Community Options is proud to advocate to Federal and state policymakers to increase funding for home and community-based services (HCBS). HCBS funding is critical to improve wages for direct support professionals. We applaud Senator Bob Casey (recipient Community Options’ Betty Pendler Award in 2020) and the 30 other United States Senators that called on President Joe Biden to make significant investments into HCBS. View the HCBS letter here.
View more articles about how Community Options has supported Caregiver Funding.
Caring for others deserves applause
May 5, 2020 | post-gazette.com I stand behind the direct-support professionals who tirelessly help. If you’re following Mister Rogers’ advice and looking for the helpers, you don’t have to look…
Read MoreBucco Commends Pay Increase for Direct Support Professionals Who Assist Individuals With Disabilities During COVID-19
April 30, 2020 | senatenj.com Senator Anthony M. Bucco applauded the three-month temporary salary raise for Direct Support Professionals (DSP) working with the more than 30,000 New Jersey residents with…
Read MoreCombat pay needed for our essential workers
April 18, 2020 | abqjournal.com THE COMMITMENT of the first responders and medical staff in Albuquerque who care for those most in need of treatment is beyond reproach. We all…
Read MoreDirect support professionals, caregivers are our most valuable players
April 14, 2020 | tennessean.com Caregivers and direct support professionals uphold their duties even in the midst of a global pandemic. Every time a Predator gets on the ice, they…
Read MoreGiving to those in greatest need
April 12, 2020 | star-telegram.com I want to applaud dedicated workers who are embodying the Golden Rule during the COVID-19 crisis. — folks like our dedicated workers at Community Options,…
Read MoreLet’s help the hard-working SC heroes who make sure people with disabilities are safe
On support staff All of us have a plan on how to keep ourselves and the people we love safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what about the people…
Read MoreIt’s wise to boost wages for caregivers
March 15, 2020 | nj.com Gov. Phil Murphy has been a tremendous advocate to increase the minimum wage to shepherd an era for a robust New Jersey. Now, Senate President…
Read MoreSweeney has come to the aid of disabled and their caregivers
March 05, 2020 | app.com Sometimes it takes the most vulnerable to bring the two titans of leadership in New Jersey together. Increased employment opportunities as a result of a…
Read MoreCaregivers deserve fair wages
December 12, 2019 | post-gazette.com The Pennsylvania House and Gov. Tom Wolf are working to ensure a sound minimum wage is established, thereby placing Pennsylvania to get in line with…
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