Every life holds value
regardless of location, age, gender, or disability
Our Mission
Villa de Vida creates communities where adults with developmental challenges can live life fully.
Our Vision:
Villa de Vida provides safe affordable housing, education, recreation, and meaningful relationships.
Our Values:
Villa de Vida values community, service, truth, dignity, graciousness, inclusion, and respect and embeds these values in all we do.
In California, there are more than 625,000 individuals who have an intellectual or developmental disability. Of these, well over half are over 18 and over 60% of these are currently living with parents or other family members.
An estimated 1.3 billion people experience significant disability. This represents 16% of the world's population, or 1 in 6 of us.
— World Health Organization (WHO)
Villa de Vida was founded to create a safe and supportive community where adults with disabilities can live their best lives, providing the support necessary to improve their independence.
Many adults struggle at the intersection of “villa” or home and “vida” or life.
Our two primary programs work together to provide pathways to successful lives for these adults. Our team also works closely with the County of San Diego Regional Center to ensure that significant synergy between the services and resources offered by both organizations.
Click here to learn more about the Villa de Vida Independent Apartment Community (“Villa”).
Click here to learn more about the Community Enriched Activities (Vida) we offer.