Category: Blog
Empowering Voices: Advocating for the Rights of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
Individuals with intellectual disabilities face daily challenges that extend far beyond routines and logistics. Too often, they also encounter systemic barriers, misunderstanding, and prejudice. Advocacy is not simply helpful in these circumstances — it is essential....
Five Reasons Our Staff Members Stay So Long
Working at St. Mary’s Home is meaningful, but it’s also demanding. If you have a career in pediatric residential care, you understand. Our staff care for children with complex medical and developmental needs, and that kind of responsibility isn’t easy. And yet, many...
Our 2026 Goals: Building a Strong, Compassionate Future at St. Mary’s Home
Serving as the CEO of St. Mary’s Home is truly my dream job. People sometimes overlook the fact that nonprofits are businesses. We operate with goals, objectives, budgets, and benchmarks just as any other business does. What makes this my dream job is that we are...
St. Mary’s Home Expands Its Legacy of Care to Virginia Beach
For more than 80 years, St. Mary’s Home has stood as a cornerstone of compassionate care for individuals with complex medical needs in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Located in Norfolk, St. Mary’s has earned national recognition for providing exceptional medical,...