We Are Up is building a vibrant and inclusive community in rural Northern California’s, Humboldt County that welcomes people across differences and honors our natural world. On our beautiful 17-acre site, neighbors with diverse abilities, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds will live, learn, work, and thrive together.

Our 4th annual Spooktacular is quickly approaching!

Mark your calendars.

Friday 24th, 2025

at Blue Lake Casino

5:30 Cocktails

7:00 Dinner

  • The We Are Up non-profit community center will be a place for community members to gather and host events in this community for persons with autism in Humboldt County, California.

    Community.

    Community supports our mental health, our self-image, and enriches our lives.

    Community
  • We Are Up non-profit housing diagrams for their community housing persons with autism in Humboldt County, California

    Health.

    Having a place to call your own is the foundation of independence.

    Health
  • The We Are Up non-profit community for persons with autism will provide opportunity by founding a community supported agriculture farm at its McKinleyville location in Humboldt County, California.

    Rural.

    A vibrant farm is at the heart of We Are Up’s identity.

    Rural

Here’s what WE ARE UP to:

  • Plans for ‘Magical’ McKinleyville Housing Project

    Plans for ‘Magical’ McKinleyville Housing Project

    After years of working and reworking its design plans, We Are Up’s McKinleyville housing development for seniors and adults with disabilities is finally moving forward.

    Read More at Lost Coast Outpost
  • McKinleyville’s We Are Up housing project OK’d by county planners

    McKinleyville’s We Are Up housing project OK’d by county planners

    Housing and living development for people with disabilities and seniors adds more units, more parcels, meets neighborhood concerns in latest plans

    Read More at Times Standard
  • We Are Up nonprofit site design

    'We Are Up' reimagines care with inclusive living plan

    A groundbreaking project in Humboldt County is set to redefine care for people with disabilities and aging adults by creating an inclusive community rather than just housing.

    Read More at KRCR
  • We Are Up non profit awarded $1.2 million grant

    HCAOG AND PARTNERS AWARDED $2.6 MILLION GRANT FOR COMMUNITY BASED HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION

    We Are Up will receive over $1.2 million in infrastructure support, and Mary Keehn, Founder of We Are Up, will donate the 15.4 acres of land on which We Are Up will be located.

    Read More at Redheaded Blackbelt
  • Humboldt County's We Are Up approved

    ‘We Are Up’ gets a Planco thumbs-up

    A McKinleyville housing and caregiving project has gotten an enthusiastic approval from the county’s Planning Commission…

    Read More at Mad River Union
  • Proposed site design for We Are Up non-profit's housing

    Planners OKs McKinleyville nonprofit’s community center for people with disabilities

    “Right now, there is zero available housing for folks with disabilities,” said Mary Keehn, president and chair of We Are Up in an interview.

    Read More at the Times Standard
  • We Are Up founder, Mary Keehn, meets with Congressman Jared Huffman and the Executive Director of the Redwood Coast Regional Center, Dr. Kimberly Smalley

    Meeting with Congressman Jared Huffman

    We Are Up founder, Mary Keehn, meets with Congressman Jared Huffman and the Executive Director of the Redwood Coast Regional Center, Dr. Kimberly Smalley

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  • We Are Up board member Jolene Konnersman meets with assemblyman Jim Wood

    Meeting with Assemblyman Jim Wood

    Board member Jolene Konnersman recently met with assemblyman Jim Wood to discuss the We Are Up vision and what it means to our community.

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  • We Are Up Meet and Greet in McKinleyville, California

    We Are Up Meet and Greet

    We recently invited the community to tour the We Are Up property and hear more about our vision.

    Missed it? Contact Us to Learn More
  • Trees on the We Are Up McKinleyville, CA property.

    We have a logo!

    A logo says a lot. While we prefer to let our actions speak for us, we’re excited to have a logo. You’ll be seeing more of it around the community in the coming months.

    Learn More About Our Story
  • Mary Keehn and crew plant apple trees at the We Are Up property

    Getting our hands dirty on the farm

    We’ve recently transplanted apple trees from the Fieldbrook Valley Apple Farm.

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  • Housing progress

    Our architects now have all the cultural and wetland survey information they need to begin designing the layout of our buildings.

    Learn More About Our Plan
  • We Are Up non-profit orchard fundraiser

    A Successful Fundraiser

    We asked the community to “adopt” the apple trees in our orchard by funding a lifetime of care and maintenance costs. All of our trees are now adopted!

    About the Farm
  • We Are Up Meet and Greet in McKinleyville, CA, Humboldt County Autism Housing

    2023 Meet and Greet

    We met with the community to explain the innovation of the We Are Up model, one built on the value of intergenerational support and the idea that everyone has something to contribute, and a skill or gift to share. 

    Learn More

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