Our Mission:

Empower

Housing, Jobs & Community for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

 
 

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.

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Did you know

We call our residents with developmental disabilities “friends”? Did you know that half of our residents are neurotypical? 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 meet monthly to offer support and resources to each other? Did you know . . .

 

92%

of our friends have jobs and/or volunteer

compared to a 17% employment rate in Tennessee for those with developmental disabilities.

 

145

spaces for individuals in need of affordable housing

in five different communities around Nashville: 66 are reserved for friends with developmental disabilities, the rest are their neurotypical housemates (from graduate students and musicians to young professionals and seniors).

 
 

100+

Individuals on our waiting list

from the Nashville area, waiting for us to open new inclusive affordable housing opportunites.

 
 

carol greiner, parent of friendship house resident

"I want to take this opportunity to tell you how Our Place Nashville has changed our family’s life..."

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