Rich Delp has had a family connection to Indian Creek Foundation most of his life. Rich’s younger brother, Aaron, has special needs. As a family attending a local Mennonite church in the early 1980s, the Delps were quickly introduced to the Gehman family and Joe Landis. Rich’s parents got involved in parent groups and had
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Dan Esquirell is a Telford native who now lives and works in Harleysville. Being from the area, he always knew that Indian Creek Foundation existed, and he had a general idea of the services we offer. Dan gained a much better understanding of our mission when his neighbor and ICF Board Member, Andy Stankus, started
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Ashley Miller has had a front row seat to the mission of Indian Creek Foundation since childhood. As a member of the same church as Joe Landis and Anna, Harley, and Allen Gehman, she understood from an early age that people with special needs deserve respect, support, and to be fully included in their communities.
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Tony DaCosta was introduced to Indian Creek Foundation by his former colleague, Brad Bishop. Brad and Tony each have a son with special needs, and Brad felt that Tony’s personal and professional experience would be a great benefit to the organization. Tony was interested in learning more, and he eventually pursued a Board position in
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Jennifer Ginnetti only knew the basics about Indian Creek Foundation before she met Dean Stoesz in 2014. Dean, our recently retired CEO, visited Gwynedd Mercy University with Janice Nuss, who helped launch Wraparound Services at ICF in 1996. When Janice left Indian Creek to join the Social Work program faculty at Gwynedd Mercy, she fostered
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Craig Edsill joined the Indian Creek Foundation Board of Directors shortly after his very first visit. A long-time resident of the area, Craig had driven past Indian Creek many times and was familiar with our community events. Then a friend invited him for a tour to explore the possibility of becoming a Board member, and
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Having grown up in Telford, Brad Bishop had always been aware of Indian Creek Foundation as an organization in his community. In fact, he remembers going sledding behind our Souderton campus, which was still Penn View Christian School then. It was not until Brad worked at Univest after college, however, that he really began to
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Edgar is one of our Indian Creek residents enjoying a comfortable retirement because of the resources we are able to provide for his needs. Many adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities live independently with great success. They may have family or social support to provide extra stability, but they manage very well on their own as they
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Indian Creek Foundation was built on a strong tradition of faith, and we are grateful for those who have been lifting us up in prayer for over 50 years. In the early days of Indian Creek’s history, Congregation Services was a primary department. This is because our organization was formed out of the local Mennonite
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About 50 years ago, Indian Creek Homes was incorporated, and 8 adults with special needs moved into a residential group home on Indian Creek Road Farm in Harleysville. One member of that newly formed family was Carol Menser. Carol was in her late 30s when she moved into the group home, having been referred to
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