Newest residents settle in to 'Home at Tamarind'

The "Home at Tamarind" provides affordable housing to people with developmental disabilities.

CHALLENGING... BUT THERE AREEVEN MORE CHALLENGES FORPEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTALDISABILITIES.

WPTV NEWSCHANNELFIVE'S TANIA ROGERS REPORTS ONHOW "HOME AT TAMARIND" ISPROVIDING A HOME FOR SOME."THIS WAS AWESOME." BRANDONWILLIAMS JUST MOVED INTO A"HOME AT TAMARIND" APARTMENT.BRANDON, WHO HAS CEREBRALPALSY, SAYS THE LAYOUT OF HISNEW HOME MAKES IT EASY FOR HIMTO GET AROUND IN HISWHEELCHAIR.

THE AFFORDABLEHOUSING PROJECT FOR PEOPLEWITH DEVELOPMENTALDISABILITIES, WAS ACOLLABORATIVE VENTURE.

AMONGTHE GROUP THAT MADE IT AREALITY, THE CITY OF WEST PALMBEACH, GL HOMES, GULFSTREAGOODWILL AND THE COUNTY.

THISIS AWESOME.

WHEN YOU COME HEREAND YOU KNOW THAT IT'S YOURSPACE AND THERE'S NOOPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TOINVADE THAT'S A WONDERFULFEELING." LAST MONTH DR. BENCARSON, SECRETARY OF THE U.S.DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING ANDURBAN DEVELOPMENT WAS IN TOWNFOR THE RIBBON CUTTINGCEREMONY.

"SO ALL OF THESEAPPARTMENTS WERE BUILTACCORDING TO STANDARDS.

SOTHERE'S THE SHOWER THEY CANGET IN AND OUT OF THEBATHROOMS EASILY THE BEDROOMSETC.

EVENT THE SINKS WEREBUILT ACCORDINGLY." BRANDON ISONE OF THE FIRST TO MOVE IN."WE GET A LOT OF SATISFACTIONFROM SEEING PEOPLE MOVING INTOTAMARIND, ESPECIALLY DURING APANDEMIC IT'S NEVER BEEN MOREAPPARENT THAT HAVING SHELTERAND A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD IS AKEY DRIVER FOR PEOPLE'SUCCESS." "SO FAR TWO PEOPLEHAVE MOVED IN AT HOME ATTAMARIND, AND WE ARE TOLD FOURMORE ARE EXPECTED TO MOVEIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.""I HAVEN'T LIVED ON MY OWN, INMY OWN SPACE FOR SIX YEARS.

SOTHIS IS A BIT OF AN ADJUSTMENTBUT IT'S A JOYFUL ADJUSTMENT."TANIA ROGERS, WPTVNEWSCHANNEL FIVE.NEW AT 5;30, THE FLORIDADEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONFIRMSA HUMAN CASE OF WEST N