About Randy's House

When Marty and Randy Owens were given the idea for a home for handicapped young adults almost two years ago, they had no idea to what extent this conception would take them and the ones who eventually became involved with the project. As Randy stated, “When Our Neighbor took shape in our hearts, we planned on one house.” It didn’t take long for mother and son to discover the deep desire of so many families to find a place such as Randy’s House for their own children. For these homes are a double blessing – not only do they give the residents independence, but their families can have peace in their hearts knowing their adult children will have more meaningful lives. Our goal is to have a community where people do not notice a person’s disability but embrace a person for who they are. We know losing a part of our physical body does not change who we are, except maybe to give us a bigger heart. Also, we wish to duplicate what we are doing in each community in the state, so that people who have disabilities can live wherever they would like – near family and friends or in an entirely new community.

Resident, Jason Hare

What life was like before Our Neighbor, I stayed home all day with a caregiver while my mom and dad worked. We would go places on weekends; during the week was a little boring.

Living in Randy’s House, I like having my freedom, plus I love the idea of an all guys house. It’s like having brothers. On Sundays we go to church together. I have met so many new people by living at the house. My favorite things at Randy’s house is, we go out and have group activities and play power soccer.

The desires and goals I have is to meet more people with disabilities such as mine. Accomplishments since becoming a resident, I have been working at Books ‘n Beans, learning how to categorize the books, pricing books, and placing them on the shelves. This also gives me a little spending money. I hope we’ll have a place for the bookstore real soon.

(Jason was born with cerebral palsy. He is a member of the Screamin’ Eagles, our winning power soccer team! And Jason is a delightful, witty young man.)

He mentions his work at Books ‘n Beans. The residents are paid for processing the books, and it gives them a meaningful task. We would love to get our used book store/coffee shop up and running for them. We are always accepting used books. Please bring them by our new office between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, by Randy’s House, or we can pick them up for you if you will call us. Thank you for helping make their lives more meaningful.