Hope House Foundation

In 1964, a group of parents in Hampton Roads came together to find an alternative to institutionalizing their adult children with developmental disabilities. The result was Hope House Virginia's first group home. By the Eighties, Hope House had 13 group homes throughout Hampton Roads. But by then, the company had realized that the people the compan... y supported wanted something different. They wanted more privacy. More choice. And more opportunity to be a part of the community not segregated within a group defined by a shared disability. That's why today, the company supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities exclusively in their own homes or apartments. The company's individualized service approach allows the company to support people with a range of disabilities, in the way that's best for them. So while some receive intensive support, others just need occasional help with cooking, budgeting, or learning a new bus route. Over the years, the company's innovative, person-centered approach has garnered the company a great deal of recognition. In 1995, the company's Executive Director, Lynne Seagle, received the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation's International Future Leader Award an honor previously bestowed on Mother Teresa and B. F. Skinner. In 2008, Hope House received the American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) national award for full community inclusion. And in 2012, the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) gave Hope House its prestigious Community Builder Award. But of all the company's accomplishments, the one that makes the company proudest is helping the people the company supports lead meaningful lives of their own choosing. © 2021 Hope House Foundation. All Rights Reserved.Read More