The pandemic has dramatically changed the way we all live. That includes people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Momentum Valley Village's programs are community-based and inclusive, helping the people we serve to live as independently as possible.

Developmental...

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Recently, Matthew Swearman joined Lindy Pearson on her podcast, LevelUp with Lindy Pearson, to have a conversation about Momentum Valley Village, adapting to change, and the recent Momentum Valley Village online event. Here is the video...

Mark Levinson exemplifies the true spirit of volunteerism and community service. The 2015 Fernando Award recipient is actively engaged with nine boards, including his newest role as President of the Momentum Valley Village Foundation Board.

Mark first became aware...

A tribute to June Stanton, Momentum Valley Village Founding Parent
May 15, 1924 - March 26, 2020

There’s a line from the movie, The Wizard of Oz, that says, “A heart is not judged by how much it loves, but how...

Linda Johnson has been a volunteer in Momentum Valley Village’s Saturday program since August 2019. The Saturday program organizes community-based outings and trips each weekend for program participants in Momentum Valley Village’s residential program. The Saturday program...

Derek Moran, Program Director at the Momentum Valley Village Adult Day Health Center (ADHC) in Winnetka, has been with Momentum Valley Village for almost 2 years.  His desire to help others and make the world a better place has been with him his whole life. He has spent his life...

Susie Effatian is the new Residential Program Director at Momentum Valley Village, but she isn’t new to the organization. Susie has been working at Momentum Valley Village for almost 20 years. “My sister in law was an administrator in the residential program (a QIDP - Qualifie...

Cathy and Stan live as a big, happy family in their Momentum Valley Village group home where they care for six men with developmental and intellectual disabilities. In that home, they shared major life events with the guys. “We’ve shared our wedding and we raised our son...

Tiffany began working for Momentum Valley Village’s Adult Day Health Center in 2006. Over her 13 years at Momentum Valley Village as an assistant social worker, Tiffany enjoys each new day with its unique opportunities and challenges for the people we serve. As a social worker in a skilled...

Talking with Araceli about the relationship she’s built over the last 10 years with her one on one client at the Momentum Valley Village Adult Development Center’s day program, you can see their bond with no words being exchanged between them. You see it in the looks they exchange and the way...