In this week's edition of Moments you will find wonderful mission moments, Family and Staff Townhall announcements, a new publication, and more. Enjoy!

Children enjoyed an outing to King of Prussia Mall.

Christian works on a sorting task.

Ella gives her staff a high-five for a job well done.

Hannah, Christopher, and Arefin enjoy some games during break time.

The Adult Day Program wrote messages of thanks to their staff and families.

The Adult Day Program staff cooked and donated delicious food and desserts for their program.

Manager Jacob Moye and Bill cooking omelets and working on making healthy choices.

Brett, Steven, and Josh doing their weekly grocery shopping together.

Callum and Rachel drop off food donations at Chester County Food Bank.

Thank You Melmark Family Organization!

The Melmark Family Organization handed out pies to staff and thanked them for their dedicated service to the individuals we serve. Pies were also wrapped to be delivered to the residential homes.

Educational ImprovementTax Credit Program Donation

Thank you to Philadelphia Insurance Company for investing in Melmark with a $50,000 contribution as part of Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC). The company receives a tax credit for this gift, and Melmark uses these funds to develop innovative programs. For more information about this program, please contact Linda Wasilchick, Advancement Manager at lindawasilchick@melmark.org

Pictured above L to R: Tara Flanagan, Senior Underwriter at Philadelphia Insurance Company (PIC), Gino Coia, Marketing Executive at PIC, Shawn Quigley, PhD, BABC-D, CDE®, Chief Operating Officer at Melmark, Maggie Haag, M.Ed., BCBA, LSW, Executive Director at Melmark, and Jim Hahn, Executive Vice President at Simkiss & Block.

Family Town Hall

Staff Town Halls

Food Drive

Research, Publications, and Conference Presentations

We are proud to have many of our highly skilled professionals working together to build Melmark’s research footprint and presence. For questions or to request information on Melmark research and publications listed below, please reach out to us!

Here, we've included a few recent highlights. You can access a full list of Melmark's research and publications, to date, here.

Expert Speaker Series

Whether you're a clinician needing BCBA credits or you're a parent / caretaker wanting to learn more - check out Melmark's Expert Speaker Series. Melmark facilitates the sharing of knowledge regarding clinically sophisticated, evidence-based practices. All events are streamed to Melmark divisions, so you can attend the location nearest you.

► Click here for more information and to register.

Staff Updates

Thank you to all staff members who submitted an application to be considered for the available Cultural Ambassador roles at Melmark. Application responses and dialog in response to this opportunity are contributing greatly to our community.

DEI Committee members are currently reading and reviewing each submission and results will be shared later this fall.

If you have questions please reach out to Human Resources.

Health and Wellness Resources

November is Good Nutrition Month!

Join us as we recognize and celebrate the benefits of good nutrition and healthy eating.

We will highlight a different theme throughout the month each based on health and wellness. 

Our focus this week includes "What is Good Nutrition?"

Read the resource flyer attached here to learn more about what defines good nutrition and how to incorporate these qualities into your day.