OSG

This is how:

Guide Families with Sensitivity

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Create Welcoming Communities

We create welcoming social spaces where people of all abilities gather.

Offer Tons of Social Events

Diverse, inclusive, and open to all, our monthly calendar brims with yoga classes, supper clubs, volunteer opportunities and more.

Advance Research & Policy

We advocate to local, state and federal government agencies to prioritize support for the DD community.

Since 2019...

...OSG has made strides in addressing the critical needs of adults with DD by fostering inclusive, supportive communities.

Our aim is for everyone who wishes to live interdependently, to have the chance to do so.

Together, let’s continue to make community and ‘stomp’ out loneliness forever.

60+

adults with DD live in stable, affordable housing across seven sites

600+

people participate in 100+ hours of free health/wellness/social programming monthly

95%

of participants report feeling more connected after joining OSG programs

5,000+

people have been supported by OSG with critical information and advocacy

Donate

Every donation helps us build inclusive communities where adults with developmental disabilities live interdependently, form connections, and flourish.

In Our Own Voices

Meet Mike

“What’s great about living on my own? I come and go as I please. And I have better access to grocery stores and the mall and things like that. I used to always take an Uber, but now I can walk or take Metro.”

We build inclusive communities & strengthen neighborhoods.

We build inclusive communities & strengthen neighborhoods.

This is how:

Guide Families with Sensitivity

Create Welcoming Communities

Offer Tons of Social Events

Advance Research & Policy

Since 2019...

...OSG has made strides in addressing the critical needs of adults with DD by fostering inclusive, supportive communities.

Our aim is for everyone who wishes to live interdependently, to have the chance to do so.

Together, let’s continue to make community and ‘stomp’ out loneliness forever.

Donate

Meet Mike

Upcoming events

Joey’s Walk (Roosevelt Island Clean Up)

Yoga at Gilliam Place

Open Art Studio at Gilliam Place (Arlington)

This is how:

Guide Families with Sensitivity

Create Welcoming Communities

Offer Tons of Social Events

Advance Research & Policy

Since 2019...

...OSG has made strides in addressing the critical needs of adults with DD by fostering inclusive, supportive communities. Our aim is for everyone who wishes to live interdependently, to have the chance to do so. Together, let’s continue to make community and ‘stomp’ out loneliness forever.

Donate

Meet Mike

Upcoming events

Joey’s Walk (Roosevelt Island Clean Up)

Yoga at Gilliam Place

Open Art Studio at Gilliam Place (Arlington)

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...OSG has made strides in addressing the critical needs of adults with DD by fostering inclusive, supportive communities.

Our aim is for everyone who wishes to live interdependently, to have the chance to do so.

Together, let’s continue to make community and ‘stomp’ out loneliness forever.