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developmental disabilities

, it’s not always that simple.

Until recently, most people with developmental disabilities could expect to spend the majority of their lives in institutions or group homes – places designed to serve groups of people, rather than individuals. Places where even the most ordinary things – such as privacy, choice, and independence cannot be taken for granted.

Even today, there is only one organization in
Virginia that supports adults with developmental disabilities exclusively in their own homes:
Hope House Foundation

Since 1964, Hope House Foundation has worked on the frontlines of the battle for independence, community inclusion, and true citizenship for people with developmental disabilities in

. We believe that the people we support have the right to participate in community life to the fullest extent possible, and to control their own destinies.

That means living in their own homes. Having friends in the community. Shopping for groceries. Going to work. Choosing how to decorate their living rooms. Enjoying a favorite radio station. In short, living an ordinary life.