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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As we approach the end of 2025, many donors are considering their year-end charitable contributions. This year carries special significance for tax-advantaged giving due to changes that will take effect in 2026 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Understanding these changes now can help people make decisions about when to make donations to
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One of the most interesting aspects of celebrating our 50th anniversary is exploring our history and talking to people who have been part of our story for all or most of that time. The Fretz family’s history with Indian Creek Foundation goes almost all the way back to our incorporation. Mary Ann Fretz began receiving
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Jan Foderaro and her family had just moved to the area when they began attending Blooming Glen Mennonite Church. Jan was taking some time off from her nursing career to be home with her children, and she was thinking about how she might serve in her church or community. It just so happened that not
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Peer Support programs are a unique mental health service in that they connect individuals with someone who draws from their own experience with mental health recovery. A Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) is someone who has lived experience with mental health services and is willing to share their story in support of another individual. Our Certified
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Indian Creek Foundation was born out of the efforts of local Mennonite Conferences to care for and serve individuals with special needs. Mennonites were very early adopters of community care models, which is one reason that the Southeastern Pennsylvania region is home to many longstanding resources for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). As
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Since the seeds Indian Creek Foundation were planted by families who had a child with special needs, we have always been a family-centered organization. As those families got together to support each other and talk about creating opportunities for their children, they developed ideas that would eventually launch Indian Creek Foundation. The Delp family was
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Indian Creek Foundation’s Therapeutic After School Program (TASP) has been a community resource for hundreds of families who have a child with Autism. An important program of our Behavioral Health Services department, TASP uses evidence-based tools to assist children and adolescents with their work toward individualized goals. As part of our programming, clinicians and therapeutic
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Indian Creek Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a large footprint. It takes a lot of space to serve everyone within our scope of care! We have been fortunate over the years to receive sizable gifts of actual real estate, or enough funds to purchase or renovate buildings. One recent gift to our Mission to
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Whether you love getting to know and enjoy a lot of people, or you prefer to keep a small circle of close friends, your social connections are important. For many people who live with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, maintaining a social life can be challenging. Indian Creek Foundation has always upheld the value of relationships
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