Quick Overview

ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ARK HOMES

• Incorporated in 1999; started serving adults with disabilities in 2000
• Total number of core members served: 30 in 24-hour group homes' 3 in Intermediate Living, and 16 in hourly Supported Community Living
• Current waiting list has 50 referrals for 24-hour and/or hourly SCL supports
• Employ over 80 full-time and part-time staff
• Annual operating budget of over $3,000,000 
• Mortgage free on all long-term owned properties
• 3-Year Accreditation (highest given) from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehab Facilities (CARF)
• Service fees are paid for by the Home and Community Based Services Waiver through Medicaid
• An endowment established through the Story County Community Foundation makes donors eligible for the
  Endow Iowa Tax Credit
• Construction of our sixth home was completed in the fall of 2020, allowing us to welcome five new core members from our waiting list
• An intermediate SCL home opened in 2021, providing a living arrangement for members who have left 24-hour services but would like more support than can be offered through the Individualized SCL program and the second one welcomed its first core members in the fall of 2023, bringing our total number of homes to eight.

2024 Impact Report