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Your Stories Shape Policies: Why Advocacy Matters

Posted on January 23, 2026

At Penn-Mar, our commitment to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and encourage them to live courageously never changes. What does change is the environment around us. Policies shift. Funding priorities move. And the systems people with IDD rely on are often shaped by decisions made far from their everyday…

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Let’s Not Forget Our Most Vulnerable Citizens

Posted on July 28, 2020

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation In the midst of all the uncertainties that come with the COVID-19 virus, a faltering economy, and social justice movements, even the experts are often at a…

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A One-Of-A-Kind Hero

Posted on June 16, 2020

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation On April 20th, in the midst of the pandemic, my cousin Benjamin Miller quietly passed away. He was only 44 years old but lived 43 years longer…

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A Time for Embracing Innovation and Collaboration

Posted on May 26, 2020

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation The challenges continue. Trying to adjust to extended sheltering-in-place orders that have upended households and temporarily suspended routines and relationships. Acclimating to home schooling for the kids…

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An Unbelievable Year at Penn-Mar

Posted on December 23, 2019

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation There is one word to describe 2019 and that is “unbelievable.”  If someone told me last January that we would have a structural realignment, take on a…

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The Importance of Investing in Mission

Posted on November 23, 2019

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation ‘Tis the Season to endure countless promotional messages suggesting we embrace the holiday spirit with purchases ranging from the latest cell phones to his-and-her luxury cars. You’ve…

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For Nonprofits, Mergers Should Never be a Lifeline

Posted on November 15, 2019

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…

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Where Businesses Can Find the Right Talent, Right Now

Posted on October 17, 2019

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation Most of us with career ambitions take it for granted that once we finish with our schooling we will move on to the next logical step: getting…

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Recognizing Direct Support Professionals Year ‘Round

Posted on September 11, 2019

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation I just returned from the NADSP Annual Conference, hosted by the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in Cleveland. While there was no formal program theme,…

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The Cause for Independence and Freedom Continues

Posted on July 19, 2019

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation Earlier this month while our nation was celebrating its independence from British rule in 1776, I couldn’t help but think of our modern day pursuit to create…

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Partnership Is All About What’s Best for the People We Support

Posted on June 21, 2019

By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation When I was in my early 20s, I can honestly say I wasn’t thinking about a career in human services as my life’s work. But many people I met along the way were instrumental in…

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