Today is Twitter Thursday - Tell Legislators to #PayFair4DirectCare
Send Your Tweets TODAY!
Representatives from the Coalition for a DSP Living Wage are at the State House today to advocate with legislators and decision makers as we head into these final weeks of the Fiscal Year. Although you may not be in Trenton with us, you can still play an important role in our advocacy today by reinforcing our message. Here's what we need you to do:
  1. Log into your Twitter account.
  2. Copy and paste the following tweets to Senate President Sweeney and Speaker Prieto

    .@NJSenatePres #PayFair4DirectCare - Increase wages for DSPs in the FY18 Budget by $1.25/hr. Ppl w/ I/DD need their direct support staff

    .@VincentPrieto #PayFair4DirectCare - Increase wages for DSPs in the FY18 Budget by $1.25/hr. Ppl w/ I/DD need their direct support staff

  3. Hit send. 
It's a fast and easy way of communicating our need for a Direct Support Professional wage increase to the leaders of the State Senate and Assembly.
Don't Have a Twitter Account?
droid_smartphone.jpg
If you don't have a Twitter account, but want to support our advocacy, you can still make your voice heard. Call Senate President Sweeney and Speaker Prieto and let them know that you support a $1.25 an hour increase for all DSPs assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the FY18 Budget. That's all you have to say!

Contact Information:
  • Senate President Sweeney: (856) 251-9801 
  • Speaker Prieto: (201) 770-1303
Find the Coalition Online & On Social Media
Have you been to our web site yet? If not, be sure to check us out at:  www.njdspcoalition.org.

In addition, you can now find us on Facebook and  Twitter!
The Coalition for a DSP Living Wage Steering Committee Members

The Arc of New Jersey
The Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
The New Jersey Association of Community Providers
Autism New Jersey
New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
The Family Support Coalition of New Jersey
New Jersey Statewide Self-Advocacy Network
The Statewide Regional Family Support Planning Councils