Posts by Sydney Kerelo
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…
Read MoreHave 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.
Read MoreCheck 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.
Read MoreState 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…
Read MoreCelebrating DSP Week at KenCrest
The KenCrest family joined the Nation this week in recognizing and celebrating the hundreds of thousands of amazing direct support professionals (DSPs) around the world. DSPs are special people who…
Read MoreDirect 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…
Read MoreHow 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.
Read MoreBaldini, 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…
Read More25 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.
Read MoreDid 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.
Read MoreKenCrest is Honored as a Top Workplace
Good Morning Everyone! Thank you, thank you, thank you! You, the staff of KenCrest, have made us once again one of the region’s Top Workplaces. The honor was announced in…
Read MoreTake a Look at This Message From Jim on The Rod Hibbard Fund
KenCrest is determined to help our employees who experience financial hardships through the Rod Hibbard Memorial Fund for Staff Emergencies.
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