Visions in Enfield, NH
Visions Open House
On September 7th a group of parents from the seacoast went to Enfield, New Hampshire to attend an open house at Visions, a supportive housing residence for 10 adults with developmental disabilities. Visions is a beautiful old inn that has a large kitchen and dining area, a large living room and a spacious sun porch. Along with the main inn building there is another three-bedroom house across the driveway, and four apartment units a short walk from that.
The residents of Visions proudly showed off their apartments and gave tours of the main house. They told about their jobs in the community and how much they love coming home to their “family” at Visions. Sylvia Dow, the founder and CEO of Visions thanked the supporting members of the community who attended the open house and talked about the many improvements that have been made to the property.
The seacoast parents who attended the open house were very impressed with Visions and this model of supportive housing. Seeing this success story for adults with developmental disabilities helped to confirm that this model should be replicated in the seacoast area. It was after this visit that the plans for Our Place, Inc. started to take form.