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Agencies just marked a national week for direct support professionals

ANCOR’s Direct Support Professional Recognition Week ran September 13–19, with a push for local proclamations and a public thank-you to the people who staff community services.

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Direct Support News desk · · 3 min read

Direct Support Professional Recognition Week ran September 13 through 19. ANCOR, the national provider association, framed it as a chance to show the work that usually stays invisible: the shifts that make community life possible.

The association asked agencies to request mayoral proclamations and short thank-you messages from local officials, then share what they had planned so the week could be seen beyond a single workplace.

Recognition week does not change a rate. It does put a date on the calendar for the job these other stories are arguing about, from Maryland wage rules to a $15 floor in Florida.

This is a desk summary, not the original report. Read it at ANCOR.