Becoming a Host Home parent or family and providing a supportive home for a special needs adult can be a very rewarding experience. Our most successful host families lovingly integrate the individual into their home and family life. They eat meals together, attend religious services together, adapt family chores and work together, and all of the other things a family would typically do. At the same time the host family is providing opportunities for the individual to gain independence, develop physical skills, and grow physically and emotionally.
As you consider becoming a Host Home parent, you might ask yourself:
- Can I dedicate the time and effort needed to care for a special needs individual? These individuals have a wide range of needs from being medically fragile to intellectual disabilities.
- Is my schedule flexible enough that I can stay home if the individual is sick, or take time away to go to the doctor with him or her?
- Can I integrate this person into our family and our daily activities?