Steve Protulis Tower East Projected for Construction Completion December 1, 2021 MIAMI, FL (November 9, 2021) – Two residential towers that will provide seniors and the disabled with affordable housing options in the Brownsville area of Miami are getting closer to construction completion. Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation (“EHDOC”) and Integra Investments (“Integra”)...
Congratulations are in order as Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation (“EHDOC”) successfully closed on the financing for the acquisition/ rehab of North Park Village, a 180-unit affordable housing community for frail and disabled seniors in Chicago! The project was previously owned by the City of Chicago and EHDOC acted as the property manager for 30 years. EHDOC’s...
November 30 is Giving Tuesday, a day that encourages 24 hours of charitable giving after the commercialism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Please remember our Senior Relief Fund on Giving Tuesday with your generous donation. Click here.
Manuel DelValle, Regional Service Coordinator, George Humphrey Towers, was recognized by Leading Age Florida as the Service Coordinator of the Year for the state of Florida! EHDOC celebrated Manuel by wearing Manuel hats, sunglasses with his photo, blowing noisemakers and creating a loud cheer in support during the award program!
August 17 was Nonprofit Recognition Day. Please remember EHDOC and our Senior Relief Fund. Donate here.
Brownsville Civic Neighborhood Association Meeting 7/17/21 On Saturday 7/17/21 representatives of EHDOC attended a Brownsville Civic Neighborhood Association (BCNA) meeting to present the Steve Protulis Towers East and West, a 119-unit affordable housing development for seniors ages 62 and up and the disabled, which is currently nearing the end of construction. Attendees...
Available for Immediate Occupancy EHDOC offers subsidized housing opportunities in Louisiana for low income seniors seeking long term residency. For seniors 62 and older who were displaced by Hurricane Laura or others seeking immediate occupancy, please call our Community Managers to inquire about these four properties: Riverbend Apartments, Mermentau, LA: Tessa...
SENIOR LIVING SENIOR DIGNITY: Summer 2020 Harsh Impact of Coronavirus Exposes the Critical Shortage of Safe and Affordable Housing and Services for the Elderly by Steve Protulis, EHDOC President and CEO These past few months have been particularly hard with the high rate of infections amongst seniors. COVID-19 has also crippled our economy, spiked homelessness, and...
COVID-19 Is Tougher on Older Men, and Scientists May Now Know Why By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News)Key differences in immune system function may help determine why severe, life-threatening COVID-19 tends to target older men, scientists say.A new study found that among elderly people and in men, especially, certain factors may...
Too Little Vitamin D Might Raise Odds of Coronavirus Infection There’s evidence that low blood levels of the “sunshine vitamin” — vitamin D — may increase a person’s risk of infection with the new coronavirus, researchers say. “Vitamin D is important to the function of the immune system and vitamin D supplements have previously been shown to lower the risk of...