No Boundaries

No Boundaries is building rental homes in our local community. The Nevada habilitation center (a state institution that houses people with developmental disabilities) was shutting down and transitioning all of its consumers into the community. Because of this there was an immediate increased need for accessible housing. No Boundaries built customized fully accessible homes to assist in meeting these needs. Each of these homes has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 kitchen and a shared living space. Each home is set up as an independent supported living, isl, home and 3 consumers share the rent. No Boundaries functions as a landlord for the consumers that share the homes. The next opportunity arose, when the Nevada regional technical center construction "technology class" wanted to learn and build a fully accessible home. We entered into an agreement where the school would build the accessible homes for No Boundaries. This agreement allows No Boundaries to save a considerable amount of money in overhead cost in construction and allows the students to gain a great deal of education on the importance of universal design and accessible homes, a win-win combination. With the cost savings, No Boundaries plans to be able to sell the home to a person with a disability that will be selected through a process much like a "habitat for humanity" model home. Currently we are in the building phase of this home and the home should be completed in fall of 2014. House was completed in fy 15 and a new home has been started in the current fiscal year.

Organization has been able to provide handicapped accessible housing for several individuals in the community that allows them to live independently .