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Become a Sponsored Residential Provider
Become a Sponsored Residential Provider

Become a Sponsored Residential Provider

DePaul’s sponsored residential providers are committed caregivers who open their homes to children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Sponsored residential providers offer person-centered care that engages children and adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities as part of a family. Our sponsored homes provide safe and supportive environments that encourage and protect individuals’ independence, dignity, and personal choice.

DePaul provides extensive training for our sponsored residential providers to prepare them to assist individuals who require varying levels of care. Each provider also receives support and oversight from a dedicated residential coordinator.

The process of becoming a sponsored residential provider is thorough and ensures that everyone involved can live their best lives: both the children and adults being served and prospective caregivers.

7 Steps to Becoming a Sponsored Residential Provider

Opening your home to a child or an adult with a developmental and/or intellectual disability allows them to experience everyday life as an active part of your family and gives them the chance to find hope and belonging. To learn more about becoming a sponsored residential provider, call us at 888-233-7285 or fill out the form below. Someone will respond to you as soon as possible.

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Finding Joy and Peace

You can see the joy in Charles’ smile—joy he finds from music, from shopping, from picnics in parks, and from living in a loving, caring home with Cynthia and her husband, George. Charles may not say many words, but that smile could light up a thousand rooms. “He’s very happy with them and peaceful, like […]

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Looking Back With Love

“They always showed up for me,” said Brooke. “My entire perspective of the world changed from negative to positive because of them.” Brooke holds immense gratitude for the role her former foster parents, Dollie and Richie, played in her life. They gave her a firm foundation, and that stabil­ity, support, and love led her to […]

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The Road To Hope

When Stephanie turned 18 years old and aged out of the foster care system, she reached a fork in the road—one path led back home to her family of origin and the other led to DePaul’s Independent Living program. Stephanie struggled with such a big decision at such a young age, but in the end, […]

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A Moving Bridge to Hope Story

Removing barriers, bridging gaps, and building hope. That has been the goal of DePaul’s Bridge to Hope Fund since its inception. For four years, the fund has been there for individuals in need, for individuals like Jimmy and his mom, Peggy. “I just couldn’t believe that something like this was possible,” said Peggy. “I am […]

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Love for Liam

Danny and Jenny always imagined themselves as parents. But they could never have imagined the journey, full of ups and downs and highs and lows, that would bring them their son, Liam. “He is the missing piece of our family,” said Jenny. “We feel like everything happened so we could be led to him.” After […]

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Annual Report

Called to Care

Caring for individuals with disabilities has become a true calling for Monica. She was initially intro­duced to DePaul’s Sponsored Residential program through a close family member. Soon, her heart led her to open her home as a compas­sionate caregiver. “I knew it was time to open my heart and home to an individual in need,” […]

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