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Providing safe, integrated, community living services

Built by the community, for the community.

Home Life was founded in 1972 as a grass roots response to the pressure to institutionalize people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This private, non-profit (501(c)(3)) organization provides safe, integrated, community living services for the purpose of enhancing the quality of life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Home Life serves adults through the Residential Program, Supported Living Program, and Vocational Services Programs. Each program promotes independent living skills and community integration.

Here's what we're about.

  • Our Mission

    Home Life assists people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to enjoy active, productive, and empowered lives.

  • Our Values

    We believe that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities:


    • should be treated with dignity and respect, and should be involved in decision-making that affects their lives;
    • should be encouraged to live as independently as possible within a safe, healthy environment that fosters growth; and
    • have many capabilities, are valuable, and contribute to the community.

  • Our Goal

    To create a safe environment in which people are challenged and grow into more independent living.

Our Vision

Choices for All.  Barriers for None.


Meet Our Team

Meet the dedicated individuals who make our mission possible. Their passion and expertise drive the work we do every day.

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Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors provides strategic leadership and guidance. They are committed to advancing our vision and serving our community. If you'd like to connect with our board, please email info@homelifeinc.org

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Reports & Financials

We share achievements by the numbers.

We are proud to share our impact and financial stewardship. Explore our reports to learn more about our programs and sustainability.

Our History

Home Life was started by families for families.

In November 1972, several members of the Corvallis community decided to create an alternative option for those with developmental disabilities. Family members of people with developmental disabilities wanted alternative opportunities that would provide for challenge and growth and ultimately lead to more independent living. The idea was to create a home-like environment, avoiding placement in Fairview Training Center, the state institution.

New Beginnings

It all began on November 27, 1972. Housing for the Handicapped (now Home Life) started with just one home, the Martha House.

Following The Vision

In 1977, Housing for the Handicapped purchased a home at the intersection of 25th Street and Fillmore serving eight clients with developmental disabilities.

Providing Years of Training

From 1978 through 1981, Martha House was used as a training site for Teaching Research. Teaching Research and Housing for the Handicapped developed a Community Based Training Program that taught skills training techniques to residential home staff from all around the state of Oregon.

Land Donated

With land donated by Anna and Dorval Bevens in 1980, and a HUD (Housing and Urban Development) 202 loan, development and building began for what would soon become Home Life’s Mumford House. This home serves 10 people.

Specialized Service

In June 1989, a duplex located on Division Street was opened to serve clients with dual diagnosis.

Supported Living Program

In 1991, Homes for the Handicap created a program to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who live on their own, with peer roommates, or with their families. The focus of the program was to work on the practical skills needed to live independently and the social skills needed to initiate, develop, and maintain healthy relationships.

Onward & Upward

The Martha House continued to age over twenty years as a residential home. After two major remodeling projects, Martha House was sold.

Name Change

In the Spring of 1993, Housing for the Handicapped, Inc. changed its name to Home Life, Inc.

Meeting the Demand to Serve

In 2004, Kathy Robinson donated a home to Home Life, the Hayes Street House. This house, now named Robinson in honor of Kathy, is home to five individuals.

Coho, Koebel, and Zaback

In 2005 Home Life began a fundraising program for the CoHo Flat project. CoHo is part of the Coho Ecovillage, a co-housing community in South Corvallis. CoHo opened in 2007 and supports 3 people. Later in 2005, longtime Executive Director, Art Koebel retired; in honor of the work accomplished by Art, the 25th Street House was renamed Koebel House. It currently serves 5 people. Dave Zaback started as the new Executive Director of Home Life.

Donations & Grants

The Teater House was donated to Home Life by Robert and Dolly Louise Teater. Home Life was awarded a grant from the City of Corvallis Community Development Block Grant Program to remodel the duplex on Division Street to make into a single dwelling home.

Meeting the Need for Affordable Housing

Home Life raised over $600k in grants and donations to build a fourplex on Fillmore Ave to

provide affordable housing options for people with intellectual disabilities who live on their own.

Facing the Pandemic

During this time, the main goal was to keep everyone healthy. Battling depression, brought on

by isolation, became a main objective for Home Life staff. New monthly in-home activities were

encouraged, and family visiting time was moved online. The aim was to adapt as many regular routines as possible to minimize the risk for those we serve.

Meeting Needs & Change in Leadership

As the dangers of the pandemic receded, those we serve were able to get back to living their

lives, connecting with family, friends, and the community, and doing the things they love.


In 2022, Home Life launched a capital campaign to replace the Woods House which has limited

space, to promote more independence for the three women who live there.


 In 2023, Leslie Hoffman became Home Life’s new Executive Director. After the Executive Director, Dave Zaback retired with more than 15 years of service.

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