L.I.F.E. 2013

Very few houses on the market are handicap accessible, and almost no rental homes are. What if there was a program that helps home owners convert their homes to be ultra accessible?

 CBDHR has stepped up to help meet the needs for accessibility in the rental market. We are calling the program L.I.F.E. (Living In Freedom Everyday). We have all heard over and over about the homes being built for our Wounded Soldiers through various different Non-profit organizations, but what you don’t see or hear is that this is only available for a handful of soldiers and only applies to those moving permanently.

Dusty Russell, Asst. Dir. of New Business Services, sees and deals with this issue every day, as she has been tasked with locating the rental housing needed for these soldiers and their families for the past 3 years. "We have hundreds of soldiers in our community that are here to recover and eventually go home. The on-base housing is limited and they don’t deserve to have to live in Hotels for a year simply because there is not access for them and their needs in our rental homes. I am so excited to be heading up this new project and would really love to see it’s enthusiasm cause a wave of action in our community."

Meet our first L.I.F.E. recipient in need, Daniel Ross. He is a soldier, husband, and father to 3 young children. He was injured in battle and is now a quadriplegic. Daniel will not be moving to San Antonio permanently, therefore, he needs to lease for his time here. The problem is that handicapped rentals in the area are far and few in-between.

Re-Bath of San Antonio and Kenneth & Lacy Rodriguez, the owners of 9430 Anderson Way in Converse TX 78109, have also stepped up to this challenge and will be the "stars" in this first event. Mr. & Mrs. Rodriguez have approved us to permanently modify their home to give Mr. Ross the access he and his family need to live comfortably while he faces the challenges of his new life. Re-Bath of San Antonio is donating a custom roll-in shower, complete with upgraded fixtures, labor included!

 Construction on the new Master bath began on Tuesday September 17th. We are calling this PHASE I and it will consist of Demo to the master bath and master bedroom door. All flooring, trim and old tub will be removed and the new roll-in will be installed.
Construction for PHASE II began Monday September 23rd and will consist of Sheetrock, fixtures, towel bars, tile, new master bedroom door and paint. This is our final PHASE and will complete the project. We also would like to thank Air Warrior Courage Foundation, Coalition to Salute America's Heroes, and Freedom Alliance for helping out with this PHASE. Without you, we would have not been able to get this done. Another big thank you to American Medical & Rehab for donating the medical bed.

We are all excited to start in our new venture to give back to these warriors who have given so much for us.