Our mission is to enable Massachusetts residents with developmental disabilities and their families to find or create sustainable, supported, self-directed housing that meets their needs and contributes to their quality of life. Autism Housing Pathways (AHP) is committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive place where all persons and families living with autism spectrum challenges feel respected, valued, and empowered to learn and find an optimal housing solution.
Autism Housing Pathways is a family-driven, membership-based organization serving individuals and families in Massachusetts impacted by autism and other developmental disabilities. We have the following core goals:
- Building the capacity of families to find or create housing solutions for their family members with disabilities;
- Building the capacity of individuals to maintain tenancy;
- Improving the professional development of direct support staff;
- Conducting research on the housing needs and resources of the Massachusetts autism community; and
- Building the capacity of the housing sector to meet the residential needs of individuals with autism.
Autism Housing Pathways (AHP) was created to provide information, support and resources for families who seek to create secure, supported housing for their adult children with disabilities. Autism Housing Pathways seeks to foster education and awareness and disseminate information about the creation of self-directed housing for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities; to promote and support the formation and maintenance of such housing; and to assist families in creating self-directed housing for their adult children that supports their residential, recreational and community needs.
Autism Housing Pathways supports families in forming a variety of housing models by providing a clearinghouse for information on such topics as governmental funding streams for housing and services; adaptive skills and technology to support independent living; financing; ownership models; housing design and construction; and creating a vision. AHP will also share information about housing groups, developers, lawyers, vendors and consultants that can assist families in creating housing. We are committed to providing a community of engaged and caring families and individuals who will support all of our family members and those who care for them to create and maintain safe, dignified, healthy and respectful living communities.
In 2026, Autism Housing Pathways (AHP) merged with the Federation for Children with Special Needs.
