Rainbow Village currently owns and maintains 85 homes,

Our model finds safe, suitable homes for individuals with developmental disabilities, purchases and customizes the houses to enable these citizens to live in a home of their own. Rainbow Village homes are outfitted with all the necessary safety and environmental modifications for the individuals to live safely, with long term low costs, and customized with financial support to fit their capabilities. We include all required maintenance so our residents live worry free. The Rainbow Village model is recognized by the federal government for economical and safe housing, allowing these citizens to beneficially participate in society.

Most of our residents come from the lowest socioeconomic levels. Many of the individuals we serve are wards of the state or serve as their own guardians. Our residents qualify for Medicaid Waivers and receive social security income for the disabled to pay their living expenses. Each Rainbow Village home purchase is unique, based on the location and the needs of the residents, and the amount of rent they can afford from their limited social security incomes for the disabled.

Our model allows the residents to be able to live in an affordable house that will be monitored and renovated as needed, so they can age in-place in a neighborhood home that meets their needs. The house will then be able to operate on budget. These residents and their loved ones can be assured that they will have a home to call their own and their families will have peace of mind.

Today there is an identified population of more than 4,000 adult-children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing homes or living with parents over the age of 65 in the State of Missouri. Rainbow Village's mission is to serve this fragile population by insuring they have a proper and well managed home of their own thereby enhancing the quality of their lives, integrating them into communities, and reducing the number of those on the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan region wait list.

All of our properties are continuously monitored by our Property Manager and the three maintenance supervisors. Each home is fully evaluated on a bi-annual basis. In addition to promptly responding to maintenance requests, much regular preventative maintenance is done including pest control, carpet cleaning, and spring and fall HVAC system checks.

Our success can be measured by the requests we get for more Rainbow Village home form the various support service agencies with whom we partner. During the past 4 years we have had 6 new agencies requesting our services based upon our successful partnering with other agencies. We are very proud of our 75 Rainbow Village Homes and the safety and security we offer our residents.

The concept for Rainbow Village (RBV) began in the mid-1960s with several families who wanted to provide suitable residential settings for people with developmental disabilities—to help improve the quality of their lives. Most importantly, the founding families wanted to ensure that their children had a home and care once they could no longer provide it for them. The only option for families at that time was a nursing home or rehabilitation center.

By 1978, seven group homes, the Weiss Community Center, and a Respite Care Center were opened on nine acres of land in St. Louis County. The success of that initial program led to expansion of neighborhood homes throughout St. Louis County, St. Charles County and St. Louis City. From there our program began to grow.

We've recently experienced substantial growth with the purchase and modification of 20 houses in the past 24 months, providing forever homes for an additional 60 individuals in the St. Louis Community bringing our total number to 330+ residents.

Most of our residents come from the lowest socioeconomic levels and are wards of the state or are their own guardians. These individuals desire and are able to live with some degree of independence in houses located in neighborhoods. Our residents are proud to live as independently as possible, enjoying their own homes and yards. And, they enjoy being part of a community—sometimes for the first time ever in their lives. We are changing lives - one home at a time!