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DSPs are often the unsung heroes in the healthcare system. They provide personalized care, helping individuals with disabilities achieve their goals, participate in their communities, and live as independently as possible.
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.
This summer has witnessed a notable increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the United States with most state reaching "high" or "very high" levels.
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!
By supporting this crucial service, you're advocating for an inclusive workforce where everyone has the opportunity to live, work and grow in their community.
Learn about CCR&R's connection with EPI and their fresh new look!
Addressing Local Childcare Needs Through Community Collaboration and Employer Partnerships, originally published by the Chicago Fed
Since our transition to My Life, My Way we have witnessed persons served access the community in more ways than ever before. We have found person served find the most pride and value when they are giving back to their community.
I was so pleased to see your overall satisfaction increased to 4.19 (on a 5 point scale). We also ask the people we serve directly (via interviews by staff that are not involved in their services), and they too gave us an overall satisfaction rating of 4.20.
Recently, I came across a presentation that really resonated with me. The presentation included research on the science of hope. The premise included the notion that adversity robs us of our capacity for hope. And, as it turns out, thousands of published studies have identified hope as the single best predictor of wellbeing across ones' lifespan.
EPI's Executive Operations Director, Maghan Bowman, has been awarded one of American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)'s inaugural Rising Star Mid-Career Impact Award.
Friends, families (kids too!), and community members are all welcome to join us Thursday, June 13, 2024 from 6:00 - 9:30pm at the River Place Plaza in historic downtown Cedar Falls. Guests can look forward to live music by Birdchild, food trucks, silent and live auctions, and plenty of fun at this free-will-donation benefit that is open to the public.
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.
EPI strives to create accessible housing equipped to support mobility limitations within homes of the people we serve.