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Celebrating Black History Month
Feb 1, 2022Celebrating Black History MonthBy Kim Sonafelt, Chief Executive OfficerDear Colleagues, Today, as we kick off Black History Month (BHM), we want to celebrate the achievements of Black Americans, while also recognizing the decades of adversity Black...

2021: The Year in Review
Jan 14, 20222021: The Year in ReviewBy Kim Sonafelt, Chief Executive OfficerGreetings, As 2022 begins, I look back at the past year and I am grateful for the strides Mainstay has made to help people with developmental disabilities to live their best life, and I am...

Protecting Those We Support Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dec 8, 2021Protecting Those We Support Throughout the COVID-19 PandemicBy Kim Sonafelt, Chief Executive OfficerDear Friends, When the pandemic began, our country, and the rest of the world, faced a challenge unlike any other in our lifetime. The uncertainty of the...

Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Nov 3, 2021Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness MonthAt Mainstay, we believe that everyone has an important role in their community. We work hard to ensure that the people we support lead fulfilling lives and realize their vision of a desirable future....

$72,500 Raised at the 14th Annual Charlie Ross Memorial Golf Outing!
Oct 5, 2021$72,500 Raised at the 14th Annual Charlie Ross Memorial Golf Outing! As Mainstay’s primary fundraising event, the 14th Annual Charlie Ross Memorial Golf Outing raised a record-breaking $72,500! The proceeds will ensure that we can continue to enrich lives...

Mainstay Named a 2021 Top Workplace by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sept 14, 2021Mainstay Named a 2021 Top Workplace by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette At Mainstay Life Services, we strive to create a compassionate, respectful community for everyone we support. Those values sit at the heart of our mission and extend to our entire staff....

Mainstay Life Services Is Honored To Receive 2021 Top Workplaces USA
Jan 28, 2021Mainstay Life Services Is Honored to Receive 2021 Top Workplaces USA We are so excited to announce that we have been named a 2021 Top Workplaces USA winner! This national recognition comes off the heels of our regional Top Workplace award that we...

Mainstay’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Jan 7, 2021Mainstay's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusionBy Kim Sonafelt, Chief Executive OfficerDear Friends, Yesterday, January 6, 2021, was a sad day in our country as violence and lawless protest unfolded in the heart of our nation’s capital. For us at...

Mainstay Life Services Is Honored To Receive The Pittsburgh 2020 Top Workplaces Award From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For The Sixth Consecutive Year!
Sept 21, 2020Mainstay Life Services is Honored to Receive The Pittsburgh 2020 Top Workplaces Award from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for the Sixth Consecutive Year!We are so proud and excited to announce that we have been named a 2020 Top Workplace by the Pittsburgh...

Direct Support Professionals Advisory Council Announcement
July 22, 2020Direct Support Professionals Advisory Council AnnouncementA huge congratulations to our very own Kelley Shepherd for becoming an official member of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Advisory Council! Kelley has been with Mainstay Life...