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IN THE NEWS

WESA, 90.5 FM, July 16, 2022

Pennsylvania mental health advocates applaud funding boost in new budget deal

Pennsylvania Capital-Star, May 24, 2022

‘If not now, when?’ Advocates for those living with intellectual, developmental disabilities rally at the Capitol

Pennsylvania Capital-Star, May 23, 2022

Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents are at risk. Only lawmakers can fix it | Opinion

York Daily Record, May 9, 2022

York Daily Record: VIEWPOINT: Why Pennsylvania must increase wages for personal care attendants

WESA, May 2, 2022

Advocates push for more state funds for disability services and higher wages for workers

Easton Express-Times/LehighValleyLive, April 26, 2022

We requested services in Pa. for our autistic child 27 years ago and never heard back | Opinion

Scranton Times-Tribune, April 18, 2022

Your Opinion: Editor: Thanks to Cindy Jennings, of Lancaster County, for raising awareness...

Sunbury Daily Item, April 2, 2022

Mental Health: Access is needed but staffing is down

LNP/LancasterOnline, March 30, 2022

A Lititz mom's request to Harrisburg: Please do right thing for my son

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 28, 2022

How Step By Step helps people with intellectual disabilities maintain their quality of life

Gettysburg Times, March 9, 2022

A mom's nightmare: Where will Derrick's 'safe place' be if I can't find or hire a direct support professional?

Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, February 18, 2022

Shortage of care professionals poses crisis for families of those with disabilities

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 20, 2022

LETTER: Supporting those who support others

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 10, 2022

LETTER: Care worker pay must be improved

The VBP Blog, February 9, 2022

Coalition of PA Providers and Associations Campaigning for Funds to Help Alleviate the Health and Human Services Workforce Crisis

XtraGlobex, February 9, 2022

RELEASE: XtraGlobex Supporting Workforce Crisis Coalition in PA

Direct Care Works, February 9, 2022

RELEASE: Pa. faces a human services workforce crisis. Only lawmakers can fix it.

Sunbury Daily Item, February 5, 2022

Shortage of in-home care workers is a "crisis"

USA Today Network

EDITORIAL: PA can — and must — stop the collapse of its disability system

Carlisle Sentinel

A Caring Crisis: Advocates argue proposed Pa. wage rate for direct support professionals is too low

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

EDITORIAL: The Least of These: Paying care workers fairly

Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Poll: Disability service industry cut services in face of staffing shortage

CNHI News Service/Sunbury Daily Item

Survey: Staffing shortages hammering Pennsylvania's human services industries

Spotlight PA

Low pay is causing a staffing crisis for disability care. Advocates say Pa.’s plan to raise wages isn’t enough.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

EDITORIAL: The Least of These: A hidden crisis

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

VIEWPOINT: Rep. Jessica Benham and Chris Deluzio: State must address care worker crisis

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