"We believe that the most important thing in life is relationships. Everything else is how we give substance, value, and life to those relationships." Nick Stanton
Lifesharing is the sharing of life.
By living together, families and the disabled individuals they live with can all lead fuller, more meaningful lives. Lifesharing fosters an environment of mutual responsibility, belonging, and acceptance for everyone involved; it enhances and enriches the lives of individuals by offering an alternative to traditional institutional living. Individuals involved in lifesharing strive to make a positive contribution to each other’s lives and to society in general through disseminating the humanist ideals of acceptance, enthusiasm, and faith in personal potential.
At High Spirit, Lifesharing means not only living in a common home, but also sharing a place of work, a place of celebration, and a place of love.
Lifesharing may consist of an individual home with one to four special needs individuals living with a care giving family, or it can be a community of homes all based on the same values and philosophy.
Individuals supported in Lifesharing include children and adults with a wide variety of needs and challenges.
Lifesharing means living with and sharing life experiences with supportive persons who form a caring household with special needs individuals.
The Lifesharing provider helps each individual learn and apply new skills while they become a part of a family’s everyday life.
Lifesharing means both the close personal relationship and the physical place to live.