Author: Pathways

Life Sharing is a beautiful way to create an inclusive community, where individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities share your home and become a part of your life. By welcoming a Life Sharing companion into your family, you’re providing a stable environment for them to...

Summer is something that school-aged children look forward to for months, but for students with behavioral and intellectual disabilities, it can pose unique challenges. Each child is different in the way they’ll react to an extended break from school. Some may struggle to adjust to new...

When you have a child with behavioral and intellectual disabilities, summer offers its own unique challenges. If you’re like most special needs parents, you’re probably looking for ways to keep your children happy and active during the break from school. Here are a few engaging...

A loving, welcoming home can be integral to our mental and physical wellbeing. When you welcome an adult with disabilities as part of a Life Sharing program, you provide this important necessity. Life Sharing is a residential program for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities,...

Our communities are better when we’re inclusive and welcoming to others who are different from us. When you welcome an individual with disabilities as part of a Life Sharing program, you not only help someone find their place, but help your community as well. Life Sharing...

As human beings, we need connections — the bond of family and friends, the loyalty of a pet, the guidance of a mentor. We crave community, even the most introverted of us. For individuals with intellectual disabilities, that desire to be needed, loved, and embraced...