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.

Combat 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…

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Direct 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…

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Giving 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,…

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Let’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…

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It’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…

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Sweeney 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…

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Caregivers 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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Renovating Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act

July 22, 2017 | The Santa Fe New Mexican | Article.pdf My View Renovating Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act By Robert Stack You would think that other than being…

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