On With Life has always believed that family support and involvement is an important piece of the rehabilitation journey, so when our outpatient program expanded into a larger space in 2015, we were able to convert the house that had formerly housed the outpatient clinic into a six-bedroom family guest house. This addition allowed family/support team members from outside of central Iowa to be close to their loved ones and actively participate in their rehabilitation. Because of a growing demand, On With Life added two additional homes to the Ankeny campus as part of the 2024 Homes of Hope Extreme Build. All three homes are now officially open to families and persons served!
With the addition of the new family homes on our campus, we are excited to expand the ways in which they are able to be used:
There is no charge to use these homes. The On With Life Foundation is subsidizing this benefit considering its commitment to the vision of our founding families to “passionately serve and relentlessly advocate to create life-enriching opportunities for person impacted by brain injury”. Family members staying in the house will be asked to do some daily chores to maintain the homes from day to day (running the dishwasher, wiping down the kitchen counters, sweeping, etc.).
There is an application process to use family housing – click here to fill out the application. We have 16 bedrooms available and want to provide this benefit for as many families as possible, therefor only one room will be available per person served. If there is not a room available, your name will be placed on a waiting list. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact us at familyhouse@onwithlife.org.