About Randy's House

When Marty and Randy Owens were given the idea for a home for handicapped young adults almost two years ago, they had no idea to what extent this conception would take them and the ones who eventually became involved with the project. As Randy stated, “When Our Neighbor took shape in our hearts, we planned on one house.” It didn’t take long for mother and son to discover the deep desire of so many families to find a place such as Randy’s House for their own children. For these homes are a double blessing – not only do they give the residents independence, but their families can have peace in their hearts knowing their adult children will have more meaningful lives. Our goal is to have a community where people do not notice a person’s disability but embrace a person for who they are. We know losing a part of our physical body does not change who we are, except maybe to give us a bigger heart. Also, we wish to duplicate what we are doing in each community in the state, so that people who have disabilities can live wherever they would like – near family and friends or in an entirely new community.

Residents

Resident, Mike Reno / Resident Caretaker, Zack Blair / Resident, Jason Hare

About our new resident caretaker, Zack Blair

Zack was born in Gainesville in 1983; he graduated from Dawson County High School in 2001. He has been Coach/Volunteer for Georgia Special Olympics for the past 8 years and counting and has 2 years experience as a Paraprofessional at Dawson County High School in the special education department. His long term goals include teaching special education at the high school level, as well as opening an assisted living/sporting complex for children and adults with physical or mental handicaps. He hopes for training for Special Olympics on the state, and national levels. His hobbies include softball, and fishing.