Merimna Homes  is a year round program that provides year round housing and attendant care for adults with a developmental disability.  It is private pay as opposed to state funded.  Individuals cover most of the fees through a combination of social security income, wages from employment, and housing grants.  Merimna Homes is oriented to individuals with a moderate level of disability who can be on their own for portions of the day and can stay without staff overnight.  All homes have staff support for designated periods of the day. Each resident has a private bedroom but shares all other living space with up to four other adults.  Along with staff time the fees cover rent, utilities, food, transportation to group activities, and daily living supplies such as toiletries.

Waiver Services   is an attendant care program with two facets, respite care and community habilitation.

In respite care we provide temporary supervision for disabled individuals, giving the primary caregiver (usually the family) a rest or “respite” from the caregiving duties.  The amount of respite care can vary from a few hours to a few days.  It can be provided in the individual’s home or in the.  Respite care can include taking the individual to various community activities.

In community habilitation we provide attendant care to individuals which is very similar to respite care.  The difference is that community habilitation, is to provide meaningful day activities for the individual. This may include; learning skills to become more independent, learning to read, learning to manage finances, volunteer jobs in the community, learning socialization skills, etc.

Project Promise  is a program to meet the spiritual and social needs of adults with a developmental disability.  It meets twice a month on Saturday afternoons in Goshen.  There are no fees for this program, and it is mostly staffed by volunteers.  Activities include worship services, craft times, rehearsing and performing Biblical dramas, and taking part in fund raising events for Project Promise expenses.  Every September there is also an annual week-end retreat at a local church camp.  There is a modest fee for attending the retreat.

Goldenrod Gardens  is a program of MDC Goldenrod.  There are several clients and friends that volunteer their time each week to plant, weed, and harvest the produce.  This is then sold at the Mill Race Center Farmers Market, 212 West Washington St., Goshen, Indiana.  

A portion of the profits goes to benefit persons with developmental disabilities living in Elkhart and surrounding counties.  The Greenhouse is located at the MDC Goldenrod Community (corner of county roads 16 and 43, 1.5 miles east of Middlebury, Indiana.)

Our Mission

• To provide meaningful work for residents and friends
• To provide quality organically grown products

Supported Living is a residential program that is supported by state/federal funds that provides living expenses for individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Each individual is provided with the support they require. This may be support 24hours a day /seven days a week or just a few hours per week depending on their needs and abilities. Support can be provided in the homes owned and operated by MDC Goldenrod or in an apartment rented by the individual(s). These residences have no more than 4 individuals living together.  Support can also be provided to an individual who lives in their own family home.