Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDE QUALITY PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES TO HELP THE INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ENTRUSTED TO OUR CARE LIVE WITH PURPOSE, DIGNITY AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AND FUNCTION AT THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE.
RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR PEOPLE WHOSE DIAGNOSIS IS INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
MERAKEY ALLEGHENY VALLEY SCHOOL (M/AVS) PROVIDES A HOME AND FULL RANGE OF SUPPORTS TO NEARLY 800 ADULTS (AGE 19-80+) WITH ALL LEVELS OF INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD). WHILE APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE GENERAL POPULATION THAT IS DIAGNOSED WITH IDD FITS INTO THE PROFOUND/SEVERE DIAGNOSIS CATEGORIES, 80% OF M/AVS' POPULATION IS IN THIS RANGE. IN ADDITION, MOST OF THE INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTED BY M/AVS HAVE PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS AND MAY REQUIRE SUPPORTS FOR CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS. RESIDENTS LIVE IN SAFE, NURTURING AND SUPERVISED ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING COMMUNITY HOMES, CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTS, APARTMENTS ANDLIFE SHARING PROGRAMS; THEY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY LIFE AND RECEIVESERVICES/SUPPORTS AT HOME AND THROUGH DAY PROGRAMS. M/AVS HAS 120+ PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING PA COUNTIES: ALLEGHENY, BEAVER, BUCKS, BUTLER, DAUPHIN, LEBANON, MERCER, MONTGOMERY, AND PHILADELPHIA. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS THAT RESPOND TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD INCLUDE: MEMORY CARE,COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, SENSORY, AND TECHNOLOGY HOMES. M/AVS HASBEEN PROVIDING CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1960.DURING FY2020, HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED: CONTINUING ITS PROGRAM TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND A MORE PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH;PARTICIPATING IN THE ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH INITIATIVE (ATTRI); AND QUICKLY PIVOTING TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO MAINTAIN CONNECTIONS AND ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cynthia Hamilton | NURSING COORDINATOR | 40 | $204,855 |
| Margaret Livingood | NURSE | 40 | $202,854 |
| Shawn Ryan | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 40 | $141,415 |
| Roland Champ | CENTRAL REGION DIRECTOR | 40 | $134,861 |
| Jason Myrla | NURSE | 40 | $128,414 |
| Robert Nix Iii Esq | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Leah Pason | DIRECTOR/CSO | 0.5 | $0 |
| Terrence Mcnelis | DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Derrick Yacovelli | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASUR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joseph Martz | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
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