Action News Now reporter Camille Acevedo has the latest on this story.
CHICO, Calif. — Action News Now is finding out more about the Chico Housing Team’s future housing complex for people with disabilities.
We spoke with Bob Trausch, a founding member of CHAT, about his vision for the complex.
“We’re going to take people off the streets who really need these facilities,” Trausch said.
The project has been four years in the making, and just recently, CHAT secured a $16.5 million state grant to make it a reality, and an anonymous donor donated five acres of land along Highway 32 to get the project started.
The complex’s 66 units are ADA compliant, providing a level of independence for people with limited mobility.
“There’s a huge variety of people who need these services, whether it’s birth defects, accidents, aging, mental health issues, and we’re going to accommodate them here,” Trausch said.
Trausch told us how excited he is for CHAT to begin this project, but he also shared how much this particular project means to him and his family.
“I had a son who was severely intellectually disabled,” Trausch said.
Author: Camille Acevedo
Trausch was able to provide a safe home for his son and recognized the need for more ADA-compliant facilities in the county. His son then died from an illness. That’s when Trausch knew he had to make a change.
“He was aware of his illness and the impact it had on him and his family, so for me it’s a blessing to be able to build this facility and know how many people we can put in here and have the services to help them succeed and live longer,” Trausch said.
The project is currently in the early stages, and Trausch said it will be some time before construction begins.
He said he is currently meeting with the county, architects and engineers and still needs to get water to the site.
Trausch told Action News Now that CHAT will provide social services and food delivery for the people living there.
Provided by: CHAT
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