About OASIS Community

Our Mission

The mission of OASIS Community is to create and maintain an inclusive, safe, person-centered housing community for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD).

As parents of grown children with special needs, the three founding families know that life can at times feel like a desert. While carrying its own unique beauty and delight, the desert is also known for its harsher conditions which can leave those who live there feeling drained of energy and thirsty for hope. OASIS Community is their effort to create a neurodiverse housing community of refreshment and hope for all adults, especially for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

We All Need Help Sometimes

When it comes right down to it, we are all disabled at some level; no one is truly independent of others. There is a paper-thin difference between a “fully abled” adult and the person in the wheelchair or the child who “shuts down” because of a loud noise. From doctors to teachers to plumbers to government programs, at some level and in many ways, every person needs some degree of help and support. The loss of a job, a deepening depression, a chromosomal anomaly, the presence of autism or any number of other disabling events can multiply our needs.

While community cannot replace the support we receive from professionals who have given their lives to serve in a particular field, it is easy to imagine how supporting each other within an intentional community can lighten the load as we contribute what we have to each other’s lives. Living in this way can provide a dimension of care not available in other settings by creating an environment that nurtures growth and health in the entire person.

The Dream

OASIS Community will be an intentional community that is created and sustained by intentional effort. OASIS Community will be a place where people of all generations and abilities can be known, accepted, cared for, valued and enjoyed for who they are and that they would live as neighbors in true community. Yes, it is a big vision, but when parents and guardians consider the love they have for their children and wards and the need all humans have for community, could we strive for anything less?