Direct Support Professionals Week Spotlight on - Shedlyn Bien-Amie Shedlyn Bien-Amie lives in Spring Valley, NY and works as a Direct Support Professional in CP of NYS Affiliate Jawonio’s Without Walls (WOW) Program. Read more HERE  ...

Direct Support Professionals Week Spotlight on – Bernadette Dorisca Bernadette Dorisca is originally from Haiti, currently resides in Garnerville, NY and works at Jawonio, a CP of NYS Affiliate in Rockland County. Read more HERE....

Spotlight on Deborah Hardy  My name is Deborah Hardy, and I live in Roosevelt, NY. I currently work at Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc (CP Nassau). I’ve been employed with the organization since February of 2014. Prior to working at CP Nassau, I...

    Direct Support Professional Thank You     September 2016 I like what Brikney does for me. She does it in an orderly fashion. She takes me to the bathroom and gets me my lunch. She drives me to and from my program. She is a good person because she...

To commemorate National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week, September 11-17, the #bFair2DirectCare Coalition has called on Governor Cuomo and all state legislators to honor New York’s more than 100,000 direct support professionals and other direct care workers by providing the funding needed so these dedicated,...

#bFair2DirectCare Campaign Tool Kit The objective of the #bFair2DirectCare campaign is to convince Governor Cuomo to include funding in the 2017-18 New York State Budget to increase salaries for Direct Support Professionals, Teachers’ Aides and other low-wage workers at not-for-profit organizations providing supports and services for...