Our House inspires people with HIV/AIDS to live well.
Our House provides integrated health and housing services to people with HIV/AIDS. Guided by compassion, collaboration and respect, we provide 24-hour specialized care, adult foster care, and independent housing with support services.
Compassion for those most in need was the reason we founded Our House and it continues to be our guiding value.
Collaboration at Our House builds relationships by sharing resources and expertise in the community to serve our clients.
Our House Respects the dignity, spirit, worth, needs and rights of everyone we touch.
Our House maintains a Resourceful staff, stable finances and effective programs through innovative and responsive action.
Our House Empowers clients to optimize the quality of life in a safe and accepting environment.
Consistent with our vision and core values, our Philosophy of Care is based upon compassionately and effectively meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of our residents and clients while embracing the Harm Reduction model.
We recognize that people with mental illness and/or addictions are suffering from a disease of the brain. Similar to any chronic disease, the people who are affected will have ongoing problems with treatment and resolution, and may likely suffer remissions and relapses. The course of the disease is highly variable and its severity may also vary. Our methods of treatment are flexible, supportive and strive towards a gradual progress towards goals.
Even with this philosophy, however, Our House will not tolerate behavior that poses a danger to staff, volunteers, the resident/client or others.