XDS is breaking through barriers to health.
Access to affordable housing, quality healthcare, food, and social inclusion are basic, fundamental human rights.
Our mission is to support individuals living with severe mental illness with an equal opportunity to live longer, healthier, and more self-sufficient lives.
Who We Are
We are a collaborative of community partners, stakeholders, and volunteers who drop the routine and think differently about solving material, social, and health inequities among populations impacted by severe mental health disabilities.
What We Do
Founded in 2004, XDS, Inc. (Cross Disability Services, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) whose vision is to empower individuals living with mental health challenges to find a way of becoming self-sufficient and have an improved quality of life.
We do this by providing an array of clinically appropriate, person-centered, and flexible treatment, rehabilitation, and support services.
Farm at Penny Lane
Located on 40 acres, The Farm at Penny Lane provides integrative care that extends beyond traditional therapy.
Tiny Homes Village
A community of 15 homes, The Village expands access to safe and affordable housing for vulnerable populations.
Healthy Food Initiatives
Through partnerships, healthy food becomes accessible to communities in need.
Bed & Breakfast (in development)
By providing short-term, temporary housing, the peer run respite empowers individuals in distress with an alternative option for care.
UNC PAWS
An innovative recovery and rehabilitation program, UNC PAWS is in partnership with UNC Center for Excellence, that connects emotional support dogs with community members.
“Horticultural Therapy became a big part of my life when I was really struggling with my mental illness. It gave me a purpose and a place to retreat.”
-Participant, Horticultural Therapy Program