My name is Curtis Burrage, and it is indeed a privilege and honor to speak with you about my personal experience, being an Extended Family Host Home provider to two exceptional young men. In order to care for individuals with disabilities on a full-time basis, a...
How old are you? That’s kind of a rude way to start out a talk, isn’t it? Most of you in the room probably grew up with the Nike “Just Do It” slogan. It was first introduced in 1988—28 years ago. Nike is now a globally recognized brand in just three words. For 103...
Two years can make a big difference.Just ask Debra Hayes and her Mosaic at Home provider Melonie Davis.Debbie was happy, but she did not get to do very much outside of the house.“It was no one’s fault, but with six people in a home, there was no time to give Debbie...
Over the last several months, Mosaic has been rolling out our newly branded host home model called Mosaic at Home. We’ve offered host homes for more than 20 years, but recently they have grown in popularity as people have discovered the many benefits....
He was a rodeo rider and multi-sport athlete, ready to begin veterinary school. An accident changed all that and he spent decades in a coma. About 15 years ago, the first sign that he was awakening was unexpected laughter at a TV comedy. Then he started responding to...
Haven Baudino said that becoming a host family for Tommy Parsons was like a calling, something she knew she had to do. “I had thought about it for a while, and one morning I was sitting thinking about it and I woke my husband up and I told him I had to do it,” Haven...
Emily Biwott’s face lights up when she talks about Shirley. “She keeps telling me she is happy in this home so that makes me happy too,” Emily says with a shy smile. “Shirley is comfortable with us.” Emily has been a Mosaic at Home provider for Shirley, who has an...
Mosaic at Home Provider Randi Tudahl can’t imagine doing anything else. “I don’t think that there is any other job for me,” she says. “It’s fulfilling in so many ways it’s hard to put into words just how much I appreciate being able to do this job.” Mosaic is...
Brennan McMillin says he is “just a teddy bear on the inside.” But with the long beard, tattooed arms and mirrored sunglasses, he knows that sometimes people misjudge him. As a Mosaic at Home provider, he works to make sure that doesn’t happen for the two men he and...
