Village Living for Adults with Disabilities

The Nebraska Village of Promise presents a vision for a pleasant, residential community in the Omaha area for developmentally disabled adults accompanied by recreational, learning, and employment opportunities. The purpose of the Village will be to provide an additional residential choice for area families facing the question of long term care for developmentally challenged adult children.

Nebraska Village of Promise is not a solution. It is a choice. It will not replace the need for other programs or government initiatives. It will focus energies of interested people in developing alternative ways to collaborate in the care of individuals with special needs.

The Nebraska Village of Promise initially will include six duplexes or townhomes, each providing housing for up to eight developmentally disabled adults for a total of 48 residents. These homes will be single story, and will include separate bedrooms for each resident, as well as a common area with a kitchen, dining area, living room, and storage area. Each housing unit will be staffed with professionally trained Village employees, with a staff member available at all times that any resident is in a home. The housing cluster will be managed by Village of Promise, or the Village may elect to contract out management services to a highly-qualified existing residential provider.

Eventually, the housing cluster concept may expand to accommodate 100 to 150 individuals.

The property on which the residential homes will be located will be 40 acres or more, and will provide recreational and educational services. The wider Omaha community at large and other other non-profit organizations and providers will have access to the facilities. The site of Nebraska Village of Promise will be convenient for public and private transportation and offer easy access to healthcare services, entertainment, and employment.

The Nebraska Village of Promise is a Nebraska not-for-profit organization. Volunteers are needed and welcomed. Much of our dreams rests on the generosity of private citizens, corporations and foundations. We welcome contributions of time, philosophical support, organizational resources and experience, and financial contributions.