Tag: Elwyn

An aerial view of the Elwyn campus in Media.Nonprofit

Elwyn Launches $100M Campus Plan With Developer Hire

The behavioral health nonprofit Elwyn, headquartered in Media Borough, is spending $100 million to redevelop its main campus, including a new $45 million school, writes…

The Elwyn sign at the main entrance off of Baltimore Pike with Elwyn CEO Charles McLister inset.Nonprofit

Elwyn CEO Charles McLister in Media Makes Admired CEO Series

Philadelphia Business Journal recognized Elwyn CEO Charles McLister as one of its most admired CEOs in 2024.

The resolute CEO, originally from Pittsburgh, has headed…

Bill and Judy Strine of Media and Elwyn President Charles McLister cut the ribbon Tuesday to dedicate the $7.35 million Judy and Bill Strine Student Transition Center for neurodiverse students at Elwyn's Middletown campus.Nonprofit

Judy and Bill Strine Student Transition Center Opens at Elwyn

Elwyn officials dedicated a new student transition center for neurodiverse students Tuesday with a ribbon cutting at the $7.35 million facility, writes Pete Bannon…

PIC Both non-profits serve those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The merger would have created a new $1 billion organization of 12,000 employees and 55,000 clients across 16 states.Healthcare

Elwyn's $1 Billion Merger with Merakey Falls Through

In 2023, Lafayette Hill’s Merakey had announced a merger with Elwyn, a Delaware County nonprofit, but according to Behavioral Health News, the agreement is…

Marguerite Kraftson FellNonprofit

Meet Marguerite Kraftson Fell of Elwyn, a Women of Influence 2023

Philadelphia Business Journal has included Marguerite Kraftson Fell, senior vice president for advancement at Media-based Elwyn, as one of its “Women of Influence” for…

Chuck McLister cuts the ribbon in September on the Addison Hines Children’s Residential Treatment and Learning Center on the Elwyn campusNonprofit

An Ambitious Mission Looks to Reimagine the Elwyn Campus

Elwyn in Middletown has started a 10-year, $100 million revitalization of its campus that will restructure the services it offers and the footprint of…

The administration building on the Elwyn campus in MediaNonprofit

$1 Billion Nonprofit Could Emerge From Elwyn-Merakey Merger Talks

A proposed merger of Elwyn in Media and Merakey in Lafayette Hill would create a nonprofit with $1 billion in annual revenue providing services to…

A hoagie-wrapped train at the Wawa train station for a ribbon cutting and inaugural train trip.Transportation

Open for Business: SEPTA Cuts Ribbon on Wawa Station

A ribbon cutting at the new Wawa regional rail station Thursday launched the inaugural “Hoagie-Wrapped” train ride from Wawa to Elwyn, writes Pete Bannan…

Chris Pieretti at Linvilla Orchards.Agriculture

From Pizza Boxes to Food Scraps, Chris Pieretti Makes Gardens Grow

Chris Pieretti wanted to start a business to help people grow vegetables.

With Kitchen Harvest, Inc. he’s doing the next best thing, turning moldy…

The abandoned Sleighton Farm SchoolReal Estate

193 Townhouses Proposed for Former Sleighton School Property

An application to build 193 townhomes on 80 acres of the former Sleighton School property is being considered by the Board of Supervisors of Edgmont…

Commerce

Elwyn in Media Fights Financial Losses From Pandemic, New Payment System

Elwyn is working to come up with solutions to financial losses stemming from the way states, particularly New Jersey, pay the 168-year-old nonprofit…

Commerce

DELCO Careers – Elwyn

Since its beginning in 1852 as one of the nation’s first schools for children with intellectual disabilities, Elwyn has continued to be at the…

Commerce

PIVOT Careers – Elwyn

Since its beginning in 1852 as one of the nation’s first schools for children with intellectual disabilities, Elwyn has continued to be at the…

Commerce

Elwyn Hires New Auditing and Consulting Firms

Elwyn has hired a new auditing firm, BDO Global, and a consulting firm to help it meet financial benchmarks required by its lenders, writes Harold…

Commerce

Today, Oct. 17, Is the Last Day to Register for Elwyn Day Festival and Fun Walk

There is still time to register for the Elwyn Day Festival and Fun Walk.

Elwyn is hosting its first-ever Elwyn Day that combines a…

Commerce

DELCO Careers – Elwyn

Since its beginning in 1852 as one of the nation’s first schools for children with intellectual disabilities, Elwyn has continued to be at the…

Commerce

Community’s Invited to Join the Fun and Meet Everyone at Elwyn Day Oct. 19

For runners, there’s a challenging (but not too challenging) 5K.  For those who like a more leisurely stroll, there’s a Fun Walk for…

Career Development

DELCO Careers – Elwyn

Since its beginning in 1852 as one of the nation’s first schools for children with intellectual disabilities, Elwyn has continued to be at the…