, giving those residents safety and comfort features such as wider hallways, handrails, walk-in showers and

other safety measures that will allow them to stay in home settings longer.

The grant was made possible by the tireless advocacy of local elected officials and was presented to Little City leaders Friday by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza on the Palatine campus.

Lawmakers on hand for the presentation included State Sen. Ann Gillespie, State Reps. Michelle Mussman and Nabeela Syed and representatives from Congressman Mike Quigley's office and State Rep. Anna Moeller's office.

"We cannot thank our elected officials enough for working so hard to ensure Little City residents have the safe and supportive environment they deserve to live comfortably in their homes," said Marie Newman, Little City Chief Executive Officer. "This new CILA will allow our aging residents to live in a home that is specifically designed to meet their needs."

Roughly 60 percent of Little City's adult residential population is over 50 years old, and 34 percent is over 60 years old. Dementia and physical ailments affect aging adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities at a much greater rate, but homes like this new CILA will support and assist them in leading fulfilling and healthy lives.

For more information about Little City or its residential program, please visit www.littlecity.org or contact Jeff Engelhardt at jengelhardt@littlecity.org.