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26 Jun GUEST COLUMNIST: KATHY ROGERS | ADVOCACY IS THE LONG GAME

Posted at 19:32h in News

By Kathy Rogers, Chief Advancement Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Executive Director, Penn-Mar Foundation Sometimes people feel that advocating for a cause is futile, but it’s important to know that your voice matters more than you might think. By definition, advocacy is public support for or recommendations of a...

24 Jun Penn-Mar Joins WYPR’s “On the Record” to Discuss the Importance of DD Funding

Posted at 19:36h in Media Coverage, News

As states across the country face large budget shortfalls due to the pandemic, there is a concern that human services groups like Penn-Mar could be at risk for reduced funding. But what are those funds used for and why are they so critically important? Penn-Mar...

23 Jun Curtis Brown: An Essential Employee

Posted at 19:41h in News

Curtis Brown is grateful to have kept working through the unprecedented Coronavirus recession that has seen the unemployment rate skyrocket across the nation. Typically, that rate is twice as high for people with disabilities, and in 2019, only a little over 19 percent of men...

20 May Guest Columnist: Paul Schiavone | Present and Compassionate in a Virtual Way

Posted at 20:00h in News

By Paul Schiavone, Chief Human Resources Officer Who knew you could visit The North Pole, Paris and Disney World during a pandemic?Virtual travel via Google Earth and Zoom is one of many ways Penn-Mar is now relying on technology to help team members and the people...

12 May Emily Finnegan: Discovering the Pathway to a Fulfilling Career

Posted at 20:18h in News

With the COVID-19 stay-at-home order still in place after more than a month, cabin fever has begun to set in at the Penn-Mar home in Manchester, Md., that Residential Supervisor Emily Finnegan oversees.It’s safe to say that, to varying degrees, being cooped up at home...

16 Apr DSP Kelly Dorsey: Pushing Through the Crisis

Posted at 20:23h in News

Kelly Dorsey has never been one to stop moving. While our world has practically come to a standstill, and almost every facet of our lives upended by the Coronavirus pandemic, Kelly’s commitment and deep compassion for the men and women she supports at Change, Inc.,...

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07 Apr Guest Columnist: Gabe Jones | Unity in Crisis

Posted at 20:26h in News

By Gabe Jones, Maryland Community Living Administrator It’s month two of the COVID-19 quarantine. My team’s 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...

20 Mar Guest Columnist: Jackie Stevens | COVID-19 Task Force Takes Control

Posted at 19:35h in News

By Jackie Stevens, Chief Operating Officer Since the coronavirus pandemic has literally infiltrated all of our lives, Penn-Mar’s COVID-19 Task Force has been “meeting” daily via teleconference to address and implement the ever- evolving precautions and necessary adjustments that are changing life as we know it....

14 Feb The Only Thing That’s Constant is Change

Posted at 19:42h in News

Andrea Hilbert has been a Direct Support Professional (DSP) at Penn-Mar for 15 years. In that time she’s supported people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a variety of capacities: through the Maryland Day Program, the Pennsylvania Day Program, as a substitute in the Residential Program when called upon,...

03 Feb Karen Mottern: Helping Others Is Her Passion

Posted at 19:56h in News

When Karen Mottern arrives at work at Chick-fil-A in Cockeysville, Md., a job she began three years ago, it’s 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...