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Penn-Mar Human Services Receives $25,000 Grant From Aegon Transamerica Foundation

Posted on May 2, 2025

– Funds Will Be Used to Equip 30 Residential Homes with Smart Home Technology – May 2, 2025 Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is delighted to share that the organization has…

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Safety Education Collaboration Earns Special Recognition

Posted on November 5, 2018

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

Posted on October 24, 2018

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….

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Penn-Mar Human Services Taking Guests Around The World For 27th Annual Black Tie Gala

Posted on October 24, 2018

Celebrated Fundraiser is Biggest Event of the Year For Regional Nonprofit Baltimore, MD – In honor of National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Penn-Mar Human Services will welcome hundreds of friends, family, and supporters on March 2nd for the 27th annual Black Tie Gala. This signature fundraising event,…

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Living a Full Life

Posted on October 19, 2018

If you ask Johnny Yankovich what he likes about having a job, he’ll tell you straight out – “I like earning money.” Some of that money, he’s happy to say, he likes to spend on his greatest passion – dinosaurs. It wasn’t long after graduating…

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MARION DYKE TO BE PRESENTED FRONTLINE MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Posted on October 19, 2018

Penn-Mar Supervisor Cited for Outstanding WorkBy PAR (Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability) Marion Dyke, supervisor for over 7 years with Penn-Mar Human Services, has been selected as the Frontline Manager of the Year Award for Pennsylvania’s Central Region by PAR, the…

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Pride and Independence

Posted on October 1, 2018

With a keen eye on the sky, Will Ford just may be Penn-Mar’s official weatherman. Bump into him anywhere and he’ll give you a forecast update; lately it’s been cloudy with a chance of rain… “lots of rain.” On the job, however, it’s pretty much…

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A Huge Moment for The Birthday Girl

Posted on September 25, 2018

Not everyone is excited to turn 40 years old but it’s always a good excuse to throw a party. Lesha Breighner thought so, too, when she reached that critical milestone last year. Unfortunately she didn’t have the time she needed to book the venue for…

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THE PENN-MAR FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

Posted on September 17, 2018

Penn-Mar Human Services, a recognized leader in providing innovative, quality supports and services to hundreds of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and the The Penn-Mar Foundation is pleased to announce Anthony Gallo, as the Foundation board’s new chair, and Elizabeth “Beth” Pitts-Madonna as the…

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Living Life to the Fullest

Posted on August 15, 2018

R.J. Powers was literally homeless in 2012. An emergency placement brought him to a Penn-Mar community home in York with where he settled in with only a backpack and duffle bag to his name. Struggling with autism, attention deficit disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, it…

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A Miraculous Place to Work

Posted on August 6, 2018

For a guy who has been working since he was eight years old, Paul Kuhn sounds and acts incredibly energetic. As a part-time Direct Support Professional (DSP) at Penn-Mar, he often tells the individuals he works with at the Maryland Day Program that the only…

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