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...
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...
By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation I recently returned from the American Association of Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Conference in St. Louis where I was invited to participate in a work group that was...
Lydia Hurst’s deep passion and energy for her job and for the people she works with at Penn-Mar radiates out through her smile and through her steadfast dedication to a profession she knows to be absolutely vital to the lives of people with intellectual and...
On June 6th, for the second consecutive year, the Maryland Special Olympics hosted an event entitled Brave in the Attempt at Towson University. This captivating evening featured 11 individuals with disabilities who used their life experiences to inspire everyone present to be brave in their attempt at...
[caption id="attachment_4798" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jimmy Dietrich found the right job at Brothers Services Company in Hampstead, MD.[/caption]Jimmy Dietrich has a dream of starting his own business one day, complete with a workshop, machine shop and office, where he can fix and make things with a...
Penn-Mar is among five organizations to be honored at the Reinventing Quality Conference in Baltimore, July 31 Penn-Mar Human Services is proud to announce that it has received the prestigious national Moving Mountains Award from the partnership of the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), the Institute on Community Integration at...
[caption id="attachment_4781" align="alignleft" width="300"] All smiles: Maggie with coworkers at Edible Arrangements, Sara Kauffman (left) and Alli Zurmuhlen.[/caption]By all accounts Maggie Hutson is one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet, and one of the hardest working too. For a little more than two years...
By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation Penn-Mar Human Services is known for leading the industry with innovative community-based supports as well as an Employment First focus for individuals with disabilities. But we are just...
[caption id="attachment_4769" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jamming at WAG Studios in York, are (L. to R.) Kyun Kim on electric bass, Rod Goelz on drums, Tom Bunker on three-string guitar, and Mary Seiter on keyboard.[/caption]Responding to several individuals’ keen interest in music, Penn-Mar DSP and Community Learning...