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Posted on April 25, 2025
By Robert Sacca, Director of Program Execution, Northrop Gruman Mission Systems Volunteering will help you find joy and purpose in the service of others. 25 years of service in the Army, including three deployments to Afghanistan, and my current position as a Colonel in the…
Posted on November 27, 2024
“My faith tells me that you need to help people.” Katrina Cooper started cutting people’s hair when she was 17 and went on to build a cosmetology career and several related businesses. By the age of 60 she decided she was “done with that” and,…
Posted on November 19, 2024
By David Hilbert – Penn-Mar Human Services Donor, Volunteer, Family Member Lisa is the youngest of five children raised by our loving and devoted parents, Robert and Barbara Hilbert. As a 14-year-old boy, I vividly remember the joy of Lisa’s birth. Everyone was drawn to…
Posted on November 19, 2024
Her personal experience helps her to better understand the people she supports. Anja Allgood is a Direct Support Professional (DSP) at a Penn-Mar home in Glen Rock, Pa. where she supports four gentlemen with diverse disabilities. They range in age from 26 to 75. She…
Posted on November 15, 2024
By Joe DiPaola, Penn-Mar Sibling Mike joined our family as my younger brother when I was five. I don’t remember much of those early days except that my parents were worried about Mike’s health and future. Yes, Mike was different, but to my family Mike…
Posted on November 12, 2024
October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month Encourages “Access to Good Jobs for All.” As we reflect on the past month, we celebrate the contributions, achievements, and potential of people with disabilities in the workplace. For employers, hiring this capable and motivated workforce can have a…
Posted on October 22, 2024
Access, In-Person Ballot Marking Devices, Mail-in, FAX and Online Options Ensure Their Votes Are Counted on Election Day Derek Hamburg worked with Penn-Mar’s supported employment team to find a warehouse job with Snavley Forest Products in New Windsor, MD and a custodian and food prep…
Posted on October 21, 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 October 7, 2024
The Penn-Mar HEART Award program recognizes team members whose passion and performance leave the mark of their own legacy through exceptional demonstrations of Honesty, Excellence, Advocacy, Respect, and Teamwork. BillieJo Brown, nominated by Maria Engler “BillieJo is being recognized for her exceptional ability to engage…
Posted on October 4, 2024
DSP inspired by his mother’s belief that helping others comes from the heart. Cristian Martinez always dreamed that one day he would find a career that would be as rewarding as his mother’s. “My mom worked with elderly adults, and she always said, ‘Helping others…
Posted on October 1, 2024
– Deric Emry and Jason Polun to Join Board For Leading Disability-Focused Nonprofit – October 1, 2024 Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is proud to welcome Deric Emry and Jason Polun…