Best friends and bocce champs:
Debbie Kerson and Amy Lee

Vine Village, Inc. is a non-profit organization whose goal is to provide people with special needs with the same quality of life that should be the birthright of all citizens. To further this goal, Vine Village provides residential, vocational, and creative arts programs to people with special needs.

Vine Village, Inc. is a non-profit (501c(3)) organization, and is located in Napa, California, USA.

•  Residential Living in three comfortable, family-like homes located just outside the city limits (for easy access and full inclusion in the greater Napa community) on a beautiful 25-acre working ranch and vineyard.
•  Vine Village Day Program - day activity center based around the arts and rural life.

Our annual Celebration, with its terrific Wine Auction, is a major source of support. For the past two years, Vine Village has also been honored by significant support from the Napa Valley Vintners' Auction Napa Valley, as well as a range of private Foundations, service clubs, businesses, and generous individuals.

Vine Village, Inc. has been directed by Michael Kerson since 1973. 

Vine Village was founded in 1973 by George and Grace Kerson and Dante Bagnani: two families with developmentally disabled children.

The Kerson and Bagnani families wanted an alternative to the isolation of "independent living" and to the rigidity and depersonalization of large institutions. They wanted more vocational options, which reflect community values as well as  individual differences and interests.

In short, they wanted their children with special needs to have the same quality of life as their non-handicapped peers.

The Kerson's son, Michael, and his wife, Nancy, have continuously directed Vine Village's growth and progress since 1973. Their daughter, Saanen, joined the staff in 2007. Today, Vine Village occupies a beautiful 25-acre ranch in the famed Carneros grape-growing region of southern Napa County, California.