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$35 million plan to get young people with disabilities out of aged care and into their own homes
Toowoomba man Jason Moore can’t wipe the smile off his face as he speaks of the new home he will soon move into as part of a $35 million housing initiative.
Key points:
- Queensland charity, the Endeavour Foundation, will replace homes for 252 people with intellectual disability across the state
- They will also create another 100 new homes as part of the newly-launched $35 million disability housing initiative
- The NDIS currently has 4,500 dwellings but needs another 3,000
Mr Moore, 50, has lived in an Endeavour Foundation home since 1992 and shares accommodation with nine other people.
But his new home will be spacious, include all the modern conveniences and is a short walk from his work and shopping centres.
“[It’s] very special, it was one…
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