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Posted on May 22, 2025
When Jen Skelly was debating whether to enhance her credentials with a general studies master’s degree or focus on a curriculum that would benefit her work at Penn-Mar as Director of PA Operations, she chose the latter. That decision led to a two-year journey with…
Posted on January 18, 2024
– Kudos Culture Award Celebrates Excellence in Workplace Culture – January 18, 2024 Baltimore  – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), has been named a 2023 Culture Innovator in the Kudos Best Culture Awards….
Posted on January 10, 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 January 9, 2024
When Sarah Maranto talks about her “dream job,” she sees herself working in a small tea or coffee shop, organizing and stocking products, and spending time getting to know the customers. But that is just one of many scenarios she is considering as she works…
Posted on December 22, 2023
With Electronic Dance Music (EDM) blasting in Penn-Mar Central’s state-of-the-art makerspace, Joe Ginter’s in the zone and ready to dive into whatever art project he’s working on. “It gets me in the groove,” said Joe, who joined the Penn-Mar Day Program in 2017 and regards…
Posted on December 15, 2023
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 December 6, 2023
By Allis Kensing, Enabling Technology Coordinator Before I joined Penn-Mar in 2021, I worked with another provider in the supported employment area and had the opportunity to see how different technologies helped job seekers find leads and prepare for their interviews. These included a variety…
Posted on December 1, 2023
Penn-Mar owns and manages 58 residential units and three commercial buildings, spread throughout 500 square miles in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The responsibility for managing and maintaining these $37 million in gross fixed assets falls to the Facilities Team and Fleet Management Coordinator, which also oversees…
Posted on November 22, 2023
Natina Newsome has got the “Teeny Spirit.” Growing up in Baltimore with her large extended family, she was surrounded by love – “a lot of love”– one of the greatest sources of which came and continues to come from her grandmother Dorothy Newsome, Teeny, as…
Posted on November 16, 2023
Top businesses like Bank of America, Goodwill, YMCA, Ruby Tuesdays and Pizza Hut, along with school systems throughout Pennsylvania and Maryland, are delighted with the work ethic and skills of some 100 people they have hired through Penn-Mar’s Customized Employment Program. As an Employment 1st…
Posted on October 23, 2023
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and as part Penn-Mar’s ongoing mission to recognize the importance of ensuring that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have equal opportunity to prepare for and succeed in employment, we regularly celebrate the many individuals who have found…