By Allis Kensing, Penn-Mar Enabling Technology Manager The funds will go to standardizing 40 homes with Assistive Technology. The Covid pandemic was the catalyst for Penn-Mar to reevaluate the way it was delivering its services to the people we support with intellectual and developmental disabilities. During a time...
Future curriculum to consider broader audience with diverse needs and experience.When the Baltimore County Public Library Hereford Branch was considering developing a digital literacy program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, its Librarian and Adult & Community Engagement Coordinator, Cynthia Webber, reached out to...
As a member of the Holiday Committee for the Maryland Day Program, DSP Christal Lovelist has had a busy December. She recently accompanied the people she supports to the Dollar Store where they thoughtfully selected “Secret Santa” gifts for their December 20 holiday luncheon in...
Access, In-Person Ballot Marking Devices, Mail-in, FAX and Online Options Ensure Their Votes Are Counted on Election Day [caption id="attachment_11054" align="alignleft" width="300"] Derek Hamburg, Pearce Riggin, Danielle Gattine, Jenny Brower, attending the Maryland Works Event.[/caption]Derek Hamburg worked with Penn-Mar’s supported employment team to find a warehouse...
Larry Miller always dreamt of becoming a fireman. His father was one and he started taking his son to the Delta-Cardiff Fire Company on Main Street in Delta, PA when Larry was a young boy. He recalls loving the sound of the fire sirens and...
By Karen Cunningham, Penn-Mar Sibling My sister Brenda attends the Penn-Mar Day Program at Far Hills and lives with my husband, two teen sons, and me. The day program has enabled her to have her own interests and still live with and be a part...
By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation It has been a big month for Penn-Mar’s Westminster, Maryland-based operation. We just closed on a new building to house our operations team and have converted a former...
- New Carroll County, Md Home Will Provide Comprehensive Supports - June 12, 2024 Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), announced today it has purchased a new building located in the Washington Heights Medical...
By Doug Summerson, Penn-Mar Sibling [caption id="attachment_10245" align="alignleft" width="198"] Doug Summerson (L) and Abbie Summerson (R) as children.[/caption]I have one sibling - my older sister, Abbie.At an early age, Abbie was diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and autism. She communicates verbally but does not...
 [caption id="attachment_9827" align="alignleft" width="225"] Julia Quarles is gaining valuable experience using her tablet, which her mother Janice purchased for her last March as a tool to support her passion for books and reading.[/caption]Julia Quarles loves to read. You’ll seldom find her without a book, magazine...