The National Home of Your Own Alliance was funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities to promote opportunities for people with disabilities to own and control their homes. All of the Alliance's literature, information, and technical assistance was designed to facilitate this outcome. While significant barriers to making home ownership and control a reality existed for many individuals, the Alliance remained committed to overcoming these barriers.

Since the mission of the Alliance may have been new to many people, it was critical that individuals with disabilities, family members, human service professionals, lenders, realtors, and other members of the community understood the purpose of the Alliance. Three, four, or five people purchasing a home together; an individual living in a home owned by another person or family who is considered the "home provider"; and two people who are not in a long term committed relationship that purchase a home together are not scenarios that were consistent with the mission of the Alliance.

While we acknowledged that this may have been a narrow perspective and challenges and barriers existed to making this a reality for all individuals, the Alliance remained committed to maintaining a clear focus on seeking and disseminating ways to overcome the obstacles to individual homeownership. We concentrated our collective energy on promoting the achievement of homeownership and control for every individual; not only doing battle with or trying to convince individuals and organizations who were not willing, did not try or did not believe it could happen. The Alliance was aware that most of the state coalitions associated with the Alliance had discovered ways to assist individuals to own and control their own homes; therefore, it was essential not to confuse constituents and associates by presenting other models, values, or programs which described how people were receiving housing or other supports which were not consistent with the Alliance mission.

Therefore, in order to advance and support the mission of the Alliance, we asked that any literature, information, reports, and technical assistance using the name or implying an association with the National Home of Your Own Alliance promoted opportunities for people with disabilities to own and control their homes as defined in this position statement. Any association with other models, values, or programs which described how people may have been receiving housing or other supports not considered to be consistent with the mission of the Alliance should not have been identified as having an affiliation with the Alliance.