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Celebrating 40 years of Family at Baker Industries.
Married for 20 years and working together at Baker for more than a decade, John and Karen have created a rewarding life for themselves, despite their individual challenges. From their annual two-week trip to the Jersey shore each summer to breakfast every weekend at a favorite spot, they continue to enjoy spending all of…
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40 years of powerful partnerships at Baker: Spotlight on Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty
An Interview with Aaron Muderick (Founder and Inventor) How long have you been involved with Baker Industries? o We came to Baker around 2011. We entered the toy industry in 2010 and our product had real traction in the toy stores quickly. We needed partners to help us expand rapidly. How did you learn…
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40 years of powerful partnerships at Baker: Spotlight on SEI
How does a global leader in financial and investment technology platforms make a difference in the communities where they live and work? For SEI Investments, the answer is SEI Cares – an employee-led contribution fund and volunteer organization that channels energy, innovation, and support to local non-profits like Baker Industries. With a large campus in…
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40 years of changing lives at Baker: Spotlight on Jorge
In 2019, Jorge was on house arrest as well as in an outpatient treatment program for substance use disorder. With a lot of prior experience in construction, he wanted to work, but needed to find a place that understood the obligations he had to meet in order to succeed: parole meetings, court appearances, and health…
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Baker celebrating 40 years of Good Works: Spotlight on our partner, ProFresh
In 2019, ProFresh was seeking a partner to assist with packaging, kitting, and quality control. Introduced to Baker Industries through a colleague, Director of Operations Kelly McCusker, who started her career in non-profit work, quickly recognized an opportunity. “Working with the Baker Malvern team has been an absolute pleasure. I am consistently impressed by…
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40 years of changing lives at Baker: Spotlight on Jane (Malvern participant)
Ove Over many years, Jane worked for a number of regular employers, struggling to sustain success and satisfaction. With the assistance of her family, Jane sought help and was diagnosed with a cognitive disability. Said Jane, “I felt my differences, but was never diagnosed, which made it difficult to have or hold a job. ”That…
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40 years of Changing Lives at Baker Industries : Spotlight on participant David Tanner
A letter from David Tanner, who was recently released after being incarcerated for 20 years: Misunderstandings: Everyone’s so eager and anxious for us to be re-acclimated into the workforce, but nobody stops to think if it’s going to have negative psychological effects on us if we start too soon. We want to work, but after…
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Save the Date for the Baker Gala! This is the event of the year. September 11, 2021
Saturday, September 11, 2021 Merion Cricket Club
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40 years of good works at Baker: Employer Partners are key to our success
Felt + Fat makes modern ceramic tableware by hand at their studio in Kensington. Founded by Nathaniel Mell in 2014, Felt + Fat has hired two participants from Baker Industries since 2020 and has inquired about a third. “As a small business owner, I don’t have the capacity to vet new hires, so Baker…
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40 years of changing lives: Volunteers like Nina are key to our success
In a typical (non-pandemic) year, Baker welcomes hundreds of volunteers – individuals and groups – to our facilities. Volunteers play a vital role at Baker Industries, working side by side with our program participants to assist, encourage, listen, and support them as they prepare to take the next positive step toward permanent employment…
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