Governor Approves $20 Million DSP Wage Increase
Dear Coalition for a DSP Living Wage: YOU did it! Thanks to you outstanding advocacy, the final FY2020 budget Governor Murphy signed into law yesterday includes $20 million in new…
Dear Coalition for a DSP Living Wage: YOU did it! Thanks to you outstanding advocacy, the final FY2020 budget Governor Murphy signed into law yesterday includes $20 million in new…
No question, direct support professionals are going above and beyond their usual roles and responsibilities during this public health crisis, putting their own health on the line to ensure the…
In these uncertain times, one thing that is abundantly clear is the essential role of direct support professionals in our state. They are at the frontlines, providing life-sustaining supports to…
Governor Murphy is proposing $42 million ($21 million new state funding/$21 million federal Medicaid match) in FY2021 for DSP wages, which is great news indeed! Now the budget is in…
Dear Coalition for a DSP Living Wage: Some good news! Governor Murphy delivered his annual budget address on this past Tuesday, February 25 and he is proposing $42 million in…
Dear Coalition for a DSP Living Wage: Quick Update While the Coalition still needs a great turn-out at Thursday’s hearing, there are days that schedules will not permit attendance, therefore,…
Dear Coalition for a DSP Living Wage: Good News! This Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 2pm the Senate Budget Committee will be voting on a FY2020 supplemental appropriation of $16.5…
What’s a Direct Support Professional (DSP)? A Direct Support Professional provides hands-on supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). DSPs are the reason people with I/DD are able…
Dear Coalition for a DSP Living Wage: Next Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at 2:00pm, Governor Murphy will be delivering his State of the State address in the Assembly Chambers in…
Dear Coalition for a DSP Living Wage: We need your voice! Governor Murphy and his Administration are already making decisions about funding priorities for next year. NOW is the time…