On November 11th, 2017, members of the Christopher Homes team will lace up their walking shoes for a great cause. Christopher Homes is one of the sponsors of the Walk to End Alzheimer's. The walk is held every year in more than 600 communities across America. The event hopes to raise awareness and money for Alzheimer's care, support and research.

According to the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. In 2017, Alzheimer's and other dementias cost the nation $259 billion dollars. The group says that by 2050, these costs could rise as high as $1.1 trillion dollars.

Christopher Homes also has a group participating in this year's walk to raise money to end the disease. 

• November 11th, 2017
• Baby Cakes Field, 6000 Airline Dr., Metairie
• Registration at 8 a.m., Ceremony at 9 a.m., Walk at 9:30 a.m.

Click here for more information on how you can donate to the Christopher Homes team.

Christopher Homes, Inc. is the housing agency of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Founded in 1966, under the auspices of the Archdiocese’s Commission on Housing and Community Life, with a mandate to provide decent, affordable housing in our community, the agency has grown to become the premier manager of affordable senior housing in the Gulf Coast area.

Prior to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Christopher Homes, Inc. was managing 25 properties which included over 2,500 apartments of senior HUD subsidized housing and one property of 200 apartments of HUD subsidized family housing.

Currently, Christopher Homes, Inc. manages 16 apartment complexes that house the elderly and those with physical disabilities in nearly 2,440 apartment units.