22 Jan Making Golden Community Connections

Posted at 20:15h in News

[caption id="attachment_4660" align="alignleft" width="261"] Vijay with Golden Connections Community Center staffer, ready to greet members.[/caption]What started out as a weekly volunteer effort for a group of Penn-Mar Day Program participants, at the Golden Connections Community Center in Red Lion, Pa., has blossomed into something magical.Every...

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27 Dec Going Above and Beyond in Serving a Greater Good

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Penn-Mar Maryland Program Manager Michelle Delozier can pinpoint the very day she nominated Eric Williams, a member of Penn-Mar’s Facilities Maintenance team, for the nonprofit’s P.R.I.D.E. Award.It was a Sunday, and a Maryland resident who had been recently diagnosed with dementia, had managed to climb...

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18 Dec A Year of Transformation; a Hunger for Innovation

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By Gregory MillerPresident/CEO Penn-Mar Human ServicesThey say if time moves quickly you must be having a good time (or getting older!). If true, 2018 must have been the best of times for Penn-Mar, a fast-paced year brimming with major accomplishments fueled by our culture of...

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18 Dec A Valued Member of the Sons of Sicily Family

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To hear Joe Ferranti tell it, the owner of Sons of Sicily Pizza, the day Rita walked through his door for a part-time job was the best day of his life. For the past three years, he has watched her build friendships with his staff...

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28 Nov Everything’s Coming Up Roses

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[caption id="attachment_4933" align="alignleft" width="227"] Holly Burkholder (second from right) takes a moment out of a recent busy morning to pose for a photo with her boss, Cindy Cancilla (left), owner of Flowers by Cindy, and colleagues Stacy Wetzel and Dee Page.[/caption]With a part-time job she...

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26 Nov Using Her Gifts

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[caption id="attachment_4927" align="alignleft" width="300"] Alexa Wheeler and Amanda Camacho at Penn-Mar's new Far Hills Day Program. It's Halloween and Amanda's ready to put out some fires.[/caption]Alexa Wheeler’s young career has always been dedicated to serving others, something she sees as a calling, and her gift....

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25 Nov Penn-Mar Helping to Bring People with Disabilities into Maryland’s Workforce

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The Baltimore Business Journal’ s In The C-Suite profiled our CEO, Greg Miller, for bringing more people with disabilities into Maryland’s workforce. This profile highlighted a recent initiative of ours that brought business owners and government officials together to meet with those who employee individuals...

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20 Nov Penn-Mar Volunteers Helped Plant 61 New Trees on the Road of Remembrance

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In the early 1920s, 400 sycamore trees were planted along a 12-mile stretch of the Susquehanna Trail, from Jacobus to the Maryland Line in York County, Pa. The Road of Remembrance, as it was named, was created in honor of those who served in World...

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05 Nov Safety Education Collaboration Earns Special Recognition

Posted at 20:13h in News

Safety is top-of-mind at Penn-Mar for both staff and the individuals they support. And according to Charlotte Quante, a DSP in the Day Program at Far Hills and a member of the Penn-Mar Safety committee, “When it comes to safety concerns and guidance, it’s good...

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24 Oct Penn-Mar Human Services Launches Its Third Career Ladder Class, Promoting Recognition and Higher Wages for Direct Support Professionals

Posted at 20:08h in News

Penn-Mar Human Services is thrilled to announce the launch of a third Career Ladder class, and the names of the 30 Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) whose compassion, professionalism, and participation in this program exemplify their commitment to transforming life into living for the individuals that Penn-Mar supports.Please...

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