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Empowering Lives with Compassionate Care

We are a private, nonprofit agency that provides lifelong person-centered, community-based residential services to people with developmental disabilities in Dayton, Ohio since 1966.

Our Mission is centered around what matters most…

✔ Staff who care.
Provide a safe environment with dependable staff that are compassionate and understanding of the needs of individuals served and their families.

✔ Excellence.
Dedicated to offering quality services and support to Individuals with disabilities and their families in and throughout the Miami Valley and across Ohio.

✔ Community.
Partnering with individuals, families and the community to create opportunities for individuals to build lasting lifetime friendships in the community.

✔ Choices.
Promoting the choices and desires of individuals to live life as they choose by providing supports that are tailored to their specific needs and wants.

Help us bring more joy to more lives

Your support keeps the legacy alive — empowering individuals, strengthening families, and celebrating inclusion every day.

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Our Services

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    Residential

    Lifelong homes that provide staff and services.

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  • A man and a lady observing plants in a garden bed near a white brick wall.

    Adult Day Services

    Activities, volunteering and special interest clubs.

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  • A woman in a wheelchair being helped out of a van by two smiling women, one holding her hand outdoors with a building in the background.

    Transportation

    Non-Medical transportation to and from Day Services.

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  • Two African American people, a woman with curly hair and glasses and a man with short hair and sunglasses, standing outdoors near a black fence, with a house and trees in the background.

    Adult Respite Services

    For families with overnight respite services in RHA homes.

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Join Our Team

We are always looking for caring, quality employees to come change the lives of people with developmental disabilities. When you join our team, you are joining a family. Start your journey today.

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Our Homes

RHA provide quality support and services to individuals with developmental disabilities in safe, comfortable, and well-maintained homes.

Located in quiet neighborhoods near parks and recreation areas, our accessible homes feature curb-less showers, easy-to-navigate kitchens, welcoming family-style living and dining spaces, and covered outdoor areas with grilling facilities.

Each home has a vehicle suited to residents’ needs, providing access to community activities, as well as a whole-house generator to ensure comfort and safety during times of crisis.

We believe every house should feel like home—a place where lives are empowered through compassionate care.

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  • 1966

    Opened

  • 17

    Service Locations

  • 122

    Residents

  • 350+

    Lives Changed

Our Values

Integrity . Respect . Open Mindedness . Kindness

Every donation makes a meaningful impact

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