Through our Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR) work, we engage at both the state and national levels to help strengthen Iowa's child care system, ensuring families can access quality care and providers have the support they need to build sustainable programs.
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This spring, discussions around Medicaid and home and community-based services (HCBS) have taken on renewed urgency at both the state and federal levels.
Your voice matters! Tell Congress to support the bipartisan Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act today to help strengthen the DSP workforce.
As Congress reconvenes this fall, EPI is standing strong in our commitment to advocate for policies that protect access, promote inclusion, and strengthen community-based services for individuals with disabilities.
As Medicaid faces unprecedented uncertainty at an alarming speed, I can't help but wonder what life would be like for persons with a disability without the person-centered supports assisting with activities of daily living, medication management and employment support, among many other crucial and life-saving services almost exclusively funded through Medicaid
Recently, a group of dedicated staff and people supported traveled to the State Capitol to advocate a passionate self-advocate served by EPI, who brought with her a powerful story, one she wrote herself and courageously read to every legislator who would listen.
As of 2025, Medicaid provides health coverage to over 80 million Americans, about 1 in 5 people, including low-income families, pregnant women, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.
One of the most critical issues at hand is the potential reduction in federal Medicaid funding, which could have devastating effects on HCBS for individuals with I/DD. Advocacy tools inside article!
We'd like to share highlighted key information to help you understand your rights and the support available for voting so you're ready to hit the polls this November 5.
Millions more workers will soon qualify for overtime pay and advocates are warning that the changes are likely to further erode the availability of developmental disability services.
Our friends at American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) have released a new Advocacy Toolkit to help step up your summer advocacy efforts!
Join us in supporting the #DisabilityCommunityAct, which protects access to critical long-term supports and services for people with I/DD by increasing federal Medicaid funding for I/DD services over a three-year period.
On March 31, the President announced the Proclamation on Care Workers Recognition Month, recognizing April 2023 as Care Workers Recognition Month and reiterating support for a $150 Billion investment in the HCBS program.
As a society we need to be critically invested in making sure organizations like EPI stay healthy for the people they support. We must continue to share their stories and tell our lawmakers they can no longer overlook people with disabilities and the critical services they rely upon.
I have been following The Courier's COVID-19 coverage and want to share the story of invisible but essential workers who are providing care and support for our neighbors with disabilities during this crisis.