Our Mission

Ward and Ward Mental Health Services, Inc. provide service and support to individuals with developmental disabilities. We are contracted by the District of Columbia through the Department on Disability Services. We are dedicated to meeting the needs of each individual that we serve. These needs are addressed through a person-centered approach. Our goal is to assure the health, safety, and protection from harm of all individuals receiving services, while promoting a positive outcome for all individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Ward and Ward Mental Health Services, Inc.  strive to provide a rehabilitative environment that will promote growth and development within defined standards of expected adult-like behavior.

Our individuals will be treated with dignity and respect and will be afforded the protection, rights, and freedoms that exist for all citizens of the United States. We will ensure that the individuals that we serve are protected from abuse, neglect, mistreatment and exploitation. Ward and Ward Mental Health Services, Inc.  will seek access to the best healthcare delivery system available to ensure the best possible health given each individual’s circumstances.

From the time Dr. Ruth Ward opened her home to the first DE-institutionalized individuals in 1978 our mission has been and will always be to provide those we serve with the best opportunity for normalization in the least restrictive environment while providing an integrated community-based living and work sites that meet their individual needs. Look us over and you will realize

"We Love What We Do and We Do It With Love"