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.

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Join us for one of Maryland’s biggest egg hunts and a day packed with excitement. Explore the bunny trail, hunt for eggs and prizes, and enjoy games, crafts, interactive activities, and delicious food trucks.

Humanim will formally join the Melwood Family of Companies as an affiliate, creating a partnership that strengthens both organizations while preserving their unique identities and missions.

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

A stronger future through shared purpose: How Melwood and Humanim are expanding inclusion for people with disabilities

In today’s nonprofit landscape, many organizations are navigating rising needs and growing operational pressures. Meeting this moment requires not only commitment, but strategic collaboration rooted...

Weather Updates

Inclement Weather Update – as of February 22, 2026 Updates regarding current weather conditions will be added to this page regularly over the next few...

Melwood and Humanim Forge Strategic Affiliation to Expand Disability Services and Inclusive Employment Across Maryland

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melwood Jewelyn Cosgrove, [email protected] Humanim [email protected] Upper Marlboro, MD—Melwood and Humanim, two of the region’s most respected nonprofit organizations serving people...

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.

Accolades

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Weather advisory

TWO HOUR DELAY

All Melwood campuses will open on a two-hour delay Monday, February 23, 2026. Melwood Enterprises employees should contact their site supervisors to determine report time.