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1. AHEPA Senior Living personifies
hellenic ideals

2.  At AHEPA Senior Living, we strive to be pillars of our communities, inspired by the ethos of our
Greek American founders of civic responsibility, humanitarianism, and philanthropy. Led by the
desire to leave our communities better than we found them, we hope our team of professionals
embodies these Hellenic ideals and that these ideals carry over to residents. This
personification of ideals is what we saw this holiday season at several of our communities.
 A community inspired to give back
 In Daytona Beach, Florida, at our AHEPA 410 Senior Apartments community, residents recently
asked the management team about donating toys to children through a Toys for Tots drive
hosted by the Daytona Beach Fire Department. While the request seemed normal to Julie
Carpenter, the AHEPA 410 Senior Apartments property manager, the participation caught her a
bit by surprise.

3.  “We collected 64 new unwrapped toys that we dropped off to the Daytona Beach Fire
Department,” said Carpenter. “Many of our residents were eager to participate. For them, the
thought of putting smiles on children’s faces was very gratifying. Several took pictures of the
gifts under the tree to share with their loved ones.”
 We also saw a similar toy drive carried out by residents at Penelope 54 Senior Apartments in
Houston for a collection organized by the Houston Police Department.
 However, the exciting part of the story is how these holiday toy drives that link generations
seem to reflect a growing trend in the United States–a rise in multigenerational housing. These
households cite several benefits of living together, including strengthened relationships among
family members, more accessible family care, improved finances, and positive impacts on
personal mental health. Perhaps the alignment of the “holiday spirit” or simply the desire to
care for others ties these two concepts together.

4.  The steady rise of multigenerational households
 The COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis are recent contributing factors for the rise in
children in high poverty or rural areas living with their grandparents. A June 2022 report issued
by a congressional committee responsible for appropriating funding for affordable elderly
housing cited these factors. However, according to research from the Pew Research Center,
there has been a steady rise in multigenerational housing since the 1970s, with a rate of 18%
in 2021. All told, 23% of grandparents support grandchildren, according to a stat provided by
the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Aging, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), at a
December 2022 hearing.
 While there are currently no AHEPA Senior Living facilities that provide multigenerational
housing, the trend is gaining attention. It has the interest of the Senate Committee on Aging.

5.  In 2019, the then-heads of the committee, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bob Casey (D-
PA), proposed a bill to reauthorize the Older Americans Act to allow further funding to
multigenerational families. Today, we are starting to see Congress appropriate funding to
expand the supply of affordable intergenerational units—$25 million in the latest funding bill.
 Regardless of whether we can be involved directly, our ethos aligns with those ideals being
lived by intergenerational housing. At the core, we want to ensure that seniors and our
communities are served and thriving. So, we want to thank again the residents in Daytona
Beach and Houston who took it upon themselves to help make the holidays brighter for the
underserved children in their communities.

6. Get in touch with us
575 N. Williamson Blvd.;
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(386) 258-6100
info@ahepaseniorliving.org
6625 Rowan Road;
New Port Richey, FL 34653
(727) 843-0636
info@ahepaseniorliving.org
8111 & 8113 Creekbend Drive;
Houston, TX 77071
I - (713) 271-2987;
II - (713) 778-8060
info@ahepaseniorliving.org
AHEPA 410 Senior Apartments AHEPA 489 Senior Apartments
Penelope 54 I & II Senior Apartments
8401 Rustling Leaves Drive;
Houston, TX 77083
(281) 530-0986
info@ahepaseniorliving.org
AHEPA 29 IV Senior Apartments