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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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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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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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 recently welcomed a new Director of Day Services to our family. Leslie Fisher may be new to this role, but she is no stranger to Indian Creek. A Lansdale native and North Penn graduate, Leslie came to work here in Behavioral Health Services after earning a degree in Special Education at Slippery
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Registration and volunteer signups are underway for our 33rd Annual Roll Stroll & Run Event on June 15th! Something we apply to pretty much everything at Indian Creek Foundation is the understanding that we all have unique interests and abilities. Our services are incredibly diverse to ensure that we can meet many different needs in
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In early December, we completed our 15th annual holiday gift drive. Every year since 2008, Indian Creek has worked with staff and a dedicated group of donors to make sure our residents and program members have lovely gifts to open on Christmas morning. Indian Creek Foundation serves individuals and families of varying sizes and socioeconomic
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Indian Creek Foundation celebrated our annual Holiday Friendship Dinner on Thursday, December 7th. After several years of virtual dinners, we were so excited to get back together in person at Franconia Mennonite Church in Telford! Every year, we are simply amazed to see all of the careful planning come together for a wonderful celebration of
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The evolution of respectful language that places primary identification on a person rather than a particular description has developed through very intentional efforts in advocacy and public policy. Person first language applies to many circumstances, but it is especially vital in the context of disabilities. For most of recent history, expedient language was the most
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