Many conversations about “Where will my loved one live when we are no longer here?” led to the formation of SAIL Home. Parents of young adults with special needs and community members who had an interest in helping families with housing concerns talked about what could be done so that loved ones would have a safe, supported place to live when the parents aged and could no longer care for them. The group participated in a four-month training offered by the Center for Independent Futures who developed a method called New Futures Initiative (NFI). Their step-by-step process gives families information on how to open doors to supported living options in their own communities.

SAIL Home became a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in October 2023. Our group has purchased a building in Scituate, Massachusetts, and plans to renovate it to include housing, community space, units for live-in staff, and employment opportunities for the residents and others. Our mission is to help other families create housing solutions for their loved ones.