The DOF-St Mary’s CLCC
Providing choice where none existed
Medical advances and technology have allowed medically fragile young adults to have a longer life expectancy than was possible just a decade ago. As children,… READ MORE >
What Is The Rise Initiative
We work to create housing solutions for people with disabilities. We listen to the problems people with disabilities face and identify solutions with partners that share our concern.
Specifically, we combine a practical mix of savvy about the systems that serve people with disabilities with creative access to capital.
Our lead initiative:
Rise For Autism
The Problem
Within the next 15 years, 500,000 children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will become adults. Serious questions loom – who will care for these adults and where will they live as their parents age? Now is the time to create healthy long term solutions for these young people.
The Solution
Our objective is clear – to create affordable housing solutions that promote independence, by providing a range of support from minimal help to more intense assistance.
Autism Speaks Agrees
Autism Speaks, the nation’s largest autism science and advocacy organization has joined with The DOF in a formal Memorandum of Understanding to create independent long term housing solutions for young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Financial & Transitional Planning for Families of Children with Disabilities
Parents of children with disabilities are often confused and troubled about how to plan for their children’s future.
We’ve developed a curriculum that brings information, clarity and hope to families. Delivering this curriculum with groups of parents in an informal setting, we help parents learn to navigate government systems and benefits, do effective financial planning, and understand current legislative activity at the Federal, State and local levels that affects their family. We find that families’ need for information is insatiable.
We help parents find the resources they need to move ahead and act on behalf of their child, regardless of age. Sometimes, housing is an immediate goal and we work to help families join together to identify or create housing options. Our approach is to provide resources or to link people with resources.
