OCT. 28 & 29, 2025
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Solutions Conference
Sponsorships
available
To lock in your sponsorship, email your completed sponsorship form to par@par.net.
Thank you for your consideration in sponsoring this year's Solutions Conference! All Sponsorships on this Page Include: One full conference registration for Tuesday and Wednesday Recognized in all Solutions Conference marketing and communications Keynote Speaker................................................................................................................................Vorys As a Keynote sponsor you also receive: Opportunity to introduce the Keynote Speaker before their presentation begins Keynote Speaker...........................................................................................Excentia Human Services As a Keynote sponsor you also receive: Opportunity to introduce the Keynote Speaker before the presentation begins WiFi...............................................................................................................Valley Community Services As the WiFi sponsor you also receive: Your organization's name as the official conference WiFi password Tuesday Breakfast, Coffee & Tea (Continental) ...........................................................................$2,500 Wednesday Breakfast, Coffee & Tea (Buffet)...............................................................................$2,500 Tuesday Lunch............................................................................................................Fayette Resources Wednesday Lunch............................................................................................................................$2,500 Wednesday Coffee & Refreshments..............................................................McGee Aegis Solutions Thursday Coffee & Refreshments................................................................................................$1,500 PAR-ty........................................................................................................................Partners for Quality As the PAR-ty sponsor you also receive: Each attendee will receive a free drink as part of your sponsorship and you will have the opportunity to place your organization's information or branded materials on PAR-ty tables.
2024 awards
"we are worth it."
We are excited for the 2025 Solutions Conference "We Are Worth It." Awards Ceremony taking place on Tuesday, October 28, in person, at the Harrisburg Hilton. The "We Are Worth It." Awards honor extraordinary Pennsylvanians who have made remarkable contributions to their communities. As a sponsor of a "We Are Worth It." Award winner, we invite you to present the award to the winner of your preferred category during the awards ceremony! Self Advocate Employee of the Year..............................................................................................$750 This award honors an outstanding self advocate employed at a community business who exemplifies drive and passion for their chosen work. This individual demonstrates all of the finest qualities of a top performing employee: positive attitude, integrity, initiative, dependability, strong work ethic, leadership, professionalism, customer service excellence, collaboration and being goal-oriented. Community Employer of the Year..................................................................................................$750 This award honors an outstanding community employer (not an ID/A provider agency) who has demonstrated innovative leadership and exceptional support and hiring practices for individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or autism. This award winner has consistently set policies and demonstrated positive approaches for hiring, training, and supporting employees with intellectual disability and/or autism so they can succeed on the job and contribute to company goals, particularly those employees with complex employment challenges. Frontline Manager of the Year........................................................................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Frontline Manager who has demonstrated innovative leadership practices through change agent action. This individual leads by example and develops engaging teams of high performing Direct Support Professionals. This leader has successful relationships with all stakeholders and ensures the highest quality services through strong, trusting relationships with staff, individuals, families, support coordinators, team members and community members. Behavior Support Professional of the Year..................................................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Behavior Support Professional who has demonstrated extraordinary and innovative support and action that lead people with intellectual disability and/or autism who have challenging behavior needs to live meaningful and inclusive lives. This winner will be honored for transforming lives by supporting people with positive approaches to achieve their personal outcomes while actively engaging in their communities. Job Coach of the Year........................................................................................................................$750 This award will honor an employee offering face to face employment support and has demonstrated extraordinary and innovative support and action that lead people with intellectual disability and/or autism to gain and maintain integrated, competitive employment. This winner will be honored for transforming lives by supporting people to achieve their personal employment outcomes whether that be through the job search process, during interviews or during work shifts. This award is open to Employment Specialists, Job Coaches, Job Placement Specialist, or any other employee offering employment supports. Emerging Direct Support Professional of the Year....................................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Direct Support Professional (DSP), who has held this position for less than a year, who has demonstrated extraordinary support and action that lead people with intellectual disability and/or autism to live meaningful and inclusive lives. This winner will be honored for transforming lives by supporting people to achieve their personal outcomes while actively engaging in their communities. Direct Support Professional Length of Service Award..............................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Direct Support Professional (DSP), who has held this position for more than 10 years, who has demonstrated extraordinary and innovative support and action that lead people with intellectual disability and/or autism to live meaningful and inclusive lives. This winner will be honored for transforming lives by supporting people to achieve their personal outcomes while actively engaging in their communities. Direct Support Professional Advocate of the Year....................................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Direct Support Professional (DSP) who not only excels at supporting individuals with intellectual disability and/or autism to live meaningful and inclusive lives, but also to advocate on their behalf to improve the ID/A community and empower individuals toward self-advocacy. This winner will be honored for using their voice to transform the lives they support. Direct Support Professional Family Relationship Award.........................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Direct Support Professional (DSP) who not only excels at supporting individuals with intellectual disability and/or autism to live meaningful and inclusive lives, but also has strong relationships with the families of the individuals supported. This DSP has strong communication skills to update and incorporate family members in the care of their loved ones
Job Coach of the Year........................................................................................................................$750 This award will honor an employee offering face to face employment support and has demonstrated extraordinary and innovative support and action that lead people with intellectual disability and/or autism to gain and maintain integrated, competitive employment. This winner will be honored for transforming lives by supporting people to achieve their personal employment outcomes whether that be through the job search process, during interviews or during work shifts. This award is open to Employment Specialists, Job Coaches, Job Placement Specialist, or any other employee offering employment supports. Emerging Direct Support Professional of the Year....................................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Direct Support Professional (DSP), who has held this position for less than a year, who has demonstrated extraordinary support and action that lead people with intellectual disability and/or autism to live meaningful and inclusive lives. This winner will be honored for transforming lives by supporting people to achieve their personal outcomes while actively engaging in their communities. Direct Support Professional Length of Service Award..............................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Direct Support Professional (DSP), who has held this position for more than 10 years, who has demonstrated extraordinary and innovative support and action that lead people with intellectual disability and/or autism to live meaningful and inclusive lives. This winner will be honored for transforming lives by supporting people to achieve their personal outcomes while actively engaging in their communities. Direct Support Professional Advocate of the Year.....................................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Direct Support Professional (DSP) who not only excels at supporting individuals with intellectual disability and/or autism to live meaningful and inclusive lives, but also to advocate on their behalf to improve the ID/A community and empower individuals toward self-advocacy. This winner will be honored for using their voice to transform the lives they support. Direct Support Professional Family Relationship Award.........................................................$750 This award will honor an outstanding Direct Support Professional (DSP) who not only excels at supporting individuals with intellectual disability and/or autism to live meaningful and inclusive lives, but also has strong relationships with the families of the individuals supported. This DSP has strong communication skills to update and incorporate family members in the care of their loved ones
donations
Sponsorship
Scholarship fund
thank you!
If you would like to sponsor this year's Solutions Conference, please complete the sponsorship request form below and email it to par@par.net! Main Contact (Main point of contact for sponsorship updates and questions) Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Organization _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Title _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Email _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsorship Details (Sponsorships are available to PAR Members on a first-come, first-served basis and are not final until the invoice is paid) Selected Sponsorship ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsorship Amount _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Organization Name (As it should appear in marketing materials) ______________________________________________________________ Billing Contact (Who the invoice should be emailed to) Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Organization _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Title _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Email _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The PAR ID/A Foundation Scholarship Fund is an ongoing fund built up by donations that are used to help cover costs for self advocates and family members, who are associated with a PAR Provider Member, to attend our Conferences. $25____ $50____ $150____ $300____ $500____ $1,000____ Other:______________
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