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Yesterday's models won't build tomorrow's homes.

Yesterday's models won't build tomorrow's homes. Yesterday's models won't build tomorrow's homes. Yesterday's models won't build tomorrow's homes.

We can build a future of belonging, starting today.

Contribute Today

Yesterday's models won't build tomorrow's homes.

Yesterday's models won't build tomorrow's homes. Yesterday's models won't build tomorrow's homes. Yesterday's models won't build tomorrow's homes.

We can build a future of belonging, starting today.

Contribute Today

About

Our Mission

  

To serve as a collective impact organization advancing research, education, and advocacy for innovative neuroinclusive housing models and sustainable funding solutions. 

Our Vision

  

A world where adults with I/DD have real choices in where and how they live, supported by homes and services designed for dignity, accessibility, and wellness, and backed by sustainable funding, informed policy, and a deep understanding of their lived experiences and aspirations.

Housing for adults with I/DD is stuck in outdated models.

 Current systems are fragmented, underfunded, and fail to reflect real preferences of adults with I/DD. 

  

Families face overwhelming complexity; providers lack unified guidance.

  

Without systemic change, independence and quality of life remain out of reach.

We're building the future, where independence, dignity, and wellness are the norm.

  

EmpowerMe Center for Housing Innovation brings people and organizations together to tackle one of the most urgent challenges in disability services: housing. Today’s systems are fragmented and outdated. We bring together researchers, developers, families, and policymakers to design and scale housing models. Through research, education, and advocacy, we’re creating a future where inclusive communities are the norm instead of the exception.

MAKE AN IMPACT

Our Work

Research

Education

Education

Identify, study, and validate innovative housing, support, and funding models that help adults with I/DD thrive. 

Education

Education

Education

 Equip adults, families, providers, investors, and community leaders with actionable tools and evidence-based insights. 

Advocacy

Education

Advocacy

 Build awareness and foster collaboration to advance sustainable, inclusive housing solutions—informing policy and funding solutions. 

Leading Research: Greater Cincinnati Housing Market Analysis

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Leadership

Emily Kendall

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Kendall

Chief Operating Officer

Sean Bostic

Independent Director

Sadie Everett

Independent Director

Donna Murray, PhD

Independent Director

Success is better together.

We unite the housing and disability ecosystem for shared success, making greater Cincinnati a testbed for scalable, neuroinclusive models. Through research, advocacy, and financing, we create solutions that can be replicated for other regions and populations needing support.

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Let's Build Solutions Together

Whether you’re a housing provider, advocate, policymaker, or innovator, we want to hear from you. Share your interest and ideas—your voice helps shape scalable, neuroinclusive housing models for Cincinnati and beyond.

EmpowerMe Center for Housing Innovation

6600 Clough Pike, Cincinnati, OH, USA

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EmpowerMe Center for Housing Innovation is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization. 

Our federal tax ID is 41-2726057.

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