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Posted on September 16, 2024
Larry Miller always dreamt of becoming a fireman. His father was one and he started taking his son to the Delta-Cardiff Fire Company on Main Street in Delta, PA when Larry was a young boy. He recalls loving the sound of the fire sirens and…
Posted on September 16, 2024
Larry Miller always dreamt of becoming a fireman. His father was one and he started taking his son to the Delta-Cardiff Fire Company on Main Street in Delta, PA when Larry was a young boy. He recalls loving the sound of the fire sirens and…
Posted on August 15, 2024
In his role as Job Developer for Penn-Mar, Court Dudek regularly receives referral opportunities from the Maryland State Department of Education Division for Rehabilitation Services (DORS). The leads connect students he supports in the Work-Based Learning Experience (WBLE) to job training opportunities that will help…
Posted on August 5, 2024
Rebecca Lee was well-known around Penn-Mar and the local community as the passionate Art Instructor who nurtured the often-hidden creative talents of her students with developmental disabilities. When she was promoted to Senior Direct Support Professional (DSP) in 2023, with the additional responsibility of seeking…
Posted on August 2, 2024
In the fall of 2022, York County Pennsylvania President Commissioner Julie Wheeler and County Administrator Greg Monskie, received information from Penn-Mar Human Services about its Customized Employment Program that helps the people with disabilities it supports find competitive integrated employment. They passed along this resource…
Posted on July 26, 2024
Joey Clune has just finished up a six-week internship at Techno Rescue in Frederick, Maryland, and if there was an open position, Maria Kuhn, the IT company’s Lead Tech, would hire him on the spot. She will be giving the 19-year-old Tuscarora High School student…
Posted on July 23, 2024
Each month, we highlight a “behind-the-scenes” team member whose work supports our mission, but whose face you might not often see on our social media pages. We’re excited to help you get to know our innovative team and the complex work we do. So, tune…
Posted on July 23, 2024
– Deric Emry and Jason Polun to Join Board For Leading Disability-Focused Nonprofit – July 23, 2024 Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), announced today that Deric Emry and Jason Polun have…
Posted on July 10, 2024
This past spring, Penn-Mar Residential Supervisor Rochelle Williams took her career to a whole new level – three levels in fact – when she earned her Career Ladders DSP-I, DSP-II and DSP-III certification. She diligently accomplished this in a little over a month. Originally from…
Posted on July 3, 2024
By Karen Cunningham, Penn-Mar Sibling My sister Brenda attends the Penn-Mar Day Program at Far Hills and lives with my husband, two teen sons, and me. The day program has enabled her to have her own interests and still live with and be a part…
Posted on June 23, 2024
Each month, we highlight a “behind-the-scenes” team member whose work supports our mission, but whose face you might not often see on our social media pages. We’re excited to help you get to know our innovative team and the complex work we do. So, tune…