Founded in 1981, we’re a nonprofit that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We’ve helped over 100 adults secure both full and part-time jobs with over 80 Pennsylvania and Maryland businesses where they earn competitive wages and benefits. We believe everyone is employable. As an Employment 1st provider, Penn-Mar supports people to connect their interests, skills, and conditions for success to competitive integrated employment.
Just like a road map, Customized Employment services help people move through their own unique employment journey. This model individualizes the employment relationship in ways that meet the needs of both employee and employer.Â
We work directly with you as the employer to understand your operational needs and discover ways our job seekers can: meet production goals, eliminate backlogs, increase efficiency, and improve quality, resulting in higher profits and lower costs.Â
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David has found outdoor work he enjoys and a place where he truly belongs. Whether he is riding his jet ski on the Eastern Shore or working outdoors, David Lindauer is happiest when he is out in the fresh air. He loved his previous part-time job at a vineyard where
Curtis and Mike are building lasting relationships while making a difference on the job.   Purpose, relationships, and consistent work matter deeply to Curtis Brown and Mike Ingram. With support from Penn-Mar’s employment team, they have found all three through part-time jobs at Royal Farms, a convenience store chain known for prepared foods,
Cindy Rohrbaugh’s Personal Outcome Measures (POMs) assessment helped turn her goals for independence into a plan. Since 2014, Cindy Rohrbaugh, 45, has lived with two Life Sharing families. The Life Sharing program at Penn-Mar’s Pennsylvania residential program provides an alternative to traditional group homes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities