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Exploring Business Ownership for People with Disabilities

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23 Oct

Posted at 09:18h in CEO Blog

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation The designation of October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is both timely and significant. It underscores the U.S. Department of Laborā€™s commitment to ensure an American...

19 Oct

Posted at 19:54h in News

[caption id="attachment_4871" align="alignleft" width="234"] Johnny Yankovich on the job at Crescent Industries in New Freedom, PA.[/caption]If you ask Johnny Yankovich what he likes about having a job, heā€™ll tell you straight out ā€“ ā€œI like earning money.ā€ Some of that money, heā€™s happy to say,...

01 Oct

Posted at 19:31h in News

[caption id="attachment_4865" align="alignleft" width="203"] With a proud grin, Will Ford stands amid huge boxes of waste paper ready to be recycled at CPG in York.[/caption]With a keen eye on the sky, Will Ford just may be Penn-Marā€™s official weatherman. Bump into him anywhere and heā€™ll...

25 Sep

Posted at 19:29h in News

Not everyone is excited to turn 40 years old but itā€™s always a good excuse to throw a party. Lesha Breighner thought so, too, when she reached that critical milestone last year. Unfortunately she didnā€™t have the time she needed to book the venue for...

17 Sep

Posted at 01:31h in News, Press Releases, Uncategorized

Penn-Mar Human Services, a recognized leader in providing innovative, quality supports and services to hundreds of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and the The Penn-Mar Foundation is pleased to announce Anthony Gallo, as the Foundation boardā€™s new chair, and Elizabeth ā€œBethā€ Pitts-Madonna as the...

10 Sep

Posted at 13:19h in CEO Blog

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation DSP Recognition Week, celebrated September 9-15, recognizes the dedication and accomplishments of outstanding Direct Support Professionals and their vital contributions to communities across the country.Here at Penn-Mar, managers...

21 Aug

Posted at 13:21h in CEO Blog

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation A few weeks ago I had the honor of standing in front of some 500 people at theĀ 2018 Reinventing Quality ConferenceĀ in Baltimore where I accepted a national award...

15 Aug

Posted at 19:17h in News

R.J. Powers was literally homeless in 2012. An emergency placement brought him to a Penn-Mar community home in York with where he settled in with only a backpack and duffle bag to his name. Struggling with autism, attention deficit disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, it...

06 Aug

Posted at 19:14h in News

For a guy who has been working since he was eight years old, Paul Kuhn sounds and acts incredibly energetic. As a part-time Direct Support Professional (DSP) at Penn-Mar, he often tells the individuals he works with at the Maryland Day Program that the only...

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