BUILDING OHANA

We are a small group of parents, professionals, and community members who live with and therefore understand a complex problem and envision a solution that includes us. In 2013, we formed BUILDING OHANA, a (501c3) nonprofit to create a new, community-based response to the immense challenges facing individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, especially as they grow into adulthood and leave their families and the support of specialized public education. These losses-of home, loved ones and a daily community of support-are immense. It's not surprising that in search of a solution to this very specific problem, we kept coming back to the power of healthy home and neighborhood as a natural social safety net, not just for those of us affected by intellectual and developmental disabilities, but for all of us. Ideally, and in our much-divided world, these are places where we can belong and connect with others, where we can be accepted, appreciated and supported, and where we..

Primary location: Spokane United States