DSP’s Doing Good

01/13/2026

Most days advocacy is invisible. Then there’s other days.

01/12/2026

01/12/2026

♥️ TODAY ♥️ Join us in red to show them we're more than just a Medicaid cut.

Without HCBS supports:
• Families burn out
• People lose independence
• Communities lose incredible humans

This isn’t fear-mongering.

It’s reality.

And reality deserves thoughtful solutions.

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We’re Direct Support Professionals, people with disabilities, families, friends, and neighbors who believe everyone deserves a full life—not just a safe one.

Next Monday, we’re showing up together at the Governor’s State of the State in Boise.

Not to yell.
Not to shame.
But to be seen.

Join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idaho-disability-advocacy-gathering-tickets-1976943193309?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/11/2026

Tomorrow. Monday. Noon. Be there.

Let's be honest.

Without HCBS supports:
• Families burn out
• People lose independence
• Communities lose incredible humans

This isn’t fear-mongering.

It’s reality.

And reality deserves thoughtful solutions.

________________________

We’re Direct Support Professionals, people with disabilities, families, friends, and neighbors who believe everyone deserves a full life—not just a safe one.

Next Monday, we’re showing up together at the Governor’s State of the State in Boise.

Not to yell.
Not to shame.
But to be seen.

Join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idaho-disability-advocacy-gathering-tickets-1976943193309?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/10/2026

If you've never done this before. thats okay.

Most people haven’t.

You don’t need the right words.

You don’t need a policy degree.

You just need to show up as yourself.

That’s enough.

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We’re Direct Support Professionals, people with disabilities, families, friends, and neighbors who believe everyone deserves a full life—not just a safe one.

Next Monday, we’re showing up together at the Governor’s State of the State in Boise.

Not to yell.
Not to shame.
But to be seen.

Join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idaho-disability-advocacy-gathering-tickets-1976943193309?aff=oddtdtcreator

Boise Capitol 1/12 at noon. See you there

01/09/2026

HCBS supports:
• artists
• employees
• roommates
• siblings
• leaders
• comedians (seriously)

People with disabilities are not a problem to solve.

They are people to plan with.

________________________

We’re Direct Support Professionals, people with disabilities, families, friends, and neighbors who believe everyone deserves a full life—not just a safe one.

Next Monday, we’re showing up together at the Governor’s State of the State in Boise.

Not to yell.
Not to shame.
But to be seen.

Join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idaho-disability-advocacy-gathering-tickets-1976943193309?aff=oddtdtcreator

Boise Capital 1/12 at noon. Remember this is the time to show up. We want to been seen.

01/09/2026

Here’s the thing:
You can believe Medicaid needs guardrails.
You can believe Medicaid needs more funding.

You can be unsure.

You can be learning.

Showing up doesn’t mean you’ve picked a side.

It means you care about people
being part of the conversation.

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We’re Direct Support Professionals, people with disabilities, families, friends, and neighbors who believe everyone deserves a full life—not just a safe one.

Next Monday, we’re showing up together at the Governor’s State of the State in Boise.

Not to yell.
Not to shame.
But to be seen.

Join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idaho-disability-advocacy-gathering-tickets-1976943193309?aff=oddtdtcreator

Boise Capital 1/12 at Noon. No screaming. No aggression, just supper

01/07/2026

We believe:
✔️ Fiscal responsibility matters
✔️ Human dignity matters
✔️ These things don’t have to compete

We can protect supports and be smart.

We can do better—together.

________________________

We’re Direct Support Professionals, people with disabilities, families, friends, and neighbors who believe everyone deserves a full life—not just a safe one.

Next Monday, we’re showing up together at the Governor’s State of the State in Boise.

Not to yell.
Not to shame.
But to be seen.

Join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idaho-disability-advocacy-gathering-tickets-1976943193309?aff=oddtdtcreator

Boise Capital 1/12 at noon. Show up. We are people not a $

01/07/2026

No chanting.

No pointing fingers.

No shame.

Just humans in the same room saying:
“Let’s protect what works.”
“Let’s improve what doesn’t.”
“Let’s not forget who this impacts.”

_______________________

We’re Direct Support Professionals, people with disabilities, families, friends, and neighbors who believe everyone deserves a full life—not just a safe one.

Next Monday, we’re showing up together at the Governor’s State of the State in Boise.

Not to yell.
Not to shame.
But to be seen.

Join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idaho-disability-advocacy-gathering-tickets-1976943193309?aff=oddtdtcreator

Boise Capital on Monday at noon. Be there. Support the people who support people.

01/06/2026

When people talk about “Medicaid spending,” we hear:
Names.
Faces.
Inside jokes.
Morning routines.
Hard days.
Big wins.
HCBS isn’t a line item.
It’s how real humans live real lives.

_______________________

We’re Direct Support Professionals, people with disabilities, families, friends, and neighbors who believe everyone deserves a full life—not just a safe one.

Next Monday, we’re showing up together at the Governor’s State of the State in Boise.

Not to yell.
Not to shame.
But to be seen.

Join us: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/idaho-disability-advocacy-gathering-tickets-1976943193309?aff=oddtdtcreator

11/26/2025

Like many of the projects we end up getting involved in, the DSPs Doing Good food pantry was born from our deep-seated belief that community is the most important and valuable thing we have. We get by with a little help from our friends. When things go wrong (as they undoubtedly do) sometimes all we have left is each other.

Together we have been able to help stabilize 25 families who were affected by the EBT delays and create an additional 47 Thanksgiving boxes for additional people in need.

Thank you to our generous sponsors who have recognized the need and rolled up their sleeves to help us support our people during the government shutdown:

William D Benkula Foundation
Managed Health
Paylocity
Idahoan Foods
Gem State Developmental Center
Culver's
Degolia Johnson
and the many many DSP volunteers from several agencies around the state who allowed us to use their spaces and their resources to get the food into the hands of those who needed it

As we wrap up this few weeks, we want to make sure that all the people involved in this project who spent time, money and effort don’t go unnoticed. Thank you all for joining us in the cause of doing good just for the sake of doing good.