This is our story.
Like many Americans, We Are Up’s founder Mary Keehn experienced the unexpected privilege of serving as an intergenerational caregiver for her family, supporting both her mother in aging with dignity and also serving as the guardian for her teenage granddaughter, Jayden, who has autism.
Supporting her family, Mary found that people with disabilities and seniors are too often siloed with limited options to live in a vibrant and integrated community. We Are Up sprouts from a passionate belief that we deserve better supportive models for ourselves, our loved ones, and our communities.
Our Ecosystem of Care
We Are Up is creating a new model of care for seniors and our neighbors with intellectual disabilities. Instead of siloing and isolating, We Are Up weaves together people and activities to create a dynamic and functioning whole that includes residents and the community at large. This ecosystem of care creates opportunity, inclusion, and lowers overall societal costs while providing better health and well-being outcomes for residents.