1982:  Options opened as "Better Living for Special People."  The new agency received a respite grant for Monroe, Owen, and Lawrence counties.  Options served 22 families in South Central Indiana the first year.

1984:  Options opened its first group home, Grandview, in Bloomington, Indiana.  Six men moved into the home, which was designed to enable them to move on their own as they gained daily living skills.  Enabling individuals to move into their own apartments and homes, Options began their Semi-Independent Living program.

1986:  Options opened the Ida Lane group home for six men, some of whom were moving back to their community from institutions.

1988:  Options began some of the first Supported Living services in Indiana through the Alternative Family for Adults and Children program.

1990:  The agency officially changed its name to Options for Better Living, Inc. to better reflect the many services provided.

1991:  Options built two new group homes in Spencer, Indiana, serving eleven individuals.

1992:  Options began providing services through the Medicaid Waiver, a new funding stream for Indiana.

1993:  Options built a home in Ellettsville, Indiana, with much opposition from the home's neighbors, who today are friends of the agency.  We believe this was the last group home built in Indiana, as the state then placed a moratorium on new group homes.

1995:  Options expanded Medicaid Waiver services to include Personal Assistance, Attendant Care, and Residential-Based Habilitation.

1996:  Options reorganized in-home services into one program called Supported Living.

1999:  Options added Behavior Support through the Medicaid Waiver to Supported Living.

2000:  Options added two more new services:  Supported Employment and Individual Habilitation.  Options is able to provide customers with a holistic approach to service delivery.

2001:  Options reorganized to ensure that all services are delivered in a quality manner.  Options is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) in Supported Employment and Community Habilitation.

2002:  Options begins expanding Supported Employment Services.

2003:  Options opens a second office at 1515 G Street in Bedford, Indiana.

2004:  Options' main office moves to 200 East Winslow Road in Bloomington, Indiana.  Options receives another three-year CARF accreditation.

2005:  Options requests funding via a tax levy from the Monroe County Council.

2006:  Options begins receiving $300,000 per year from a Monroe County tax levy--a bit of relief from the continuous state funding cuts.  Options launches its LEAP program.