Intergenerational Communities

This Infrastructure Week, We Can’t Forget About Residential Infrastructure

by Service Line Warranty Program | May 12, 2023 | Customer Testimonials, Financial Shock, Home Maintenance, Infographics, Lead in Water, Mixed Age Communities, NLC SLWP, Press Releases, Public-Private Partnerships, Service Line Responsibilities, ServLine, Water Loss

Norwalk, Connecticut – [DATE] – Every year during the third week of May – National Infrastructure Week – a little extra attention gets paid to the state of America’s infrastructure. This includes everything from airports, bridges and roads to drinking water,...

Dangerous Lead Service Line Removed From Home by Foundation

by Bill Eller | Nov 29, 2022 | Customer Testimonials, Customer Videos, HomeServe Cares, Intergenerational Communities, Lead in Water, New York, Testimonials, Videos

Gabrielle’s child was sick with lead poisoning because of their home's lead service line. She and her son lived with her father in his Lockport, New York, home. Her father diligently worked two jobs to help his daughter support his grandchild, despite a series of...

Social Media: Friend or Foe

by Sam Wade | Jul 3, 2022 | Education, Intergenerational Communities, Millennials, NLC SLWP, ServLine

Social media implications, at the recent Illinois Rural Water Conference, was listed as one of the many challenges utilities currently face and will continue to face over the next 10 years. An MIT study concluded that falsehoods are 70% more likely to be shared with...

Lead Service Line Replacement Programs Made More Complex by Incomplete Data

by Bill Eller | Mar 14, 2022 | Inflow & Infiltration, Infrastructure, Intergenerational Communities, Lead in Water, Millennials, Mixed Age Communities, Service Line Responsibilities

We don’t know how many lead service lines remain in service, and estimates vary by the millions. The American Water Works Association estimated that there are more than 6 million lead service lines across the country, but other sources put the number closer to 9...

Millennial Homeowners Surprised by Maintenance Costs

by Bill Eller | Jan 27, 2021 | Financial Shock, Home Maintenance, Intergenerational Communities, Millennials

Millennial homeowners make up 40 percent of new home buyers, moving into the market at a later age than prior generations. However, homeownership has been more stressful, expensive and disappointing than Millennials anticipated. In a survey, 43 percent of Millennial...

Services Can Help Older Adults with Aging in Place

by Bill Eller | Dec 18, 2020 | Financial Shock, Intergenerational Communities

The COVID-19 pandemic, unfortunately, is influencing our lives in many ways and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future; including how older residents in your community approach retirement and aging in place. And there are 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65...

Coronavirus Presents Challenge to Municipal Officials

by Bill Eller | Mar 17, 2020 | Education, Illinois, Intergenerational Communities, Iowa

Federal health officials have left it up to state and local officials on what measures will be used to prevent or control a coronavirus outbreak in their communities. “Local and state governments should begin thinking about what this might look like for them,” Dr....

Millennials Buying Housing Face Difficulties Finding Affordable Homes

by Bill Eller | Dec 6, 2019 | Financial Shock, Maine, Millennials, Texas

Christie Myers, Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, addresses the affordable housing challenges of Millennials. Felicia’s story isn’t unique, but her determination, despite the hand she’s been dealt, is admirable. A Constellation of Rising Stars In 2011, Dallas...

What’s Behind the Raw Water Trend?

by Bill Eller | Nov 6, 2019 | California, Education, Intergenerational Communities

“Raw,” or “live” water has become trendy, especially in California and New England, and it’s dangerous. Raw water startups are popping up around the country, and people are sharing the locations of springs where raw water can be obtained in areas that don’t have...

Community Garden Saved a Neighborhood and May Save an Entire City

by Bill Eller | Oct 22, 2019 | Intergenerational Communities, Mixed Age Communities

Christie Myers, Managing Director of Opportunity Dallas, shares the story of a public-private partnership to help address homelessness, including a community garden. Segregated since the Jim Crow era, Dallas’ Bonton neighborhood, consisting of almost solely...

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