About Melissa

Hello, my name is Melissa. I'm a mother to 3 wonderful adults (ages 23-26 all girls), grandmother to 4 amazing grandchildren. I've worked with children and adults with various challenges and abilities. The challenges I'm most familiar with, through either professionally or family/friend related experience, with are: failure to thrive, scoliosis, epilepsy, Down syndrome, Asperger's syndrome, ADD/ADHD, bi-polar, Dysthymia, Schizoaffective disorder, and dementia. I've worked for 3 school districts in the past 25 years. I'm a dog enthusiast with some cat experience as well. I spent several years working with dog rescue groups. I've assisted in saving, socializing and re-homing over 100 dogs and 3 cats. I have a clean driving record and have been driving for 28 years. I feel comfortable transporting people and pets. I own a van and have plenty of room for 6 people or pets. I've run a household in every aspect: shopping, running errands, cooking, sending out laundry, picking up dry cleaning, hiring maintenance staff, delegating responsibilities necessary to keep home running smoothly, paying bills, etc. I enjoy helping others and I'm on Care.com for that reason.