Wesley Spectrum and Family Services of Western Pennsylvania have announced plans to merge and jointly form Wesley Family Services, a nonprofit organization that will increase accessibility to quality, community health-care services for children, families and adults living in Western Pennsylvania. The merger is expected to take effect July 1.

“This is a landmark moment for our two individual organizations,” said Doug Muetzel, CEO of Wesley Spectrum, and Stephen Christian-Michaels, CEO of Family Services of Western Pennsylvania, in a statement.

• Read more about our merger and the history of our two organizations here.