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Sanford, ME
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Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Waypoint Maine, Inc., is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting and empowering individuals with intellectual and other disabilities to reach their fullest potential. Waypoint supports a population that runs from early childhood to later adulthood, with a diverse range of specialized programs and services, including day programs, in-home and remote support, and a comprehensive range of residential services designed to support adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities. Adults can choose from small group homes, Shared Living homes, or independent living with in-home and remote support, offering flexibility to match each individual’s level of independence.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Waypoint was thoughtful about examining all their homes to ensure they would be able to meet the needs of their members as they aged in place. As they went through this process, they realized many were not going to meet the needs of their members and therefore had a need for a new home. That's when Waypoint decided to partner with CIL for development consulting services.
As part of CIL’s development consulting services, CIL combed through the assessor’s database, scouring for available options in Maine and reviewing every property within Waypoint's portfolio, determining which ones held the potential to accommodate the construction of a new home. After a period of time reviewing options and coming up empty, Waypoint approached CIL with a potential option – a property they already owned. They enlisted CIL to inspect the property, seeking to ascertain its viability for transformation into the fully accessible home they had envisioned.
CIL then laid out options to renovate the existing home, or demolish it and build a new one. After balancing the benefits of renovation vs. new construction, the team moved forward with building a new home. As part of the project, CIL and Waypoint also needed to accommodate the current resident, who lived in an apartment on one end of the property, during and after construction. To ensure the individual wasn't displaced without a solution, CIL presented the opportunity to turn the existing 650-square-foot two-car garage on the property into a one-bedroom home for the individual, which was later approved thanks to a zoning reform bill that had been passed in the State of Maine.
Read More on our Journey Through Maine with Waypoint Here
