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Posted on June 19, 2025
This article was originally published in World of Possibilities Magazine’s Fall 2024 edition. It was written by Allis Kensing, Enabling Technology Manager at Penn-Mar. My first experience with Assistive Technology (AT) solutions was in 2016 while working for a provider to find employment opportunities for…
Posted on March 20, 2020
By Jackie Stevens, Chief Operating Officer Since the coronavirus pandemic has literally infiltrated all of our lives, Penn-Marās COVID-19 Task Force has been āmeetingā daily via teleconference to address and implement the ever- evolving precautions and necessary adjustments that are changing life as we know…
Posted on February 14, 2020
Andrea Hilbert has been a Direct Support Professional (DSP) at Penn-Mar for 15 years. In thatĀ timeĀ sheās supported people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a variety of capacities: through the Maryland Day Program, the Pennsylvania Day Program, as aĀ substitute in the Residential ProgramĀ when called upon,…
Posted on February 3, 2020
When Karen Mottern arrives at work at Chick-fil-A in Cockeysville, Md., a job she began three years ago, itās 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…
Posted on January 27, 2020
A Direct Support Professional (DSP) for over 40 years, Kim Kucherer has seen it all ā and probably been in the thick of it. āI was just 19 when I got my first DSP job; a Residential Assistant working summers, breaks, and weekends while going…
Posted on January 3, 2020
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….
Posted on January 3, 2020
Event Helps Support Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Live Their Best Life Baltimore, MD āĀ Penn-Mar Human Services, the regionās leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), will welcome hundreds of friends, families, and supporters to theĀ Delta Hotels Marriot Hunt…
Posted on December 17, 2019
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 didnāt quite have…
Posted on November 19, 2019
Matthew Wolkās job at Brick Bodies is āworking outā very well, and has been since he landed the job of custodian there three-and-half years ago, through Penn-Marās Customized Employment (CE) program. Every Tuesday and Thursday, from noon to 3 p.m., Matthew, 26, walks into Brick…
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 thatās only on the table when the organizationās very existence is in doubt. Merging…
Posted on November 11, 2019
Of the many investments Penn-Mar has made over the past two years, perhaps one the most significant has been the organizationās commitment to the training and development of its team members. While programs have always been in place to properly initiate new team members and…