The Angelus

12413 Hudson Ave, Hudson, FL, 34669

The Angelus is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Hudson providing permanent residential care and daytime programming for non-ambulatory adults with developmental and physical disabilities, most of them living with cerebral palsy. Founded in 1979 in St. Petersburg by Pauline Shaver to house children in wheelchairs, it moved to Pasco County in 1986 and now spans 17 wooded acres with roughly three miles of wheelchair-accessible sidewalks. Five co-ed group homes house up to 40 residents with meals cooked on site under a licensed dietitian's review, while the 5,000-square-foot Berkley Center day program serves up to 45 adults with life skills, arts, gardening, computer training, a woodshop and a multi-sensory room. The campus also includes a heated indoor pool, a community garden, Lake Little John and the Garlan Williams Pavilion, which is rented to the community for events. Its two big public fundraisers are the Haunted Angelus Scream Park each autumn and the Light Up The Angelus drive-through holiday display.