Time to Care is a coalition of community organizations and advocates committed to securing competitive wages for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in Texas.
200 Letters Needed by Midnight:
The #txlege is recognizing the importance of ensuring that services to support Texans with #IDD are adequately funded. We must help the most vulnerable Texans receive the care they need and deserve!
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The workforce crisis facing direct support professionals (DSPs) that care for Texans with intellectual or developmental disabilities can no longer be ignored. #TXLege
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Did you know: Texas is consistently the LOWEST RANKING state for helping individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities #IDD live independently in their communities. #TXLege
It is imperative that the voices of the most vulnerable are heard. Are you with us?
🚨 TEXAS, it’s time to act.
Lawmakers are deciding RIGHT NOW on new funding to help Texans with intellectual or developmental disabilities (#IDD). #TXLege
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Unless the #TXLege acts, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (#IDD) will continue to get left behind.
Learn more about the workforce crisis facing direct support professionals – the caregivers for Texans with IDD → https://t.co/OnyHR3dCRn
We Agree @GovAbbott! Click here to tell TX lawmakers that DSPs who serve Texans with IDD in our communities need a raise to ensure our most vulnerable can receive the care they need ⬇
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Texas is focused on helping families. That means:
▪️Improving healthcare for Texans
▪️Expanding access & funding for mental healthcare
▪️Helping our seniors & Texans with disabilities by providing pay increases for caregivers
▪️Increasing maternal care
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“This week, we are proud to honor and celebrate the hard-working men and women who serve our state’s most vulnerable population. Without these dedicated and passionate servants, the quality of life for Texans with #IDD would be unimaginable…” #txlege
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A message as we close out #DSPRecognitionWeek:
To those who serve the most vulnerable Texans – words cannot express the depth of our gratitude.
Thank you for all you do.
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We’re proud to highlight the men and women who embody what it means to be a servant leader by caring for Texans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) this #DSPRecognitionWeek. #txlege
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To the Direct Support Professionals that love and care for our IDD community:
♥️ We see you.
♥️ We need you.
♥️ We thank you.
#DSPRecognitionWeek
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