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Stay Up to Date on What is Happening in Human Services
Stay up to date with what is happening in Human Services throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Connecticut.
This KenCrest Nurse Brings Cheer to her Resident’s Home
Nurse House Manager Joyce Benfield brings holiday cheer and a homey atmosphere to her Mt. Kirk Community Medical Home.
Colleen Kelly Named CFO of the Year and a Corporate Leader
Chief Financial Officer Colleen Kelly was named 2024 CFO of the Year and a Corporate Leader for her dedication to KenCrest’s success.
Reflecting on 35 Years in KenCrest Lifesharing
After 35 years in KenCrest Lifesharing, Stephanie Brown reflects on her time within the company and receiving the Sister Grace award.
Meet Ben Goldberg, A KenCrest Job Coach
With over 40 years in the restaurant industry, KenCrest Job Coach Ben Goldberg helps people with disabilities find meaningful careers.
Good Help is Hard to Find: A Look Into The DSP Crisis
Around the United States, thousands of Community Living homes are short staffed due to the ongoing Direct Support Professional (DSP) crisis.
This NBI Helps Children Aged Birth to Five Remain in Schools
KenCrest’s New Business Ideas, Child Care SWIFT Support, helps children with developmental delays remain in early learning centers in PA.
Did You Know These Programs Started As New Business Ideas?
These KenCrest programs became a reality through the New Business Ideas initiative. Be an agent of change by pitching your ideas today!
One Clinical Coordinator’s Journey to KenCrest
With a history in social work and psychology, Clinical Coordinator Kelly Sanders consistently helps people with IDD live fulfilling lives.
Raising a Reader Helps Little Learners Grow
Three of KenCrest’s Early Learning Centers help young students’ literacy grow through the Raising a Reader program.
Changing How We See Behaviors
For two years, Behavior Specialist Consultant Jennifer Bassett has helped change how we see big behaviors in people with disabilities.
How Early Intervention Helps One PA Family
Take a walk in someone else’s shoes this year by digging deeper and avoid jumping to conclusions to establish a workable solution.
Why Choose Lifesharing at KenCrest?
For more than 30 years, KenCrest’s Lifesharing program has connected people with an IDD to uplifting, comfortable families in PA.
A Shift Towards Positive Change in KenCrest
KenCrest’s Community Participation programs recently took significant steps toward positive change by revamping its leadership and offerings.
The Bridge Between PA’s Early Intervention Programs
Special Instructor Terry Lubin combines his work with KenCrest’s Early Intervention program and PA’s OCDEL for two years.
A Great Head Start In Early Learning
Lead Teacher, Awilda Ramirez, raises the bar regarding Early Learning education at KenCrest’s Adams Early Learning Center.
A Family Connection at KenCrest’s Early Learning Centers
KenCrest’s Early Learning Centers have brought more than just educational support to the Galarza and Mattox family.
One KenCrest Special Instructor Made Educator of the Year 2022
Do you know the ins and outs of your insurance? Test your knowledge by participating in a quick quiz that could earn you a special prize.
KenCrest Helps These 3 PA Sisters
From receiving Adult Community Living services to working in Birth-to-Three, the Messmer sisters are taking over KenCrest.
How Can You Help Eliminate Sexual Abuse?
During Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month this April, learn how to protect yourself and a loved one against sexual abuse.
Check Out CBS 3’s Segment on 2 KenCrest Day Sharing Friends
CBS 3 visited two KenCrest’s Day Sharing friends as they shopped until they dropped at Liberty Ministries Thrift in Pottstown.
A Guide from School to Career
KenCrest’s Employment programs help to guide young adults transitioning from school to career by providing various resources and trainings.
This KenCrest Employee is Changing the Tides
With 13 years of experience at KenCrest, Erika Frank transitions into her new role, supporting people with an IDD to find independent living.
Her Disability Doesn’t Stop Her from Independence
As a wheelchair user with an Intellectual Disability, Patricia MClean doesn’t let her disability stop her from independence.
A Friendship Forged in Lifesharing
With a friendship spanning more than 14 years, Leigh Anne and Peggy Horne celebrate finally becoming Lifesharing Partners.
William Harris Receives the Sister Grace Award
With over 20 years of service at KenCrest, William Harris receives the Sister Grace award during this year’s Staff Event.
How Early Intervention Helps One Child at a Time
KenCrest Early Interventionists help one Pennsylvania family overcome Torticollis through occupational and physical therapies.
Meet the Creators of KenCrest’s Book Club
During the pandemic, Amanda and her Community Connection Coach Michele joined a book club to find friendship and community.
How Enabling Technologies Help This Pennsylvania Couple
KenCrest’s Enabling Technology program supports various people with disabilities to live more independently, including George and Louise.
From Lifesharing to DSP, This Employee Has Done It All
For 34 years, Annette Hanks has helped various people with disabilities in KenCrest through Lifesharing and Supported Independent Living.
Art in the Park with Tacha
Tacha is the next Bob Ross as the Assistant Art Teacher for KenCrest’s virtual and in-person Meaningful Day art classes.
KenCrest Ties Run Deep in This Family
Program Manager, Stephanie Joyner raised her children alongside the residents she supports, while living in a KenCrest Community Home.
This PA Realtor Matches KenCrest Clients With Homes
Pennsylvania realtor, Deni Supplee, helps match KenCrest Supported Independent Living Residents with their dream rental homes.
The Office of Developmental Programs Showcases Resident’s Tech
The PA Department of Health’s My ODP page features two of KenCrest’s Supported Independent Living residents and their technology.
From LPN to RN, Meet Jenny Doyle
From 1998 to 2022, Jenny Doyle climbed the ladder, gaining her new title, Nurse Coordinator, through the Tuition Reimbursement program.
Meet Two of KenCrest’s PA Lifesharing Families
Claudette Boyer and Goldie Smith are two of the many KenCrest’s Lifesharing families creating a home for their partners.
This KenCrest Team Member Wins Technology First Award
Sharon Thomas receives the Dustin A. Wright Tech Champion award for using and advocating for technology use in KenCrest residential homes.
Three KenCrest Clients Search for the Perfect Lifesharing Partners
KenCrest’s Lifesharing program connects people with developmental and intellectual disabilities with Pennsylvania families.
Pete Gives Back to his PA Community
One person from KenCrest’s Supported Independent Living program gives back to the community that’s helped him through volunteering.
Two Pennsylvania Friends Reconnect Through Day Sharing
KenCrest’s Day Sharing program reunited two long lost friends, Dave and Laura, after two years apart due to COVID-19.
From Job Coach to Chief of Staff, Joy Found Family in KenCrest
Fresh out of college and in need of a job, Joy Reiss found a home in KenCrest and continues to emphasis our mission.
Have You Tried Lula’s Cookies?
KenCrest’s Self-Employment program helps people with disabilities—like Lula—achieve their dreams of having their own business.
This Program Manager Celebrates 21 Years at KenCrest
Aruna Conteh lives by the philosophy that it’s not what you do but how you make people feel and that’s how he navigates his success.
Check Out These 5 Enabling Tech Items From Our Lending Library
Discover all the different enabling tech items a person with disabilities can use daily like the Raizer Lift chair or the Amazon Echo Show.
PA Councilmember Visits KenCrest’s North Broad Early Learning Center
On May 16, Philadelphia Councilmember At-Large Derek Green pays a special visit to KenCrest’s North Broad Early Learning Center.
Who is KenCrest: Roseann Adamo
From bus aid to Executive Director of the Birth to Five Home and Community-Based Program, Roseann Adamo celebrates 45 years with KenCrest.
Our Early Interventionists Get a Shoutout from a Pennsylvania Family
KenCrest Occupational Therapist, Sandy Meroney, and Special Instructor, Jenny Ferguson, receive special shoutout during our weekly town hall.
Honor a KenCrest Educator This Teacher Appreciation Week
Do you know of a KenCrest teacher, educator or instructor who goes above and beyond? Submit their name to be honored on our website!
This Connecticut Family Finds Solace in KenCrest’s Group Homes
Adam Swanke lives a meaningful life with autism through ups and downs in KenCrest’s Connecticut group home.
Project SEARCH Prepares Young Adults for Employment
Project SEARCH partners with Phoenixville Hospital and Ardent Credit Union to prepare young adults with disabilities for employment. By Aubrey Hoffert Project SEARCH, a transitional KenCrest youth program, prepares young…
A Helping Hand in Supported Independent Living
As Pete’s needs changed with age, he continued thriving in Supported Independent Living with adaptive supports from KenCrest.
Have You Heard About KenCrest’s Project SEARCH Program?
KenCrest’s Project SEARCH Program helps young people with disabilities find employment through various training and courses.
Check Out These National Disability Employment Month Job Stories
KenCrest helps find jobs for people with disabilities by pairing them with local businesses through our employment program.
State Institutions Aren’t the Only Option for People With Disabilities
President and CEO of KenCrest, Marian Baldini, explains how there are other options for people with disabilities than an institution. An op-ed written by Marian Baldini, submitted to the Philadelphia…
Direct Support Salaries
There is a national crisis around direct support wages. We keep gathering data on this problem because it affects our cherished staff – we are part of that data. For…
How Do You Put an End to Discrimination?
KenCrest works tirelessly to ensure everyone is treated equally and that the people we support aren’t being discriminated against.
Baldini, A Famous Name
Not, my name, but Bill Baldini. Bill was the reporter who opened our eyes to the conditions at Pennhurst. My involvement in the “closure” of Pennhurst was at the very…
25 Years Ago The Americans With Disabilities Act Came into Law
Twenty-five years ago, the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed, allowing people with disabilities to live a normalized life.
Did You Know That KenCrest Was Awarded a Silver Medal?
KenCrest was awarded a Silver Medal by the International Congress on Tuberculosis in 1908 and it was signed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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Publications
Our publications explore the many facets of human services and early education; as well as how the KenCrest family is making a positive difference in their communities.
Read the latest issue of our Possibilities Magazine, or other current news — all on our Publications page.
