How many adults living in group homes have guests over for dinner? How many adults with intellectual disabilities get to take the lead on purchasing something as mundane as a clock in their home?
In some settings, so much focus is now given to compliance that perhaps we are missing more fundamental questions about belonging, friendship, and loneliness. Right now, in the midst of our loneliness epidemic, adults with disabilities are among the most likely to be completely isolated from meaningful friendships. One in four people with disabilities say they have zero close friends.
So, how can the physical space of a home give primacy to relationships? How can we make group homes feel like homes?
Check out our Outreach Coordinator, Sito Sasieta’s, full article diving into this topic on Sojourners.
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