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.