Merakey

We help those who need it most
We believe that everyone deserves a chance to reach their fullest potential. Since 1969, we’ve worked every day to enrich the lives of individuals, families, and communities.

Who is Merakey?
Merakey is a not-for-profit developmental, behavioral health, and education provider. We offer a variety of services to individuals and communities across the country. We offer these services to 50,000+ people each year at nearly 700 locations, all focused on one goal.

Our programs support individuals with all kinds of needs, from people with addiction or intellectual and physical disabilities, to homeless veterans and children in need of homes. We help people who need someone to support and fight for them. It’s just the right thing to do. Our hope is that we’re helping to create communities where everyone can reach their fullest potential.

Our Purpose
Putting our heart and soul into exceptional care.

Our Vision
To be a nationally recognized provider of the highest quality health and human services.

Our Team Sets Us Apart
Nothing is more important to our mission than our incredible team. Merakey is made up of more than 10,000 of the most committed, qualified individuals in education and human services. Many of us are proud to have been here for decades, committing our lives to our mission.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
An Open Heart Has Room For Everyone
We celebrate diversity and encourage everyone to reach their fullest potential – all races, ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, abilities, and experiences.

Careers at Merakey

Putting our heart and soul into exceptional care and service

When you work at Merakey, you are part of a team that values helping others, supporting each other, and working together to build a better future for everyone. Our employees are dedicated and wonderful people and we strive to support them in every way we can.

Why Work at Merakey?
Working at Merakey is not just a job, it’s a career. As one way of thanking our employees for their hard work helping those who need it most, we provide robust career development guidance and resources and we promote from within whenever possible. We work together, support each other, listen to one another, and make sure that every employee is given the best chance to succeed.

Our Values
Our core values of trust, compassion, quality, diversity, integrity, and safety are the guiding principles for the work we do every day. When we lean on our values, we can do amazing things together.