Mainstay Unlocked Blog
A Love Letter to My HBCU
Feb 15, 2024A Love Letter to My HBCUBy Willette Walker, Chief Human Capital OfficerA college or university is an institution of higher learning that provides educational enlightenment and social experiences to help prepare its students for life. Historically Black...
Reflections on My First Five Years at Mainstay
Dec 13, 2023Reflections on My First Five Years at MainstayBy Kim Sonafelt, Chief Executive OfficerDuring the past five years, I have had the privilege of serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Mainstay Life Services where every day we support people with...
Life Sharing at Mainstay
Nov 8, 2023Life Sharing at MainstayBy Nora Soule, Associate Director – Community ServicesLife Sharing is a type of residential program that enables a person with an intellectual disability to join a provider family, in their private home, as a fully participating...
They Call it the School-to-Couch Pipeline… Let’s Partner to End it
Oct 3, 2023They Call it the School-to-Couch Pipeline... Let's Partner to End itBy Braden ScheibWhen I heard the words “school-to-couch pipeline,” I chose to leave the classroom and work with adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism (ID/A) in the community. Job...
Mainstay Life Services Honors Direct Support Professional Recognition Week and Celebrates 2023 Top Workplace Award
Sept 10, 2023Mainstay Life Services Honors Direct Support Professional Recognition Week and Celebrates 2023 Top Workplace AwardBy Kim Sonafelt, Chief Executive OfficerAt Mainstay Life Services, people are the core of our mission. Every day, we support hundreds of...
Showers Didn’t Dampen the fun (or the Fundraising!)
July 29, 2023Showers didn't dampen the fun (or the fundraising!)On the last Monday in June, 126 golfers hit the links at The Club at Nevillewood for the 16th Annual Charlie Ross Memorial Charity Golf Outing. Golfers were interrupted by not only one but two storms,...
May is Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month
May 30, 2023May is Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness MonthBy Gerri Russell, Associate Director of Residential ServicesEach May at Mainstay Life Services, we celebrate Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month. I’d like to share how we have learned, celebrated, and taken...
Mainstay celebrates Autism Acceptance Month
April 12, 2023Mainstay celebrates Autism Acceptance MonthCheck out our first Mainstay Unlocked VLOG by Dennis Zellers about Autism Acceptance Month! https://youtu.be/EMOi1m8h68c
Mainstay celebrates DDAM 2023
March 10, 2023Mainstay celebrates DDAM 2023By Kim Sonafelt, Chief Executive OfficerMarch is an important time for the Mainstay Life Services community … it is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM)! Throughout the year, awareness months provide us with...
Black History Month 2023: An Opportunity to Educate, Celebrate, and Act
Feb 1, 2023Black History Month 2023: An Opportunity to Educate, Celebrate, and ActBy Willette Walker, Chief Human Capital OfficerWelcome to Black History Month (BHM)! I’m delighted to contribute to this edition of Mainstay Unlocked, and to offer my perspective and...