How to apply, and
what to expect.
The process has nine steps and takes time on purpose. You're deciding whether this is right for your son or daughter, and we're deciding the same thing. It starts with a form, then a tour. Here's all of it, including the parts that are hard to hear.
We're full right now. The waitlist is open.
No opening today, and no date we can promise. This is how the waitlist works, and why to start anyway.
When an opening comes up, we go to the waitlist and choose the best fit — for the person, and for the thirty people already living here.
The inquiry, tour, application and day visit all happen before there's an opening. Families who start now are ready when one comes.
To ask about the waitlist, email Kady McCarthy, our Resident Experience Director, at kady@treasurehouse.org.
Which is about half.
The resident share is $4,150 a month. Treasure House raises the other half — about $60,000 a year, per resident.
That covers a 618 sq ft one-bedroom apartment, utilities, high-speed internet, 14 meals a week, transportation within a 20-mile radius, employment readiness support and coaching, and 24/7 staff on site.
It also covers the things nobody lists in a budget: the splash pad, the sports court, the outdoor patio, the recreation and multipurpose rooms, group outings, trips to cultural events around the Valley, and the events Treasure House puts on itself.
Three payments, in order.
Application review fee
Assessed at step three, once the application and its supporting documents go to the review team.
$500Reservation fee
Non-refundable. Holds the place on the waitlist if the review team recommends one.
$1,000At the admissions meeting
Deposit and the first month, due when the agreement is signed.
Deposit + first month
Read this part before you go further.
Treasure House is structured, and staff are on site around the clock. But residents have an apartment of their own, and the key to it. They work and live in the community, and make their own decisions about their own lives. That freedom carries real risk, and accepting it is part of the philosophy, not an oversight in it.
It is not the right environment for someone who may:
have a psychiatric or serious emotional disturbance that affects behavior
have serious medical conditions requiring daily or weekly monitoring or intervention
require 24-hour supervision
We'd rather say it now than after a trial stay.
Nine steps.
Initial inquiry
Complete the inquiry form online. Kady McCarthy, our Resident Experience Director, goes through it with you by phone or in person. This is where we confirm the minimum requirements for admission are met.
Tour
Book it soon after the inquiry, and bring the prospective resident: staff make a brief compatibility assessment on the tour. If they can't come, we schedule a second one. Out-of-state families can postpone this step.
Application and review
After the tour you'll get instructions for the online application. Once every supporting document is in, the $500 review fee is assessed and our review team reads the file. Kady contacts you with the waitlist decision; if it's yes, the non-refundable $1,000 reservation fee holds the place.
Day visit
If it looks like a fit, the prospective resident joins our residents and staff for a meal or an activity. Staff watch how the day goes — how they are with other residents, how they are with staff.
Trial stay
When an opening comes up, the next best fit on the waitlist is offered a two-week trial stay. They live here, join in, and see what it's actually like. If it goes well, residency is offered.
Accommodation meeting
At least two weeks before the trial stay, staff sit down with the prospective resident and their guardians to go through current abilities and needs in detail. The life coach turns that into the accommodation plan for the trial stay and the first sixty days.
Trial stay review
Did it go well? What worked, what was hard, what could work better? A phone call with guardians settles whether this is the right environment — and, if it is, a move-in date.
Admissions meeting
The admissions agreement is signed. Deposit and first month's payment are due. The apartment move-in inspection happens at the same meeting.
Move-in day
The resident and their family move their things in.
Sequence check for Kady: as published, step 6 happens at least two weeks before step 5. Kept in the current order rather than swapped — should they trade places?
Start the conversation.
The inquiry form takes a few minutes and commits you to nothing. If you'd rather ask a person first, email Kady.