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Two members of Congress, disability advocates and others gathered July 12 at Melwood to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. | |
Twelve individuals in Melwood Employee Support Services were recently hired at several employers in the community. | |
The Melwood Prince George's County Open returns June 3-June 6 with a new location and a new name. The event wil be held at the University of Maryland Golf course. With the addition of Under Armour as the presenting sponsor, the event is now called the “Melwood Prince George’s County Open presented by Under Armour.” | |
Melwood welcomes Brenda Sheaffer and Marlon Griffith as the newest members of its volunteer Board of Directors. | |
Melwood employees with disabilities worked around the clock during and after two major snow storms in February to keep federal sites clear for essential personnel. | |
April 20 marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, but every day Melwood takes action to be more environmentally friendly, while striving to create jobs and opportunities for people with disabilities. | |
The local US Department of Agriculture procurement office received a government award for services from the AbilityOne Program for its support of the initiative to employee people with disabilities. Melwood employees with disabilities work at many USDA locations in the Washington, DC region. | |
Melwood received an Employer of the Year honor for its partnership with the Maryland Job Corps Centers at an April 28 luncheon. | |
Sixteen individuals from Community Services work at the Melwood Recreation Center, where they are responsible for custodial, landscaping duties and other assigned tasks. They are hard at work preparing for the summer camp season. | |
Melwood’s Personal Enrichment Program (PEP) group is helping another area nonprofit, Bikes for the World, send rebuilt bicycles to people in other countries. | |
Melwood staff have earned several prominent accreditations this spring. | |
As the summer draws near, hundreds of kids throughout the area are looking forward to fun and adventure at Melwood’s Kamp A-Kom-Plish. | |
The Terrific Teens program recently earned the Innovative Program Award from Maryland Recreation and Parks Association and received a $3500 grant for scholarships from the Community Foundation of Charles County. | |
Seventeen Life Skills participants created an amazing piece of group art with the guidance of their lead development coach. | |
Each year, people give to Melwood to preserve the memory of loved ones, fulfill moral obligations, express gratitude for well-performed services or demonstrate a deep-felt humanitarian concern. | |
A message from the President/CEO on making meaningful contributions to our community. | |
Janice Frey-Angel, Melwood president/CEO and Darryl Jones, Sr., CEO of Maryland Association of Nonprofits (MANO) penned this op-ed piece published in the May 5 Baltimore Sun. | |
Melwood's Terrific Teens program won the Innovated Program Award given by Maryland Recreation and Parks Association. The program introduces youth with special needs to vocational training through a novel approach. | |
The Washington Post covered the great work of Melwood employees in the February snow storms. Follow the link below to read the article. | |
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Melwood employees Michael Henderson, Charles Sherrill and James Featherson were honored for their outstanding work at US Department of Agriculture headquarters. The celebration was part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. | |
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