Pleasant View Inc.

Pleasant View Inc. Our Vision is that All people will have the opportunity to live in and enrich their communities. Pleasant View, Inc. Now, Pleasant View, Inc.

grew out of a concern many families in the Virginia Mennonite Conference had in the late 1960's; what would happen to their family member with an intellectual disability if they were no longer able to care for him or her. The doors to our first home, now known as Turner House, opened in March 1971. has grown from a six-person group home to a multidimensional agency with a variety of day and residential services and supports. Although many came from all areas of Virginia and beyond, the majority are from the Harrisonburg/Rockingham community. Many religious backgrounds are represented including Mennonite, Brethren, Presbyterian, Jewish, Catholic, and United Church of Christ. If you would like more information about Pleasant View, Inc and the services we provide, please check out our website (www.pleasantviewinc.org) or contact our Director of Operations at 540-433-8960.

The EMU Nursing student came and showed us how to fit fun into fitness. 💪We played balloon volleyball at the day program...
11/26/2025

The EMU Nursing student came and showed us how to fit fun into fitness. 💪

We played balloon volleyball at the day program and laughed a lot.🏐🎈

Dennis and Megan broke in the Gehman House kitchen by cooking Dennis' favorite fried chicken recipe for the house. Denn...
11/25/2025

Dennis and Megan broke in the Gehman House kitchen by cooking Dennis' favorite fried chicken recipe for the house. Dennis loves to cook. When he talks about his many favorite recipes, he often reminisces about cooking them with his mom.🍳

If you were unable to join us during our annual fall Banquet this year, we bring you a video highlighting some of the ke...
11/25/2025

If you were unable to join us during our annual fall Banquet this year, we bring you a video highlighting some of the key moments and memories we made that night. We hope you check it out and enjoy!



Pleasant View's Annual Fall Banquet 2025: Pursuing Life to the fullestOur banquet is a time to celebrate our friends and supporters. The stage is filled wit...

Pleasant View would like to thank everyone who came out for our First Friday Fundraiser at an@booksavers_of_virginia ...
11/24/2025

Pleasant View would like to thank everyone who came out for our First Friday Fundraiser at an@booksavers_of_virginia in November. The Voice provided beautiful music and we had many visitors at our information table. Thank you for helping to raise $1,431.00 to help support individuals who have disabilities to live out their dreams for meaningful work, relationships, and spiritual development.📚📖

Heritage Park in Broadway, Va is an all seasons park. Everyone at Louk House enjoys the park's beauty. Here is a pictur...
11/24/2025

Heritage Park in Broadway, Va is an all seasons park. Everyone at Louk House enjoys the park's beauty. Here is a picture from a fall trip to the park. The town is now putting up lights and decorations in the park to get it ready for Christmas.

Have you ever been to Heritage Park?

Cooking projects in the Harrisonburg Day Program are fun and tasty. Tom and April made unleavened bread during the cooki...
11/21/2025

Cooking projects in the Harrisonburg Day Program are fun and tasty. Tom and April made unleavened bread during the cooking club recently. The bread was a hit.🍞🥖

How are you spending these cold November days? For us at the Day Program, we are mostly enjoying each-other's company an...
11/20/2025

How are you spending these cold November days? For us at the Day Program, we are mostly enjoying each-other's company and having fun preparing for the upcoming holidays.

We look forward to sharing festive moments in the coming weeks!

We continue our 'Banquet-posting' by honoring an important member of our team and the driving force behind our successfu...
11/12/2025

We continue our 'Banquet-posting' by honoring an important member of our team and the driving force behind our successful event, our Development Director, Pam Miller. ✨

We wish to publicly show appreciation to Pam for all of her hard work in putting together such an inspiring event and navigating all the difficulties of stepping into uncharted territory. The numerous changes that were made to this year's Banquet would have been far more difficult to conquer had it not been for all the work Pam put together.

We will share more about her accolades in her career later down the line, but for now, we wish to say 'Thank you and we are privileged to have you on our team'

Yesterday we were joined by the students of EMU's Nursing School who helped us plant a variety of sunflower seeds into m...
11/11/2025

Yesterday we were joined by the students of EMU's Nursing School who helped us plant a variety of sunflower seeds into miniature pots. 🌱🌻

We marked the pots with everyone's names so now we wait and see which ones will grow the fastest. Don't worry, we'll make sure to report back!

We heard you wanted to see more updates from the 2025 Fall Banquet, and we are happy to oblige. Below you'll see some co...
11/10/2025

We heard you wanted to see more updates from the 2025 Fall Banquet, and we are happy to oblige.

Below you'll see some cool moments at the venue, including our individuals who took the stage in front of the crowd! More highlights coming your way very soon💫✨

Come by our table and get a free prayer box. These are sweet boxes have prayers inside. They are free for anyone who is ...
11/07/2025

Come by our table and get a free prayer box.

These are sweet boxes have prayers inside. They are free for anyone who is looking for a good message. These were lovingly made by our friend 's mother-in-law. ❤️

Address

151 Commerce Drive
Harrisonburg, VA
22802

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+15404338960

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Our Story

Individuals with developmental disabilities are important members of our community. Each individual has the right to live the life they choose. The gifts and abilities of the individuals we support have not always been as valued as they are today. Many families were encouraged to place their child with a disability in one of the five large institutional training centers of Virginia and move on with their lives. In the late 1960’s families who were able to keep their children with disabilities at home were concerned about what would happen to them if they were no longer able to care for him or her. In May of 1948, John R. Mumaw’s nephew, Chester Mumaw, was born with Down syndrome. Chester inspired John R. Mumaw to encouraged the Virginia Mennonite Conference to find a place in the community for individuals with developmental disabilities as an alternative to the large institutions. Pleasant View, Inc. grew out of these concerns.

The doors to our first home, now known as Turner House, opened in March 1971. Through the intervening years, Pleasant View, Inc. has grown from a six-person group home to a multidimensional agency that serves over 170 people through a variety of day and residential services and supports. We have been in the forefront of promoting philosophies that enhance the self determination and rights of people who have disabilities. Although many came from all areas of Virginia and beyond, the majority are from the Harrisonburg/Rockingham community. Many religious backgrounds are represented including Mennonite, Brethren, Presbyterian, Jewish, Catholic, Rise, Seventh Day Adventist, and United Church of Christ.

Pleasant View, Inc. is a nonprofit 501 (C)(3) agency. We receive Medicaid funding for about 89 % of our budget, but depend on donations to fund costs not covered by these payments or mission driven supports that don’t qualify as billable. If you would like more information about Pleasant View, Inc and the services we provide, please check out our website (www.pleasantviewinc.org) or contact our Social Work Director at 540-433-8960.