In late 2018, a collaboration forum was organized to address a dire shortage of housing for adults living with serious mental health disabilities. Facilities were closing, housing costs were too high, and aging parent caregivers started to worry their adult son/daughter would have no place to live. The sponsoring organizations were the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) San Mateo County, Edgewood Center for Children and Families, and Caminar.

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The forum created our working group in January 2019. The group is comprised of parents, family members, and caregivers deeply committed to preventing homelessness. We learned that of the existing housing opportunities, none are clearly focused on quality of life and housing as a basis of health. None offer the safety net of permanency. We went into action, found allies, met with elected officials and decision makers, looked for models that could be replicated. 

 

2020 was our year of community building and creating working relationships with key complementary organizations. We learned about community land trusts and began to search for property to purchase.  We have done the research and found inspiring models to guide our process. 

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In 2021, Solutions for Supportive Homes is in the process of becoming a 501c3 non-profit organization. Our  aim is  to create quality, permanent supportive homes in a variety of healthy environments—urban, suburban, rural—connected to appropriate whole person services for adults who live with disabling mental health challenges. 

 

We are now actively seeking and evaluating properties in order to identify, purchase, and launch our first permanent supportive housing community. We invite families, residents, and donors to join us in our mission, work with us to prove the concept, and help form models that we can replicate in diverse environments.

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To find out more about how to participate, email us: 

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