Home Integration - Shawnee

Home Integration, Inc. was established in 1990 as a supported living agency.

In 2021, Sarkeys Foundation awarded Home Integration, Inc. a $1,000,000 grant toward the new a $1,000,000 grant toward the new Lindsey Campus. Lindsey Campus.

Sarkeys Annual Report 2021

Home Integration, Inc.

Shawnee

Home Integration’s beginnings came in 1965, when Father Paul Zahler, OSB, Ph.D., began a swimming program for children with developmental delays at St. Gregory’s College in Shawnee.

In 1972, Fr. Paul founded the National Institute on Development Delays and began his unique Experience Quotient curriculum for the treatment of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In the same year, Fr. Paul also began Camp Benedictine, which has served more than 40,000 campers with disabilities and provided respite care for their families on a provided respite care for their families on a monthly basis. In 1974, a Child Development Center In 1974, a Child Development Center was founded, where 8,000 children have was founded, where 8,000 children have reached their optimum potential. Home reached their optimum potential. Home Integration, Inc., was established in 1990 as Integration, Inc., was established in 1990 as a supported living agency, providing care to a supported living agency, providing care to dozens of individuals around the clock, 365 dozens of individuals around the clock, 365 days a year. Ultimately, all of the operations days a year. Ultimately, all of the operations nurtured by Fr. Paul came under the Home nurtured by Fr. Paul came under the Home Integration umbrella. Home Integration has quietly and effectively provided the highest-quality, effectively provided the highest-quality, science-based services to children and adults with developmental delays, regardless of their ability to pay, for more than 50 years. From its inception, more than 50 years. From its inception, Home Integration’s operations were housed in a 65,000 square foot facility at St. Gregory’s University. However, the university recently experienced an unexpected bankruptcy, and the campus was sold. Sadly, Home Integration lost its headquarters. In 2021, Sarkeys Foundation awarded Home Integration a $1,000,000 grant toward the new Lindsay Campus. This is a $10 million project to be built on 40 acres of donated land in Shawnee. The new building will allow Home Integration to continue its critical programs and expand to serve hundreds more children and families.