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Construction underway on new apartments

Construction is well underway on Starkey’s new 22-unit apartment complex at 591 N. McComas, a significant expansion of the Semi-Independent Living Program. Completion is expected by the fall.

Each apartment will have 625 square feet of living space, including a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, dining area, living room and a washer and dryer. The main building will have 16 apartments and a community room, while two smaller buildings will have three apartments each.

Starkey representatives met this week with individuals planning to live in the apartments. Starkey opened its first apartment complex in 2005, for 15 individuals; since that time, there has been a lengthy waiting list for individuals who wish to have additional apartment options. The new apartments are being financed by Bank of Kansas and built by Ink Construction. Don Folger and Associates is the architect.

Special edition t-shirts will benefit OASIS

Special edition OASIS shirts are available, and will benefit the OASIS project and help wrap up the fundraising so that construction can begin in a few months! To date, about $109,000 of the OASIS fundraising goal of $135,000 has been raised.

The OASIS (Outdoor Activity Space Initiative for Starkey) is a half-acre wellness park near the Maple building that will feature accessible exercise equipment, walking paths, covered eating areas, benches and gardens. The special OASIS shirts are $20 each. To purchase your shirt today, see Anita in the reception area at the Young Street building!
 

Starkey, Inc., founded in 1930, is the oldest community-based nonprofit in Sedgwick County, Kansas, serving individuals with intellectual disabilities. Through its business services, employment, recycling, residential, life enrichment and case management programs, Starkey creates possibility in the lives of more than 450 people with disabilities.
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