UNITY Housing Initiative: Adaptive Housing for Extended Needs provides shared, stable housing for individuals who need more support than living alone—but who do not belong in institutional or group-home settings. We focus on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), physical disabilities, and others with long-term support needs who are routinely underserved by the housing market.

Founded in March of 2025, UNITY has already brought three homes to market, totaling sixteen on-market bedrooms—eight of which are fully ADA-accessible. In less than a year, we moved from concept to concrete outcomes: real houses, real doors, and real stability for people who are too often left waiting. Each home is designed to support independence, dignity, and continuity of care, with flexibility for live-in caregivers who may work outside our organization.

UNITY is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, and all donations are fully tax-deductible. But more importantly, we are a “by and for” organization—built and led by members of the IDD community and those directly connected to it. That means parents, family members, caregivers, advocates, and individuals with disabilities themselves are not just recipients of services; they are decision-makers, leaders, and collaborators. We believe housing works best when the people affected by it help shape it.

Our directors and leadership bring backgrounds in nursing, home care, transitional housing, and special-needs outreach. That experience informs every choice we make—from how homes are configured to how stability is preserved when tenants’ needs change. We prioritize transparency, long-term trust, and practical solutions over temporary fixes, ensuring that accessibility is not just physical, but social and structural as well.

UNITY exists because safe, stable housing is foundational to health, autonomy, and community participation. In a system that often forces people with disabilities to choose between isolation and over-supervision, we are building a third option: homes that support real lives, on real timelines, with real respect.

To expand our reach, we collaborate with aligned organizations and community partners, pooling expertise and resources to strengthen the broader ecosystem of inclusive, community-based housing.