A community of tenacious advocates alongside Neurodiverse Adults.
Everyone should have the opportunity to flourish.
Building together now to make our vision a reality in Fayetteville, Arkansas:
An innovative, replicable “live, work, play” community where residential, vocational, health and wellness, community, and clinical resources are accessible and affordable for neurodiverse adults to reach their full potential.
WHAT IS NEURODIVERSITY?
The neurodiversity movement challenges widely accepted thought that a neurodivergence like autism or an intellectual disability inherently needs fixing or requires treatment. Instead, it invites others to recognize & respect neurological differences. It challenges society to further reimagine and evolve to meet needs and remove barriers– allowing ALL people to flourish regardless of ability.
SLS Community champions the inclusion of people with disabilities.
OUR MISSION
Support lifelong success for neurodiverse adults and their families by making essential resources accessible to all.
COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL
We believe that large-scale social change that addresses complex problems comes from better cross-sector coordination rather than from the isolated efforts of individual organizations.
Our collective impact goals:
- Through a “collective impact” model, orchestrate a collaborative effort amongst impact partners in government, private enterprise, higher education, and non-profit sectors to combine resources and solve the complex social problems confronting neurodiverse adults.
- Leverage a partnership with a future mixed-use development project in south Fayetteville called South Cato Springs to scale operations. This includes building a campus for neurodiverse adults with essential resources to flourish and meaningful community interaction along interwoven “live, work, play” themes:
What We Are Working Towards:
LIVE
Housing & Clinical Resources
Address the housing crisis by providing affordable supportive living housing options among neurodiverse adults. Everyone deserves choices in their living situation.
Partnership with UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute in their construction of an outpatient multi-specialty medical facility, specially adapted for the needs of the neurodiverse population.
1. All Means All
2. Making Inclusion Accessible
3. Impact over Ego. Always.
4. Redefining Possibility
Incredible Change Starts With Your Support
The need for innovative, person-centered services and support continues to exceed the available resources, leaving a generation of people with emotional and intellectual disabilities and their families in a programmatic, financial and personal crisis.