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| Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADNet) |
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| Bridge of Hope National Office | Coatesville, Pennsylvania -- After 15 yrs of successful ministry in southeastern Pennsylvania, Bridge of Hope National Office was established in 2002 to call and equip Christians across the country to exemplify Christ's love through a life-changing mentoring ministry with homeless single mothers and their children. | |||||
| Calgary Mennonite Centre for Newcomers | Calgary, Alberta -- was established to assist refugees and immigrants arriving in Calgary with their settlement needs. | |||||
| Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers | Edmonton, Alberta -- Serving immigrants and refugees since 1981, EMCN has programs to help newcomers find jobs, learn English, build community, and get started with a new life in Canada. | |||||
| House of Friendship of Kitchener | Kitchener, Ontario -- House of Friendship is a non-profit, human service agency founded in 1939 in partnership with local Christian churches to serve low-income persons in the Region of Waterloo. | |||||
| LUC Boys Ranch |
Lampe, Missouri -- A Christian residential treatment program for boys in that aims to re-build broken homes and restore family relationships. |
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| Maison de l'Amitie de Montreal |
Montreal, Quebec -- A ministry of the Mennonite Church for refugees in Montreal. |
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| Mennonite Association of Retired Persons |
MARP seeks to develop an awareness of the resources and potential which older adults have to offer and promotes positive attitudes about aging throughout the church. SOOP- Service Opportunities for Older People is a short-term service program for older adults. Through SOOP you can share your life experience, skills, wisdom and love with people who are struggling in a difficult world. And you have the opportunity to grow, change and face new challenges. Use the online registration form to join menno.talk.seniors, a MennoLink email interest group providing news and discussion related to older adults. |
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| Mennonite Medical Association |
The Mennonite Medical Association is a fellowship of physicians, dentist, and medical/dental students who are members of congregations of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches. Use the online registration form to join menno.org.med, a MennoLink email interest group providing news and discussion related to the medical profession. |
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| Mennonite Nurses Association |
Use the online registration form to join menno.org.med, a MennoLink email interest group providing news and discussion related to the medical profession. |
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| Disabilities Services | |
| El'Dad Ranch | Steinbach, Manitoba — El'Dad Ranch operates two programs. The Alternative Justice Program a residential alternative to incarceration, for four adult men who live with mental disabilities and who are in conflict with the law. The Supported Living Program provides a home for two adult men with mental disabilities who need constant supervision and care. |
| Friendship Community | Lititz, Pennsylvania — Friendship Community is a ministry supporting people with developmental disabilities by providing residential programs in group homes, apartments and other supported living arrangements in Lancaster and Lebanon counties in Pennsylvania. Support services include: family support groups, recreational programs, respite care, and worship. . |
| Indian Creek Foundation | Harleysville, Pennsylvania — Indian Creek Foundation provides opportunities to people with developmental disabilities to live in and enrich their communities while meeting their vocational, family, personal, and spiritual needs, from birth to death. The foundation provides residential living programs, vocational training and employment opportunities, family support services, and social, economical, and volunteer programs. |
| Jubilee Association of Maryland Inc. | Kensington, Maryland — Jubilee Association of Maryland exists to provide support for people with developmental disabilities to live in and enrich their community while fulfilling their personal, family, and spiritual needs. It is is sponsored by the Hyattsville Mennonite Church and provides community residential services to adults who have developmental disabilities. |
| MDC Goldenrod | Goshen, Indiana —Formerly known as Mennonite Disabilities Committee, MDC Goldenrod has been meeting the needs of persons with developmental disabilities since 1977. Beginning as an expansion of Project Promise, a support group for the disabled and their families, MDC Goldenrod now operates Merimna Homes (which includes the Vita Program), six homes designated for long-term residential care; Mennoheim, a respite center for short-term care; and the Goldenrod Community, an inter-dependent community primarily serving adults with autism. |
| MCC Supportive Care Services | Abbotsford, British Columbia — Mennonite Central Committee Supportive Care Services (MCC SCS) is an agency of the Mennonite and Mennonite Brethren churches in British Columbia. It came into being in 1973 as a response to families who had concerns regarding the future of their children who had a disability. MCC SCS currently has programs to serve persons with disabilities and mental illness, including residential and vocational programs, employment training and placement, life skills training and counseling, and short term housing. |
| Oregon Mennonite Residential Services | McMinnville, Oregon — Oregon Mennonite Residential Services (OMRS) is a faith-based organization that provides group homes for individuals experiencing developmental disabilities. Presently OMRS operates 7 homes in the mid-Willamette valley providing residential and support services to 35 individuals. |
| Pleasant View Inc. | Broadway, Virginia — Located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Pleasant View provides community living, working, and recreational services to persons with a variety of developmental disabilities. |
| Sunshine, Inc. of Northwest Ohio | A Mennonite affiliated, non-profit agency, located in Maumee, Ohio, providing residential and support services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. See also a related site, Sunshine Foundation, and the Black Swamp Benefit Bazaar that raises funds for both Sunshine and Mennonite Central Committee. |
| Medical & Mental Health | |
| Brook Lane Health Services | Hagerstown, Maryland — A private not-for-profit continuum of mental health services seeking to provide the very best mental health care resources to the greater quad-state area through individualized treatment programs. |
| Eden Health Care Services | Winkler, Manitoba — is a church-based organization which encompasses an acute treatment mental health facility, residential care services, counselling services, as well as vocational assessment and training for the employment disadvantaged. |
| Kings View Mental Health System | Reedley, California — Established as Kings View Hospital in 1948 to give expression to the Mennonite ideals of service through the alleviation of suffering and the healing of broken relationships in the name of Christ, Kings View MHS aims to provide community mental health and social services to those with limited ability to help themselves, and to do so in the spirit of Christ's example of love, compassion and respect for all persons. |
| The Naaman Center | Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania — The Naaman Center is a Christian oriented intensive outpatient program for chemical dependency treatment that emphasizes spiritual growth and relapse prevention. |
| Oaklawn | Goshen, Indiana — Oaklawn is a community mental health center sponsored by Mennonite Health Services and based in northern Indiana. Oaklawn offers a comprehensive array of mental health and addictions treatment services for children, adolescents, and older adults. |
| Penn Foundation for Mental Health | Sellersville, Pennsylvania — Founded in 1955 and affiliated with Mennonite Health Services, Penn Foundation, Inc. is a private not-for-profit corporation dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health and drug and alcohol services for southeastern Pennsylvania. Penn Foundation brings together the finest aspects of the mental health profession with the caring values and qualities of the Mennonite tradition. |
| Philhaven Behavioral Healthcare Services | Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania — Philhaven is a not-for-profit behavioral healthcare organization offering a wide range of services for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults in south central Pennsylvania. An agency of the Lancaster Conference of the Mennonite Church since 1952, Philhaven strives to provide individuals and their families with the skills and resources needed to live healthy, fulfilled lives within their families and communities. |
| Prairie View | Newton, Kansas — Prairie View is a non-profit, outcomes based, regional behavioral and mental health system with eight locations in Kansas. Its mission is to provide mental health services with competence and compassion in the spirit of Christ. |
| Shalom Ministries | Shalom Wellness and Mediation Center provides caring and skilled counseling services in a professional manner. Shalom provides mediation and reconciliation services and is recognized as the exclusive provider within NW Ohio Courts for the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program (VORP). |
Retirement Centers |
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| Bethesda Home of Goessel | A not for profit Christian retirement community in Goessel, Kansas. Bethesda provides a full continuum of services for senior citizens and disabled including: Independent Living (duplexes), Assisted Living, Nursing Care, and a new Special Care Unit to care for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia. |
| Casa del Sol | La Junta, Colorado — Casa del Sol is an independent living retirement community sponsored by Colorado Mennonite Retirement Center. Its goal is to provide a retirement lifestyle which offers independence and companionship without the upkeep and expense of maintaining a home. |
| Dallas Retirement Village | Dallas, Oregon — Dallas Retirement Village is a full-service community with townhomes, independent apartments, assisted living and skilled, intermediate and Alzheimer's nursing care services. It is a non-profit mission of the Mennonite Brethren Church. |
| Dock Woods Community | Lansdale, Pennsylvania — Dock Woods Community is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community sponsored by the Franconia Mennonite Conference. It offers a wide range of housing, along with support services and ongoing activities for all residents on two lovely campuses, the 8.5 acre Dock Meadows campus near Hatfield, and the 107-acre Towamencin campus. |
| Fairview Fellowship Home & Village | Fairview, Oklahoma — Begun in 1961 as a 45 bed nursing facility, the home now has 136 beds for care of senior citizens. In 1977, the need for independent living facilities led to 12 apartments in the Village with more added since then for a total of 36. A "Resident First" philosophy strives to change the approach to resident care from a medical model to a more holistic view. |
| Garden Spot Village | New Holland, Pennsylvania — Garden Spot Village is a not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community founded in 1990 and affiliated with the Lancaster Mennonite Conference. It is located on 104 beautiful acres of Lancaster County countryside. |
| Glencroft | Glendale, Arizona — Glencroft is a health care ministry operated under the leadership of The Friendship Retirement Corporation, a not-for-profit corporation sponsored by Mennonite Health Services. It is deeply rooted in the gospel of Christ and dedicated to providing high quality housing, services and health care programs for older adults. Glencroft is home to more than 900 residents in apartments, assisted living facilities and a Medicare-certified care center. |
| Greencroft | Goshen, Indiana — A Christian-centered retirement community that draws residents from across the United States, Greencroft offers an easy, active lifestyle with the comfort, convenience, and security older adults seek. Greencroft offers a variety of apartment and assisted living homes and health care services. The Senior Center also offers many activities for older adults throughout North Central Indiana. |
| Kidron Bethel Village | North Newton, Kansas — Kidron Bethel Village retirement community is an attractive 27-acre campus located in a quiet residential area. Independent Living apartments and duplexes, federally subsidized rental apartments, and Bethel Health Care Centre, a 60-bed full-care nursing facility are among the services offered. |
| Landis Homes | Lititz, Pennsylvania — Landis Homes is a full-service, continuing care retirement community on a beautiful 100-acre campus. As a ministry of Lancaster Mennonite Conference it provides quality programs for the enrichment of senior adults in an environment of Christian love. |
| Laurel View Village | Davidsville, Pennsylvania — Nestled in a rural setting with scenic mountain views, Laurel View Village offers the charm of country life with the convenience of a full-service retirement community. The 46-acre campus was developed by Allegheny Christian Ministries, Inc. and Lee Regional Health System, and combines a residential environment with a full spectrum of health care and supportive services. |
| Maple Lawn Homes | Eureka, Illinois — Maple Lawn Homes is a nonprofit retirement community founded in 1922 and sponsored by the Mennonite Church. Centered around the individual needs of each resident, and emphasizing freedom of choice, dignity and self-esteem, Maple Lawn offers retirement housing, nursing care, in-home support services and a children's day care center. Maple Lawn's controlling board is community based and they welcome persons of all races, religions, colors and national origins. |
| Menno Haven | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania — Founded in 1964, Menno Haven, Inc. was organized in conjunction with the Mennonite Churches of Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The two campuses of Menno Haven, Menno Village and Penn Hall, are both full-service Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) offering Campus Cottage Living, Residential Apartment Living, Assisted Living, ElderDay Services, Home Care Services, Alzheimer Care and Skilled Nursing Care. |
| Mennonite Home Communities | Lancaster, Pennsylvania — Mennonite Home Communities, is a Continuing Care Retirement Community committed to providing health services, supportive services and living accommodations for all residents in a Christian atmosphere conducive to wholesome living. It consists of Mennonite Home with Health Care and Personal Care beds as well as Woodcrest Villa which features apartment living. |
| Mennonite Village | Based in Albany, Oregon and formerly called "The Mennonite Home", Mennonite Village has blossomed into a Continuing Care Retirement Center (CCRC) community housing complex that includes the following: Active Retirement Living, Assisted Living, In-Home Care, a 24-hour Health Care Center, and a Special Care Unit to meet the needs of Alzheimer/Dementia residents. |
| Messiah Village | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — Sponsored by the Brethren in Christ Church, Messiah Village is a full-service continuing care retirement community and currently the largest single provider of independent living, assisted living, dementia care, and nursing care in the Greater Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area. |
| Palm Village Retirement Community | Reedley, California — Palm Village Retirement Community is a mission agency of Mennonite Brethren Homes, Inc., a not-for-profit facility, which includes seniors of all faiths. It offers the hospitality of small-town living with the advantages of a Continuing Care Retirement Community. Services include Alzheimer's/dementia care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living, and independent living. |
| Pleasant View Home | Inman, Kansas — Pleasant View Home, Inc. is an elder care community sponsored by area churches, mostly Mennonite. With vision and commitment since 1947. Pleasant View Homes provide independent living, long term care, adult day care, and specialized Alzheimer care. |
| Schowalter Villa | Founded in 1961, Schowalter Villa is a not-for-profit comprehensive retirement community in Hesston, Kansas. Located on an 80-acre campus, Schowalter offers independent living duplexes and apartments, assisted living units, total health care, special care for Alzheimer's and other dementia residents, plus a wide range of activities and amenities. Owned and operated by the Mennonite Church, Schowalter is open to all denominations and is committed to providing a Christian environment. |
| Sierra View Homes | Reedley, California — Sierra View Homes is a not-for-profit corporation founded by the First Mennonite Church of Reedley. From its beginning in 1968 as a nursing home, the facility has grown into a retirement community offering a full spectrum of retirement possibilities. |
| Swiss Village Retirement Community | Berne, Indiana — Swiss Village is a continuing care retirement community committed to providing quality and affordable retirement living facilities and services in a Christian environment that enhances life with dignity, meaning and appropriate care for the senior adults. Programs include health care, assisted living, and independent living. |
| Tel Hai Retirement Community | Honey Brook, Pennsylvania — Tel Hai is a continuing care retirement community on an 82-acre campus nestled in the beautiful rolling countryside in Southeastern Pennsylvania's Chester County. Services include Residential Living, Assisted Living, Health Care, and Adult Day Services. |
| Thurston Woods Village | Sturgis, Michigan — Thurston Woods Village is a Mennonite-affiliated not-for-profit retirement community born in 1986 out of the Froh Community Home. Today, it consists of a 118-unit bed nursing center, a 90-bed home for the aged and a 33-unit apartment complex (subsidized). |
| Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community | Harrisonburg, Virginia — VMRC's 50-acre community is nestled in the center of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, with spectacular views of the mountains. Retirement housing options include Park Village town homes, Park Place and Park Gables condominiums, Heritage Haven apartments, and Woodland cottages, while health care is provided at Crestwood assisted care residence and Oak Lea Nursing Home. The Wellness Center at VMRC serves the residents as well as the aged 50+ community. |
| Willow Valley Retirement Communities | Lancaster, Pennsylvania — Willow Valley Retirement Communities is comprised of three continuing care retirement communities, all within close proximity to one another. The three main communities, Willow Valley Manor, Lakes Manor and Manor North, offer residential living for active adults over 60 in beautiful garden apartments and villas. For those in need of assistance, Willow Valley's supportive living provides assisted living, skilled or dementia care accommodations. |
Goshen,
Indiana -- A national network of persons, congregations, and organizations
with a goal of supporting individuals and families and resourcing congregations
as they seek to include persons with various kinds of disabilities, including
chronic mental illness, into the life of the church and community. 
Mennonite
Health Services is a network of Mennonite, Mennonite Brethren, and
Brethren in Christ mental health centers, developmental disability programs,
and retirement communities that connects health care organizations to
each other and to the church. 