Dana Olsen Receives 2014 Dr. Joseph Adlestein Professional Leadership Award

The 2014 recipient of the prestigious Dr. Adlestein Professional Leadership Award is Dana Olsen. This award is presented to a person who has shown exceptional leadership and advocacy for men, women, and children to live meaningful lives in the community. Through his work with the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) from 1973 to 2009, Dana served as the lead writer in the Medicaid waivers that significantly reduced the number of people in state centers. His advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities continues to this day after his retirement from State Government.

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Mark Ritter Receives the 2014 Edna Silberman Humanitarian Award

Each year, the Edna Silberman Humanitarian Award is presented to an outstanding citizen who has made significant contributions to individuals, the community, and Keystone Human Services and has played a major role in making Keystone's vision real in the lives of others. This year, Mark Ritter was honored as the recipient of this award. Mark began his career with Keystone in 1980 as a service director for Keystone's intellectual disabilities services in Harrisburg. In 1989, he volunteered to open Key Human Services in Connecticut, which has now expanded throughout the state and serves some of the most vulnerable people in the community. Although he has retired from Keystone, he continues to be a powerful advocate for vulnerable individuals throughout the community.

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Enroll in Capital Area Head Start

Enrollment for Head Start and Early Head Start for the 2015-2016 school year is open. If you are pregnant or have a child age 0-5, call Capital Area Head Start at 717-541-1795 to enroll.

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Felty, Chabaku Receive Education for Service Award

Dennis Felty of the Elizabethtown College class of ’68 and the late Rev. Motlalepula Chabaku of the class of ’81 received the Educate for Service award last October at the President’s yearly dinner.

This year, Felty received the award for service through professional achievement. Felty dedicated his career to helping children and adults who suffer from mental illness and disabilities.

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An Interview with Dennis Felty at the Clinton Global Initiative

During the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative, Dennis Felty was interviewed about human services and the driving force behind Keystone’s important work. He said, “Keystone’s purpose was to support people with disabilities to be able to really be part of society and really contribute their gifts to the world.”

Dennis Felty Talks about the Importance of Compliance

Recently, Dennis Felty, president of Keystone Human Services, talked with our Compliance Department about compliance and ethics and their role in everything we do at KHS. At its very fundamental level, compliance ensures that we are actually doing what we say we're doing. It's a balance between contractual and regulatory obligations and our ethical, vision, and values driven obligations. Compliance helps us honor our commitments to our funders and most importantly, to the people we serve.

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