Reflections on My First Five Years at Mainstay
By 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 intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A) as they live their best...
Life Sharing at Mainstay
By 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 member of the family. This long-term...
They call it the school-to-couch pipeline… let’s partner to end it
By 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 seekers with ID/A are some of the most underemployed people in our society....
Mainstay Life Services Honors Direct Support Professional Recognition Week and Celebrates 2023 Top Workplace Award
By Kim Sonafelt, Chief Executive OfficerAt Mainstay Life Services, people are the core of our mission. Every day, we support hundreds of people with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A). But none of it is made possible without our dedicated staff, and because...
Showers 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, with the second ending the outdoor portion of the day. Golfers were...
May is Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month
By 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 action this month. Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare...
