Scott Deise: An Original
To a large extent, Scott is the embodiment of Penn-Mar’s mission. Not only is he a person with intellectual disabilities who has always lived his life courageously and independently, he is one of the nonprofit’s very first residents whose late parents Shirley and Charles were among Penn-Mar’s 12 founding visionary families that teamed up in 1981 to help their adult children unlock new opportunities for independence and community inclusion.
Check Out the New Penn-Mar Apparel Store
We’re thrilled to announce the official launch of the new Penn-Mar Apparel Store! Check it out and consider purchasing a Penn-Mar branded item to help spread awareness of our mission to Live Courageously. All products ship directly to you.
Courageous Living All Around Us
To “Live Courageously,” is a tagline that describes the intentional motivation of not only the people with disabilities who we support, but also the entire Penn-Mar community of families, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), team members and donors.
It’s the Best Time to Join Our Team
Penn-Mar continually invests in our team members, like with our award-winning career advancement program. We recently ramped up this commitment by raising starting hourly wages for Direct Support Professionals to $15.50 an hour. Plus, we’re offering a $2,000 signing bonus for those positions. Check out our full-time, part-time, and flexible jobs.
Celebrating 40 Years of Penn-Mar
2021 marks our 40th Anniversary. In the past four decades, Penn-Mar has grown exponentially, adding new and innovative programs to further support the people we serve. We’re immensely proud of each milestone, accomplishment, and success story, but we’re not done. Each day, we start by asking the same question we’ve been asking since 1981: what else can we do?
