By Gabe Jones, Maryland Community Living Administrator Itās month two of the COVID-19 quarantine. My teamās typical day now revolves around getting the people we support to acclimate to a new normal at home while still providing all the substance and growth they were used to...
By Jackie Stevens, Chief Operating Officer Since the coronavirus pandemic has literally infiltrated all of our lives, Penn-Marās COVID-19 Task Force has been āmeetingā daily via teleconference to address and implement the ever- evolving precautions and necessary adjustments that are changing life as we know it....
Andrea Hilbert has been a Direct Support Professional (DSP) at Penn-Mar for 15 years. In thatĀ timeĀ sheās supported people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a variety of capacities: through the Maryland Day Program, the Pennsylvania Day Program, as aĀ substitute in the Residential ProgramĀ when called upon,...
When Karen Mottern arrives at work at Chick-fil-A in Cockeysville, Md., a job she began three years ago, itās always with a big smile on her face and an eagerness to get started. Her attitude is infectious, and her helpfulness, hard work and dependability are...
A Direct Support Professional (DSP) for over 40 years, Kim Kucherer has seen it all ā and probably been in the thick of it.āI was just 19 when I got my first DSP job; a Residential Assistant working summers, breaks, and weekends while going to...
Many of us might still remember the thrill of receiving our very first paycheck. For Timothy Moran that memory is still fresh. In late October, Tim was put on the payroll of Maple Press, the 118-year-old book manufacturer in York, Pa., as an on-call employee....
Event Helps Support Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Live Their Best LifeBaltimore, MD āĀ Penn-Mar Human Services, the regionās leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), will welcome hundreds of friends, families, and supporters to theĀ Delta Hotels Marriot Hunt ValleyĀ on...
Seven years ago, as a DSP in a Penn-Mar community home, I spent Thanksgiving Day with a new gentleman I was supporting. It was just the two us. And much as I tried to make the day as festive as possible, it didnāt quite have...
Matthew Wolkās job at Brick Bodies is āworking outā very well, and has been since he landed the job of custodian there three-and-half years ago, through Penn-Marās Customized Employment (CE) program.Every Tuesday and Thursday, from noon to 3 p.m., Matthew, 26, walks into Brick Bodies...
By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation Far too often, mergers among nonprofits are viewed as a last resort; a desperate option thatās only on the table when the organizationās very existence is in doubt. Merging is...