Funding Priorities

What your gift supports

Every dollar should help build a more skilled, stable, ethical, and recognized direct support workforce.

DSP Scholarship Fund

Help DSPs and frontline supervisors access credentialing, continuing education, and professional development.

E-Badge Academy Access

Support access to electronic badges that recognize knowledge, skills, values, and on-the-job competency.

Certification Support

Help DSPs pursue nationally recognized NADSP Certification and frontline supervisor pathways.

Recognition and Awards

Honor DSPs whose skill, ethical practice, and commitment too often go unseen by the broader public.

Leadership and Conference Access

Help DSPs, self-advocates, family members, and emerging leaders participate in national learning events.

Public Education and Advocacy

Build public understanding of the direct support workforce crisis, the DSP role, and the need for systems change.