Melmark Breaks Ground On Adult Planned Community For Individuals With Autism, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

Melmark, a human services provider organization, recently broke ground on a planned community for adults on a three-acre site in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.  With an expected cost of over $15 million and an estimated one-year timeline to completion, the pilot project will focus on providing evidence-based and instructional adult services for individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities.

Melmark is partnering with Caveney Architectural Collaborative and Vantage Builders to design and build the facilities, including four residences housing 20 total adults, an instructional and vocational day program for 50+ individuals, a vocational coffee shop social enterprise, daily . . .