GentleBrook

Connecting People + Community through I/DD Services and Senior Services

WHO: We are a not-for-profit social purpose enterprise that believes in connecting people + community through services and businesses. WHAT: We serve + support older adults and individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Our services and supports include residential options, adult day programs, and vocational training. WHEN: Founded in 1974

WHERE: Hartville, West Lafayette, & Holmesville, Ohio

WHY: We believe all human life is a sacred gift and most fulfilled in community with others.

11/16/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to our F + F shoebox packing party on Friday night!

We packed 50 boxes for Operation Christmas Child, enjoyed playing Christmas Song Bingo {thanks, Shawn!}, and ended the night with some wonderful singing + signing.

Thank you to all our volunteers and staff for helping out! Check out our stories to see some videos from the night.

11/11/2025

Happy Veterans Day!

We thank all the veterans out there for their service, their sacrifice, and their devotion to our country. We are especially proud to have so many veterans working or living here at GentleBrook.

Please join us in recognizing + honoring them today!

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GentleBrook Lafayette Meadows and Holmes Co.
The HomeStead of Hartville

11/09/2025

Happy Sunday, friends!

Last week, some of our residents went to visit the new “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!” exhibit at the McKinley Presidential Library & Museum. Everyone had a great time!

11/03/2025

Join us on Friday, November 14th for our final Friends + Fellowship event of the year: OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD PACKING PARTY!

We will be packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child while enjoying some Christmas cookies and hot cocoa!

📆: 11/14/2025

⏰: 6 - 7:30PM

📍: Hartville Church of the Brethren

11/02/2025

Finishing out this weekend’s celebrations with pictures of our housekeeping CI group in their costumes as well as the Halloween party for Menlo, Glen, and Lois!

I think it’s safe to say that this year’s Halloween festivities were quite epic!

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10/31/2025

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 👻🎃🕸️

The rainy weather didn’t stop our Hartville Meadows team from helping our residents have the best Halloween ever! From indoor trick or treating to fabulous costumes and a party, a good time was had by all!

Check out our stories for some videos of today’s fun!

10/26/2025

had such a blast at this year’s Great Pumpkin Race!! How could we not when we had THE #1 Lisa Ackerman as our fearless leader?!

Thank you to Plain Township Fire & Rescue-Stark County, Ohio for being on hand to keep us all safe and to the Great Pumpkin Race team and Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Stark DD) for all the work you put into hosting this fun + inclusive event every year!

Check out our stories to see our team in action!

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10/25/2025

We’re so excited to be partnering with Bloom Hill Farm for their Holiday Wreath Workshops, hosted at our very own GentleBrook Greenhouse and Farm!

Follow the instructions below to get all the details!

10/24/2025

In honor of , our Hartville Meadows team rocked their PINK this week to celebrate the courage + resilience of the survivors, support those currently fighting, and remember those we’ve lost.

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10/21/2025

Did you catch this morning’s rainbow?! 🌈✨

📸 Photo 1: Lisa Ackerman, HM Administrator
📸 Photo 2: Natalie Johnson, Executive Director, The HomeStead of Hartville

10/20/2025

We had so much fun at RiverTree Lake’s Trunk or Treat on Saturday! 🍭🍬🍫

It was a beautiful day to be outside handing out candy {and eating our fair share of course 😉}. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our “trunk!”

10/16/2025

The fall fun continues!! 🍁🌾🐓

We visited Kingsway Pumpkin Farm and everyone had a fabulous time!

Address

880 Sunnyside Street SW
Hartville, OH
44632

Telephone

+13308777700

Website

http://www.GentleBrook.org/

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