We’re all in.
Melwood is one of the nation’s leading advocates, employers, and service providers for people with disabilities and their caregivers. Being all in is our pledge to go above and beyond – in empowerment, efficiency, and excellence.
Join us for the 2025 Melwood Champions Golf Tournament—a day of friendly competition, community spirit, and life-changing impact. Taking place on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the beautiful Country Club at Woodmore in Mitchellville, Maryland, this annual event supports Camp Accomplish.
The abilIT program bridges the gap between people with disabilities and careers in information technology (IT) and cybersecurity.
Get to know our work
Melwood drives innovative solutions through employment, community-based services and advocacy. Our vision is a world that fully includes people with disabilities.
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Business services
Melwood Enterprises delivers top-tier business solutions to government and commercial customers with a commitment to excellence and efficiency. Known for our exceptional quality, we pride ourselves on being resourceful and responsive — ensuring that when challenges arise, we handle them swiftly and effectively. We deliver results, so you can focus on your mission.
Employment
Melwood helps people with disabilities to find and maintain employment and launch their careers – at Melwood and beyond. As a leading employer for people with disabilities, and through programs dedicated to employment, we expand opportunities for economic independence.
Workforce development
Melwood Community Services supports people with disabilities in acquiring technical training and soft skills development that promote career growth, community integration, and improved financial capacity. Our innovative programs open opportunities in growing fields.
Community services
Melwood provides home and community-based support services to people with disabilities and their families. We empower people to gain life skills and independence through individualized programming.
Youth & recreation services
Anchored by decades of experience, Melwood’s summer camp, after-school enrichment, and respite programs inspire exploration of new skills, interests, and career possibilities. We encourage dreaming big in a fully accessible environment.
Melwood news and events
With a shared commitment to advancing innovation and social good, I’m proud to help advance Melwood’s mission of creating a society where all people, including those with disabilities, can thrive.
Troy Dunn
Melwood Enterprises, Board of directors
Our companies
Over the past several decades, Melwood has evolved into a multifaceted organization, serving a vast number of individuals through a wide range of initiatives. Read more about our companies.
Advocacy
As an innovator, educator, and advocate, Melwood is passionate about sharing its knowledge and expertise to expand and grow disability employment. We are committed to achieving full independence of people with disabilities in the community.
Come work for us
Melwood provides a wide range of career paths across our companies from human services and direct support professional roles to corporate positions and trades-based jobs at our contract sites. These roles cater to the unique skills and interests of people with and without disabilities, ensuring a variety of options for career development and growth.
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Our story
In 1963, a small group of parents and community supporters went all in on a bold goal – creating career opportunities for people with disabilities. Today, Melwood continues this “all in” tradition of pushing boundaries, breaking barriers, and fixing many misperceptions that continue to exist.
Our leadership
Melwood’s leadership brings a wealth of experience from a wide range of industries and organizations, combining innovative ideas with a shared passion for creating opportunities. Their expertise drives bold strategies that break barriers and open doors.
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Melwood empowers people with disabilities through programs, innovative business solutions, and unwavering advocacy.
