Our Lady of the Wayside
One of the largest waiver providers of its kind in the State of Ohio, supporting 450 children and adults with developmental disabilities
Provides residential, nursing, transportation and day programming services throughout Northeast Ohio - including: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, and Summit Counties
Manages 70 homes in 40 Northeast Ohio communities
Operates a transportation fleet of over 110 vehicles that drives 1 million miles annually
Is a major regional employer with over 400 dedicated professionals currently on-staff
Operates Pathways, the area’s largest day program for adults with developmental disabilities - supporting 250+ participants at 5 sites
Works in partnership with dedicated, like-minded organizations including, but not limited to, Cuyahoga County Board of DD, Lake County Board of DD, Lorain County Board of DD, and Summit County Board of DD.
Perhaps most of all, Our Lady of the Wayside is an extraordinary community comprised of individuals with developmental disabilities, their families & guardians, as well as agency staff, Board, volunteers, donors, and professional partners.
Our Lady of the Wayside provides residential, nursing, transportation and day programming services for 450 children and adults with developmental disabilities in nearly 40 communities including:
Amherst - Avon - Avon Lake - Bay Village - Beachwood - Berea - Brecksville - Broadview Heights - Cleveland Heights - Cuyahoga Falls - Elyria - Fairlawn - Fairview Park - Garfield Heights - Independence - Lagrange - Lorain - Lyndhurst - Maple Heights - Mayfield - Mentor - Middleburg Heights - North Olmsted - North Ridgeville - North Royalton - Oberlin - Olmsted Falls - Olmsted Township - Orange - Parma - Parma Heights - Pepper Pike - Richmond Heights - Seven Hills - Sheffield - South Euclid - Strongsville - Timberlake - Valley View - Westlake
OUR MISSION:
Our Lady of the Wayside enriches the lives of individuals who have developmental disabilities and intellectual challenges. We provide individuals and their families pathways to healthy and productive personal growth through professional care, support and guidance.
OUR VISION:
As a dynamic leader, Our Lady of the Wayside empowers individuals to exercise their right to meaningful, productive lives by creating opportunities to achieve that shared reality.
Our Lady of the Wayside’s Diversity, EQuity and Inclusion Statment:
Supporting individuals with developmental disabilities
is where Our Lady of the Wayside enters the world.
Five decades of mission advancement strong,
an excerpt from our 1967 Core Values Statement remains poignantly relevant:
“Recognize and uphold the dignity of every individual.”
Our Lady of the Wayside is committed to recognizing and upholding
the dignity of every individual
with whom the agency partners, supports, and employs,
by working to be a force of diversity, equity, and inclusion.