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Be the Reason Someone Gives: Become a Champion

Posted on April 2, 2026

Champions turn everyday moments into powerful reasons for others to give.   By Tina Chan Sweenie Penn-Mar Associate Director of Development and Volunteer and Donor Engagement  Give Local York is coming up, and this is one of the easiest ways to make an impact in just one day. Hundreds of local…

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Help Wanted: A People Person

Posted on June 29, 2018

Jimmy Dietrich has a dream of starting his own business one day, complete with a workshop, machine shop and office, where he can fix and make things with a staff of close friends. To get started, he said, he’s working to save up for a…

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Penn-Mar Human Services Receives Prestigious National Moving Mountains Award

Posted on June 25, 2018

Penn-Mar is among five organizations to be honored at the Reinventing Quality Conference in Baltimore, July 31 Penn-Mar Human Services is proud to announce that it has received the prestigious national Moving Mountains Award from the partnership of the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), the Institute on Community Integration…

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The Best Arrangement

Posted on June 14, 2018

By all accounts Maggie Hutson is one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet, and one of the hardest working too. For a little more than two years now, she has been employed at Edible Arrangements in Timonium, Maryland, and loving every minute of it….

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Music and Wellness: Discovering their Inner Rock Stars

Posted on May 16, 2018

Responding to several individuals’ keen interest in music, Penn-Mar DSP and Community Learning Services (CLS) Instructor Rosanna DiSebastiano has recently introduced music therapy into the CLS program and partnered with the Weary Arts Group (WAG), the performing arts school that is dedicated to the promotion…

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Striking a Balance Between Work and Play

Posted on May 4, 2018

Suburban Bowlerama has been named York Sunday News’ â€śBest of York County” every year for the past 15 years. This honor can in very large part be credited to the independently-owned bowling alley’s staff and the positive atmosphere they create. As Brooke Sweeney, who’s worked at Bowlerama…

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PENN-MAR HUMAN SERVICES PROMOTES PAUL SCHIAVONE TO CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

Posted on May 4, 2018

FREELAND, Md. – May 4, 2018 – Paul Schiavone was recently promoted to the position of Chief Human Resources Officer of Penn-Mar Human Services , a recognized leader in providing innovative, quality supports and services to hundreds of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Paul Schiavone…

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On the Job and Loving It

Posted on April 23, 2018

There are numerous, universal factors that demonstrate a good work ethic, and Tim O’Neill may possibly possess all of them. Integrity – check; responsibility – check; reliability and dependability – check; adaptability – check; and positive attitude – check. We could go on. Tim, 41,…

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A Winning Combination: Problem Solving and Compassion

Posted on April 23, 2018

Hayley Krzywulak admits she did not understand the developmental disability community until she started working with them. But she was extremely attuned to the feeling of joy and the sense of accomplishment she felt any time she made someone’s life better. “Growing up I wanted…

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Advocates in Action: Making a Big Difference in the Lives of People with Disabilities

Posted on March 28, 2018

Pending Governor Larry Hogan’s signature to Maryland’s budget for fiscal year 2019, it is safe to say that the Old Line State’s advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) have scored a big victory. On March 14th and 16th, the Maryland Senate and House…

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Recipe for Making a Dream Come True

Posted on March 20, 2018

How well do we really know the people in our lives we love, or have known for decades? This was a question Lisa Hartley asked herself one day a little more than a year ago. Lisa, a Penn-Mar Senior Residential Assistant, has been working with…

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