About us
Our Place Nashville empowers adults with developmental disabilities by providing homes that are affordable, work that is meaningful, and inclusive communities in which to live.
Did you know
we call our residents with developmental disabilities “friends”? Did you know we have begun integrating older adults and other housemates into our Friendship Houses, in addition to friends and graduate students? Did you know that we partner with Neighborhood Health to offer medical, dental, emotional and women’s care at $25 a visit or less? Did you know we offer weekly life skills classes to our residents and individuals on our waiting list? Did you know that the families of our resident friends formed a group that meets monthly to offer support and resources to each other? Did you know . . .
90%
of our friends have jobs and/or volunteer
compared to a 17% employment rate in Tennessee for those with developmental disabilities.
110
individuals in need of affordable housing are CURRENTLY BEING served
in 5 Friendship Houses: 49 of those residents are friends, the rest are graduate students, young professionals and other neurotypical housemates.
2
new friendship house COMMUNITIEs
are scheduled to open in the next two years, accommodating an additional 110 residents.