FAIRPORT, N.Y. – Residents of a senior housing program in Fairport are protesting their forced relocation after the nonprofit managing their housing support, Family Service of Rochester, went bankrupt. Dozens of residents of The Northfield brought walkers and wheelchairs to the sidewalk along Route 250 in Fairport. From 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. they held signs that read, “Save our homes”, “Save our Seniors,” and “We are Family.”
The nonprofit Family Service of Rochester’s financial troubles have left seniors at the Northfield in Fairport, Jonathan Child in Rochester as well as Danforth and Hudson Ridge Towers have been forced the closure of the Enriched Housing Program that provided support services enabling seniors and disabled apartment residents to live independently.
Connie Dooley, a resident at the Northfield, expressed her concerns about possibly being forced into a nursing home. ” I’m independent,” Dooley insisted…