- People Supported by Penn-Mar to Model Clothing Designed Specifically For Their Disabilities - May 11, 2023Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), will host its first-ever inclusive fashion show, featuring people that...
Are you looking for jobs that make a difference in the world? Well, one of the best ways to positively impact society is by working with individuals with developmental disabilities. Developmental disabilities are a diverse group of disorders that arise during the developmental period and...
By Courtenay Dudek, Employment Coordinator, DSP III | Penn-Mar Human Services Penn-Mar has partnered with the Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) for many years in Maryland. As a Vocational Rehabilitation Partner, the Penn-Mar West employment team has worked with DORS in supporting people with intellectual disabilities...
By Courtenay Dudek, Employment Coordinator, DSP III | Penn-Mar Human Services [caption id="attachment_7297" align="alignleft" width="259"] Kristen with her new boss and owner of JeannieBird Bakery, Bernie.[/caption]Kristen Tracey had been looking for a job for a year and a half, sending resumes, going to businesses, speaking to...
Penn-Mar’s 31st Annual Gala event in March was the final homestretch for the organization’s effort to raise the remaining $500,000* it needed to meet its audacious $7.5 million “Building Bold Futures” campaign goal.As CEO Greg Miller was urging the 600 Gala guests to “dig deep” to...
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. Jes Blais, nominated by Jackie Summers“As most know, our annual Penn-Mar Gala is a major undertaking that...
We spend a large portion of our lives working, so it’s important to find a career that we enjoy and brings meaning to our lives. Often, this can mean choosing a career that involves helping people, which can lead to personal fulfillment, professional growth, and...
By Courtenay Dudek, Employment Coordinator, DSP III | Penn-Mar Human Services [caption id="attachment_6258" align="alignleft" width="268"] Bryan May in the cafeteria at his job at AVI Food Systems, taken by Erin Brady.[/caption] McDaniel College is set on the hill overlooking the town of Westminster. Penn-Mar has taught a Pre-Employment Transition Services...
By Courtenay Dudek, Employment Coordinator, DSP III | Penn-Mar Human Services Tom Petty has a song where in the chorus he sings, “It’s hard to find a friend.” I have found it difficult past the age of thirty to find new friends or even have the...
[caption id="attachment_6494" align="alignleft" width="226"] Michal with her Manx cats Lily and Chase, and her dog Spirit, a Pomeranian-Poodle mix who looks and acts like a Chihuahua, and likes to spend time with “The Ladies.”[/caption]On Saturday, October 1st, 2022, Residential Supervisor Michal Edmondson was on an...