Marrakech Incorporated

To provide residential, employment, support, referral and advocacy services to people with disabilities and people with similar service needs to assist them in exercising their human rights as citizens and as contributing members of society.

Description:
Marrakech is a private, non profit, human service organization that provides a wide range of services to persons with specific needs for support, skill development, and advocacy in order to achieve self-sufficiency. The organization is composed of a Consumer Services Division that provides an array of services which include residential, family, community, case management, outreach, employment and other supports which meet the needs of the individuals we serve. The organization is funded through Federal, State, local and private sources. The organization adheres to the guidelines and requirements established by the specific funding source for each program, yet does so at all times without compromise to the nature of the organization, the integrity of the services provided, or deviation from the mission of the organization.

History:
Marrakech, Inc. began providing community based residential and independent living skills, training to women with mild retardation in 1971. Although we now provide residential, employment, community experience, and other services to men and women with a much wider range of disabilities, our commitment to community belonging has only changed to the extent that it has become stronger.
Marrakech, Inc. was founded in 1971 by two Yale University undergraduate students who, through community volunteerism, saw people with disabilities being treated differently in our society and dared to ask "why?" When these persons were identified as being unable to live in the community, the students pressed further by asking "why not?"
As an answer to these questions, they formed organization to assist individuals with disabilities to enter the community and to establish themselves as valued and contributing persons of that community. Initially, Marrakech provided residential services to women with mental retardation. The organization expanded to provide services to other people who face challenges other than developmental disabilities. Over the years, Marrakech, Inc. has assisted persons with various needs to gain community belonging and self sufficiency by connecting them to housing, employment, living skills building opportunities, friends and social outlets, treatment and other tools for personal growth.
Today, Marrakech, Inc. serves over one thousand people a year. The services continue to focus on helping each one to achieve an accepted status as a community member who is first and foremost a person.

Contact people:

Francis McCarthy, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Silvia Moscariello, Senior Director Of Consumer Services, (phone), (email) Heather LaTorra, Director Of Administration, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (203) 397-0658

Address:

6 Lunar Drive Woodbridge, CT 06525 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.marrakechinc.org

Directions:

Take exit 59 Turn left off the exit ramp. At the third traffic light, turn right onto Bradley Road. Turn left at the stop sign, then take your first right. Marrakech is the second driveway on the right. From New Haven: Go north on Whalley Avenue. At the 63/69 split, take the right fork onto Rt. 69. At the fifth traffic light after the split, turn right onto Bradley Road. Turn left at the stop sign, then take your first right. Marrakech is the second driveway on the right.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Union Ave,   Walk distance (in minutes): 20   Nearest Bus Stop: Litchfield Turnpike, 1 minute minute walk

Last updated on August 31, 2009