We Are Up is building a vibrant and inclusive community in rural Northern California’s, Humboldt County that welcomes people across differences and honors our natural world. On our beautiful 17-acre site, neighbors with diverse abilities, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds will live, learn, work, and thrive together.
Just in time for Giving Tuesday, from now through December 31, every dollar you give to We Are Up will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $100,000. That means your impact will go twice as far in helping us move from vision to reality.
Your support today helps us take the next big step toward building inclusive housing for adults with developmental differences — homes that foster independence, connection, and purpose.
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Community.
Community supports our mental health, our self-image, and enriches our lives.
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Health.
Having a place to call your own is the foundation of independence.
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Rural.
A vibrant farm is at the heart of We Are Up’s identity.
Here’s what WE ARE UP to:
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![Plans for ‘Magical’ McKinleyville Housing Project]()
Plans for ‘Magical’ McKinleyville Housing Project
After years of working and reworking its design plans, We Are Up’s McKinleyville housing development for seniors and adults with disabilities is finally moving forward.
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![McKinleyville’s We Are Up housing project OK’d by county planners]()
McKinleyville’s We Are Up housing project OK’d by county planners
Housing and living development for people with disabilities and seniors adds more units, more parcels, meets neighborhood concerns in latest plans
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![We Are Up nonprofit site design]()
'We Are Up' reimagines care with inclusive living plan
A groundbreaking project in Humboldt County is set to redefine care for people with disabilities and aging adults by creating an inclusive community rather than just housing.
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![We Are Up non profit awarded $1.2 million grant]()
HCAOG AND PARTNERS AWARDED $2.6 MILLION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY BASED HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
We Are Up will receive over $1.2 million in infrastructure support, and Mary Keehn, Founder of We Are Up, will donate the 15.4 acres of land on which We Are Up will be located.
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![Humboldt County's We Are Up approved]()
‘We Are Up’ gets a Planco thumbs-up
A McKinleyville housing and caregiving project has gotten an enthusiastic approval from the county’s Planning Commission…
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![Proposed site design for We Are Up non-profit's housing]()
Planners OKs McKinleyville nonprofit’s community center for people with disabilities
“Right now, there is zero available housing for folks with disabilities,” said Mary Keehn, president and chair of We Are Up in an interview.
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![We Are Up founder, Mary Keehn, meets with Congressman Jared Huffman and the Executive Director of the Redwood Coast Regional Center, Dr. Kimberly Smalley]()
Meeting with Congressman Jared Huffman
We Are Up founder, Mary Keehn, meets with Congressman Jared Huffman and the Executive Director of the Redwood Coast Regional Center, Dr. Kimberly Smalley
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![We Are Up board member Jolene Konnersman meets with assemblyman Jim Wood]()
Meeting with Assemblyman Jim Wood
Board member Jolene Konnersman recently met with assemblyman Jim Wood to discuss the We Are Up vision and what it means to our community.
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![We Are Up Meet and Greet in McKinleyville, California]()
We Are Up Meet and Greet
We recently invited the community to tour the We Are Up property and hear more about our vision.
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![Trees on the We Are Up McKinleyville, CA property.]()
We have a logo!
A logo says a lot. While we prefer to let our actions speak for us, we’re excited to have a logo. You’ll be seeing more of it around the community in the coming months.
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![Mary Keehn and crew plant apple trees at the We Are Up property]()
Getting our hands dirty on the farm
We’ve recently transplanted apple trees from the Fieldbrook Valley Apple Farm.
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Housing progress
Our architects now have all the cultural and wetland survey information they need to begin designing the layout of our buildings.
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![We Are Up non-profit orchard fundraiser]()
A Successful Fundraiser
We asked the community to “adopt” the apple trees in our orchard by funding a lifetime of care and maintenance costs. All of our trees are now adopted!
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![We Are Up Meet and Greet in McKinleyville, CA, Humboldt County Autism Housing]()
2023 Meet and Greet
We met with the community to explain the innovation of the We Are Up model, one built on the value of intergenerational support and the idea that everyone has something to contribute, and a skill or gift to share.
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