Mainstay 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 Post-Gazette. The Pittsburgh best places to work list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered […]
Direct Support Professionals Advisory Council Announcement
A 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 Services since 2011 and has been a key player in building relationships […]
Honoring Work Toward Equality and Racial Justice
It’s impossible to overstate the intensity or complexity of the challenges we have faced these past few months. These months have also cast a stark light on the inequities that exist in our country and world.
Juneteenth celebrates the freeing of […]
We Stand Together.
To Friends of Mainstay,
At Mainstay, we understand the importance of community. The bonds we create with each other become more than just isolated, individual relationships. Rather, one person or one relationship generates a ripple effect, impacting so many others, and […]
A Message to the Mainstay Community
Dear Friends of Mainstay,
On behalf of everyone at Mainstay, I hope this message finds you and your family safe and healthy. These past several weeks have brought extraordinary changes – generating many questions about how to stay healthy, how best […]
SRV – WHAT IS IT?
Written by: Heather Lewis
In October 2019, Community Services Coordinator Barb Dyer and I had the opportunity to attend a three-day professional development retreat and SRV workshop.
So, what is SRV? Social Role Valorization is a very involved and detailed concept, but […]
Introducing the Mainstay Life Services Self-Advocates Advisory Board
In March 2019, we gathered a small group of people who receive support from Mainstay to talk with them about creating a Self-Advocates Advisory Board. This group would allow them opportunities to learn about being an advocate, to have a […]
Rallying Together for Better Wages!
#SupportMeSupportDSPs
You may have noticed that the last few holidays, we have joined the Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability (PAR) in their Virtual Rallies focused on the FY 20/21 Pennsylvania budget.
We’re thrilled to announce that during our […]
Home for the Holidays
It’s that familiar smell of pumpkin pie when you walk through the door. It’s loud family gatherings filled with laughter and hugs. It’s the feeling of warmth, comfort, and the freedom to be yourself that can only be found in […]
A Balancing Act: Living with Co-Occurring IDD and a Mental Health Disorder
Written by: Angel Rodrigues, Mainstay Life Services Program Manager
In collaboration with: Dennis Zellers, Mainstay Life Services Behavioral Specialist
Mainstay Life Services provides care to many individuals with several types of disabilities, including those who live with co-occurring conditions. Co-occurring conditions, sometimes […]