After 30 years in retail, Daniella Amos found renewed purpose supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.[caption id="attachment_15245" align="alignright" width="300"] Daniella Amos[/caption]After three decades working in the retail field, Daniella Amos started to feel like she was ready to take a leap and explore different careers that...
Each month, we highlight a “behind-the-scenes” team member whose work supports our mission, but whose face you might not often see on our social media pages. We’re excited to help you get to know our innovative team and the complex work we do. So, tune in for...
Cindy Rohrbaugh’s Personal Outcome Measures (POMs) assessment helped turn her goals for independence into a plan. [caption id="attachment_15199" align="alignright" width="300"] Cindy Rohrbaugh poses with her father, Glenn.[/caption]Since 2014, Cindy Rohrbaugh, 45, has lived with two Life Sharing families. The Life Sharing program at Penn-Mar's Pennsylvania residential program provides an alternative...
How innovation and advocacy keep Penn-Mar moving forward despite frozen budgets.[caption id="attachment_1672" align="alignright" width="300"] Gregory MillerPresident/CEO Penn-Mar Human Services[/caption]Are you feeling trapped in these endless cycles of freezing days and nights? When Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this February and predicted six more weeks of...
Each month, we highlight a “behind-the-scenes” team member whose work supports our mission, but whose face you might not often see on our social media pages. We’re excited to help you get to know our innovative team and the complex work we do. So, tune in for...
A Decision That Helped Us Worry Less About Tomorrow.By Chris Otto Penn-Mar Parent and Legacy Circle Supporter[caption id="attachment_15065" align="alignright" width="300"] Mandy Otto poses with her parents at one of her favorite places, Disney World![/caption]It can be an emotional time for parents when their children grow up,...
- Nonprofit’s Most Significant and Anticipated Event Welcomes 500 Supporters From Two States -  February 9, 2026 Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), will proudly welcome 500 friends, benefactors, and supporters to its most important fundraiser of the year,...
Each month, we highlight a “behind-the-scenes” team member whose work supports our mission, but whose face you might not often see on our social media pages. We’re excited to help you get to know our innovative team and the complex work we do. So, tune in for...
Corina Gartland helps Saar Fanjoy speak for herself. [caption id="attachment_14893" align="alignright" width="300"] Saar (left) and Corina (right) take a selfie.[/caption]When Direct Support Professional (DSP) Corina Gartland first met Saar Fanjoy, she found her using a binder with Velcro tabs to communicate. Being non-verbal, Saar would sometimes...
At Penn-Mar, our commitment to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and encourage them to live courageously never changes. What does change is the environment around us. Policies shift. Funding priorities move. And the systems people with IDD rely on are often shaped by decisions made far from their everyday...