Our Current Facility
Proposed Updates:
- Interior paint throughout
- Updating light fixtures
- New modern furnishings - rollaway tables/chairs, modular furniture, technology, etc!
- New appliances in common area and individual apartments
- Building expansion to include additional common area and instructional area
- Expand instructional kitchen
- Two outdoor spaces with raised garden beds
- Recreation/fitness room
- Renovation to individual apartments (flooring & paint)
The interior expansion plans and modern renovations will create a space more visually representative of a college! Additional safety features such as, keyless entry for students, ring doorbell, and 24/7 interior common area monitoring will ensure students are safe while still experiencing semi-independent living.
Why Do We Need Your Help?
The Financially Healthy Solution
By repurposing our apartment building, Day Spring demonstrates its fiduciary duty, avoiding excessive multi-million-dollar expenses that new construction demands. This path enables the organization to serve more students in this underserved community now, rather than years down the line.
Day Spring’s $500,000 College for Living Expansion capital campaign is essential to achieving the program’s initiatives.
When the building was constructed 20 years ago, its primary purpose was to provide housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities at various stages of their lives. As a result, the layout and design does not reflect a college-like environment.
The College for Living program offers young adults the opportunity to experience a dynamic, college-like atmosphere. This capital campaign will allow Day Spring to reimagine and expand the building, providing more space to accommodate additional students, creating intentional learning environments, and fostering the vibrant, communal atmosphere our students desire.
