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- EIN 39-1856920
- (715) 294-2692
- 501 280th St Osceola WI 54020-4017 USA
- www.communityhomestead.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations, Developmentally Disabled Centers, Disabilities, Human Services
Mission: To establish and maintain a community in which individuals live and work together so that disabled people may reach their fullest human potential. The purpose shall include: providing life and vocational training and education of developmentally and/or societally disabled people, providing residential care through an extended family life where each individual, disabled or otherwise, shares in the responsibility and benefits of interdependent living, and/or promoting the wider integration and well being of people with developmental and/or societal disabilities through vocational, cultural and social outreach.
Programs: Life sharing - each member of the community is also a member of a life sharing house which operates as an extended family. Within each household, each member contributes the abilities they have and receives the care they need. Each member learns independent life skills such as food preparation and personal care as they take their place in the warmth of the "family". Life sharing also insures the personal development and cultural interests of each person. As a community, plays, outings, festive occasions, and family visits are taken care of in this manner, regardless of the person's participation in the activities. We raise chickens, bake bread, make furniture, create crafts for sale at craft fairs and through our catalogue, cook, eat, sing, laugh, dance, canoe, hike and have fun together. At community homestead adults with special needs live in extended family households. Some households include children. Each member of the house contributes his/her individual talents and so contributes to the harmony and smooth running of the home. Having the opportunity to help as well as to accept help emphasizes the value of us all. There are presently six households. Each household varies in its style and character, reflecting the personalities of its residents. Warmth and care for one another is common to all the households as is the stress upon a rhythm of life. Everyone has his/her own daily schedule, tailored to meet tastes and needs. Daily activities include garden, farm, woodshop, crafts, baking, cooking, housework, volunteer work in town, and part-time jobs.