Our Mission
Uplifting and Engaging Activities
The Center of Activity for Hundreds
The focus of Merrimack’s mission is to provide visual and performing arts education to children and adults with special needs, but the heart of Merrimack is the community of lives that have been connected through the arts. The quality of life for people with special needs has been drastically improved by Merrimack, as we work toward bringing the people we serve out of the shadows and into the life of our community.
Arts Classes
After school multi-disciplinary arts education classes for children and adults with special needs. Classes offered include dance & creative movement, acting, choir and many more!
Adult Day Program
Hosted on weekdays, Monday - Thursday, our adult day program is a cultural and socially engaging program for adults with special needs.
Summer Camp
During the summer, a series of week-long summer camps in multidisciplinary arts education. Students spend half a day at Merrimack, while learning and growing creatively.
Additionally, we offer the chance for all of our participants to participate in perennial concerts, performances, and theatrical productions hosted at Merrimack. Each showcase is a comprehensive production with professional sound, lighting and costumes featuring original acts and dance numbers rehearsed in our after school classes.
They build priceless amounts of self-confidence and offer multiple physical and cognitive benefits, not to mention bringing a smile from ear-to-ear!
Additionally, we encourage all adults involved in our programs to join our performance team. This is an opportunity to get outside of comfort zones and venture to new, fun places that support our programs and raise awareness on behalf of our mission.
nor·mal
1. conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected.
2. everybody is more alike than we are different.
At Merrimack, we firmly believe that every one of us has special needs. Some have special needs on the outside readily visible; some have special needs on the inside. Everyone has the need to feel loved. Everyone has the need to feel accepted.
Please join our efforts to make Huntsville & Madison County the gold-standard for diversity and inclusion by becoming a volunteer, donating or spreading awareness on behalf of our mission.
