By Allis Kensing, Enabling Technology Coordinator [caption id="attachment_9164" align="alignleft" width="300"] Allis showcasing devices from the Penn-Mar Lending Library.[/caption]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...
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...
[caption id="attachment_9129" align="alignleft" width="300"] Natina Newsome with her grandmother Dorothy "Teeny," the guiding light in her life.[/caption]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...
On November 16th, we’ll be honoring 92 Penn-Mar team members, representing 821 years of service, at our Service Awards Banquet at Piney Branch Golf Course in Hampstead, MD.Both numbers are as staggering as they are gratifying, and it will be my pleasure to celebrate the...
[caption id="attachment_9056" align="alignleft" width="300"] Diana and her service dog Loki pose for a photo at her job at The Anstadt Company, in York, Pa.[/caption]October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and as part Penn-Mar’s ongoing mission to recognize the importance of ensuring that people with...
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 in for...
By Gregory T. Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Chief Executive Officer, Penn-Mar Foundation [caption id="attachment_1672" align="alignleft" width="300"] Gregory MillerPresident/CEO Penn-Mar Human Services[/caption]My thanks to all of you who have contributed invaluable insights for our “Belonging” initiative by completing questionnaires and participating...
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. Kelly Baker, nominated by Jennifer Skelly “In 2016 Penn-Mar created the Career Ladder Program. Although there were several...
Penn-Mar team members, families and self-advocates were out in force this past May, meeting with legislators in Harrisburg and co-hosting a Legislative Roundtable with Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability (PAR), the largest and most active association of intellectual disability and autism...
- Maryland Daily Record’s Annual Award Honors Maryland’s Top Leaders - October 2, 2023 Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is proud to announce that President & CEO Greg Miller has been named one...