US non-profit creates housing and social spaces for adults with disabilities


Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live independently with community support at Irby Ranch in Plesanton, California. Photos: Instagram/Sunflowerhill_org

At 38, Jennifer Thomas is leading a life more full than many.

When she's not working at an East Bay grocery store in San Francisco, California, the United States, she's tending a garden, honing her music skills and learning recipes to cook. An athlete who's medaled in track and field and javelin throwing, she helped her bocce team snatch bronze at the Special Olympics Northern California Summer Games in 2024.

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