HOSV founder, Brenda Ornelas, a long-time resident of Tarrant County, had a cousin named Rhonda Gail Coston who had Down Syndrome.  Knowing and loving Rhonda made Brenda became a special education teacher.  It was Heather and other children in her class that inspired Heather's Old Skool Village.  After graduation many former students asked to return to school because they missed having social interaction with friends, teachers and their community. 

All HOSV clients have some type of disability.  People with an intellectual disability have deficits in two main areas: intellectual,functional,and adaptive behavior.  Unlike their normally developing peers, after graduation from high school many young adults with an intellectual disability do not have the opportunity to acquire a job or go to college, cutting their time with friends and peers.They need a place to belong and make

their individual dreams a reality and often their caregivers do not have the time or money to allow these possibilities.  Our goal at Heather's Old Skool Village is to make these dreams come true!  We have created a community that focuses on ABILITIES, not disabilities.