Residential Services
We support people in group living arrangements, apartments, and family homes across the Grand Forks area.
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People we support
What inclusion means to Rosy and Joey
Partners in Human Growth since 1974
Support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
We're a nonprofit human services agency. Our residential, vocational, and community access services help people live, work, and belong in their community, with support built around each person.
We support people, not construction projects.
Development Homes is a 501(c)(3) disability services nonprofit, not a home builder or real estate company. The "homes" in our name are the homes where the people we support live, with our staff there every day.
- Residential support
- Vocational & employment
- Community access
What we do
Disability support services for children and adults, built around each person. Every program below links to its full page.
Vocational Services
Our vocational programs match each person with the right job, including work at DHI Sweet Street, our own bakery.
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Family Support Services
Two levels of support for families of people with developmental disabilities, including in-home services and Family Care Options.
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Our social enterprise, est. 2024
DHI Sweet Street
Grand Forks Herald Best of the Best 2025Our bakery puts people with disabilities to work alongside community members, making fresh donuts, cakes, cupcakes, and more for homes and businesses across the region.
- Real jobs, real skills. Team members build work experience in a busy commercial kitchen.
- Baked in Grand Forks. Every order supports people in your own community.
- Recurring business orders. Offices, cafés, and events within 60 miles can set up regular deliveries.
Recognized for quality
Held to international standards, and chosen by our own community.
CQL Accredited
Accredited by The Council on Quality and Leadership since 1992, and recently re-accredited for another four years. CQL accreditation is a quality mark for organizations that support people with disabilities.
Best Non-Profit
Community Votes Grand Forks
2023 Platinum Winner
Best Home Support Services
Voted by the Grand Forks community
Best Bakery in Grand Forks
DHI Sweet Street
Grand Forks Herald Best of the Best 2025
In their own words
Hear from the people we support, their families, our staff, and the people who started it all.
Our staff
Why I do what I do
Video coming
Guardian & family testimonial
Families & guardians
What support from DHI means at home
Video coming
Founder interview
Our founder
How Development Homes began in 1974
More stories on our YouTube channel, including the #DHIDifference series.
Your next step
Whoever you are, there is a clear way forward.
Families & Guardians
Learn who we serve, how our programs work, and where to start.
Talk with our teamJoin Our Team
Do work that matters, close to home. See what is open right now and what we offer our staff.
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Every gift and every hour of your time supports people right here in Grand Forks.
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Our mission
"Development Homes, Inc. is committed to the provision of quality community-based support services to persons with disabilities which will enable them to maximize their individual potential and fulfill their personal dreams!"
Learn more about our mission and history, our values and guiding principles, and the people on our leadership team.
50 years of growth
Founded in 1974 by three local professionals in children's services, and still growing.
- 1974
Development Homes is founded
Lee Lipp, Clarence Ohlsen and Richard Christensen start DHI in Grand Forks.
- 1982
First group homes built
One home for children and one for adults with physical disabilities.
- 1987
Supported living begins
Licensed to support people living in their own apartments and homes.
- 1990
Family Support Services
Respite care and in-home training for children living with their families.
- 1992
National accreditation
First accredited by The Council on Quality and Leadership.
- 1999
Vocational services launch
Supported Employment and Extended Services programs begin.
- 2010
Columbia Place Townhomes
Designed and built to support young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
- 2023
Voted Best Non-Profit
Community Votes Grand Forks Platinum Winner.
- 2024
50 years of service
Half a century as partners in human growth.
- 2024
DHI Sweet Street opens
Our bakery, where people we support work alongside community members.
- 2025
Best of the Best
Sweet Street named a Grand Forks Herald Best of the Best winner.
- Year TBC
CQL re-accreditation
Re-accredited by The Council on Quality and Leadership for four more years.
Year to confirm - Today
Trauma-informed care
Training our team to become a specialized provider for people with disabilities who have experienced abuse or trauma.
