Hi All:

There are two topics for this email:

1. A call to action -- Tell Congress: The Direct Care Workforce Needs Support
2. An opportunity to register for the September 20th Gubernatorial Candidates Town Hall on Disability & Chronic Conditions

Will

CALL TO ACTION - Tell Congress: The Direct Care Workforce Needs Support

Your voice is important to help with the workforce shortage! The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) has a web site that makes it convenient for you to write to your members of Congress that direct support professionals (DSP) need a standard occupational classification (SOC).

The benefits of an SOC for DSPs are two-fold:

1. It will enable the government to collect data on demographics and turnover rates to help inform policies to address the workforce shortage.
2. It will help states more accurately set rates, which could positively impact DSP wages.

The form on the web site is very easy -- all you need to do is provide your information and it will automatically determine and write to your members of Congress. It took me less than one minute to complete.

Please take the time to let Congress know: https://www.ancor.org/actions/14317/