Lindsay and Zach are thriving and living their best lives in the community! By Jen DaytonAssociate Director of Prader-Willi Syndrome Services Every year during the month of May, Mainstay has an opportunity to shine a light on one of its specialized programs that is supporting people who are living...
By Dennis Zellers M.Ed., NADD-CC, BCBA, LBSClinical Supervisor of Behavioral Supports, Mainstay Life Services April is Autism Awareness Month and a great time for learning that motivates greater acceptance and understanding every day of the year. Throughout my career, I have worked with many...
Since 1987, when President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, there has been much progress made in the field. Mainstay is proud to be part of that progress and we remain committed to providing services and supports that are person-centered and focus on...
Dear 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 Americans have had to overcome to fight for equality in this country – a struggle that’s not yet over. The Black...
Greetings, 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 excited for what is to come. During 2021, despite the ongoing challenges of the pandemic, we remained...
Dear 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 COVID-19 virus required all of us to modify our lives in ways we could never have even imagined. We quickly realized all of the simple things we...
At 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. That’s why we are proud to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month each October...
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 and unlock potential for people with developmental disabilities. Since the Outing’s inception in 2007, over...
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. That’s why we are extremely proud to have been named a 2021 Top Workplace by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This...
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 received this past summer from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This award is based solely on employee feedback so we can’t...
Dear 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, as an organization whose very mission is to create fulfillment in the lives of Americans with intellectual and developmental...
We are so proud and excited to announce that we have been named a 2020 Top Workplace by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Pittsburgh best places to work list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage,...