Hiawatha Homes, Inc.

Hiawatha Homes supports children, adults, and families with developmental disabilities, physical health needs, specialized medical needs, brain injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and emotional and behavioral health needs. Hiawatha Homes is dedicated to providing person driven support services to individuals and families. Quality support services are delivered with dignity and respect for each person and his or her unique needs.

Read on to learn  more about our services:

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Community-Based Homes

Since opening the Children’s Home in 1976, Hiawatha Homes has expanded to become a diversified system of family support services and twenty-one community-based homes. Today, over 70 individuals benefit from Hiawatha’s community based residential homes through:

  • Advocacy
  • Nursing and support therapies
  • Community involvement
  • Respite support

Family Support Services – FSS

The FSS program offers opportunities for greater personal growth for people with disabilities in their homes and in the community through:

  • Lifetime skills training
  • Personal needs training
  • Recreations/leisure activities
  • Social activities
  • Community involvement

Life Enrichment and Exploration Program – LEEP

LEEP is a program for older school aged youth and adults who have disabilities. The program runs Monday through Friday after school, non-school days, after day programs, and during the summer. LEEP provides a supervised environment with structured learning and recreational activities.


Activities may include:

  • Craft and cooking
  • Domestic training
  • Personal safety training
  • Social skills training
  • Special Summer field trips

In-Home Support Program

The In-Home Support Program is for individuals of all ages who have a disability and still live in their family’s home or in foster care. Individuals receiving services in this program have 1:1 staffing. The program runs 365 days a year and is flexible based on individual needs. Services are provided in the family home, at a Hiawatha location, or elsewhere in the community. Activities are customized to the individual’s wants and needs. Examples of activities are similar to those of the LEEP program, but may also include:


  • Assistance in getting up and ready for school/work
  • Assistance with homework
  • Participation in evening or weekend leisure activities