401 S. Denver Ave.Tulsa, OK 74103(918) 277-2681

www.cominghome.com

On April 28, 2009, Noelle Keeley, president of the Coming Home organization, received the phone call that would change her life forever. James Keeley, Noelle’s father, was in a severe car accident while on a fishing trip in Iowa. Noelle and her mother, Holly Keeley, arrived in Des Moines, Iowa, the next morning to find that James had been paralyzed from his chest down. Three weeks later James was transferred to Saint Francis Hospital where he spent the next three months in recovery and rehabilitation. That summer, Noelle and her mother spent each day at the hospital juggling what life had just thrown at them; however, the biggest concern for the family was the home renovations and medical equipment needed for James’ transition home. Noelle, inspired by her own family’s tragedy, created an organization around the idea of making that big transition home one of ease. Since 2009, the Coming Home organization has renovated more than 200 homes in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas.

401 S. Denver Ave.Tulsa, OK 74103(918) 277-2681

www.cominghome.com

Noelle Keeley, president of Com-ing Home, with her father at Saint Francis Hospital, 2009.

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All donations are accepted at the Coming Home organization. If you have old medical equpiment, wheelchairs or ramps you are willing to donate we will pick them up or even pay for shipping costs.

If you know a family in need of a home renovation the best way to contact us is by emailing us your information with a brief description of the family in need.

We are always looking to partner with construction/renovation companies willing to support a good cause. If you would like to get your company involved with the Coming Home organization, contact us today!

There is a lot of work put into every renovation and we need all the help we can get. If you would like to volunteer at a Coming Home renovation you can sign up on our website.

OUR MISSION OUR GOAL

“They have been looking forward to coming home for months, we want to make sure their home is ready for them as much as they are ready for it,” Noelle Keeley, President of Com-ing Home said.

Coming home after a spinal cord injury is a huge transition, one that can be costly and time consuming. A home usually requires countless renovations and medical equipment to attribute to the person’s disabilities. The recovery and rehabilitation process is a long and crucial time for the family. There is no time for them to reconstruct a house when they are dealing with the curve ball life just threw them. The victims of paralysis have been preparing to come home for months, but the fact is they usually come home to a house that hasn’t been prepared for them. This is one of the many unfair facts of life that the Coming Home organization wants to change. We have made it our mission to create accessible homes for people living with paralysis. The organization makes the necessary renovations to a house so the transition home is painless and worry-free. The goal is to keep the home as accessible as it was before the accident.