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....

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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,...

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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...

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27 Jan Forty Years in the Field . . . and Counting

Posted at 20:05h in News

A Direct Support Professional (DSP) for over 40 years, Kim Kucherer has seen it all – and probably been in the thick of it.“I was just 19 when I got my first DSP job; a Residential Assistant working summers, breaks, and weekends while going to...

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03 Jan Employment Partnership Yields First-time Job Fulfillment for York County Special Olympian

Posted at 20:11h in News

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....

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03 Jan Penn-Mar Human Services’ 28th Annual Black Tie Gala Takes Guests on Global Wine Tour to Help Raise Critical Funds

Posted at 20:08h in News

Event Helps Support Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Live Their Best LifeBaltimore, MD – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), will welcome hundreds of friends, families, and supporters to the Delta Hotels Marriot Hunt Valley on...

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17 Dec Guest Columnist: Natalie Finnegan | Gobble ‘Til You Wobble

Posted at 20:15h in News

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 didn’t quite have...

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19 Nov Matthew Wolk: Exercising His Independence

Posted at 20:22h in News

Matthew Wolk’s job at Brick Bodies is “working out” very well, and has been since he landed the job of custodian there three-and-half years ago, through Penn-Mar’s Customized Employment (CE) program.Every Tuesday and Thursday, from noon to 3 p.m., Matthew, 26, walks into Brick Bodies...

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15 Nov For Nonprofits, Mergers Should Never be a Lifeline

Posted at 16:36h in CEO Blog, News

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 that’s only on the table when the organization’s very existence is in doubt. Merging is...

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11 Nov Upping Our Game for Training and Development

Posted at 13:34h in News

Of the many investments Penn-Mar has made over the past two years, perhaps one the most significant has been the organization’s commitment to the training and development of its team members. While programs have always been in place to properly initiate new team members and continually...

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