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Exciting news!! Registration is NOW OPEN for ANCOR Connect ’25: Oceans of Opportunity, taking place April 7-9, 2025, in beautiful San Diego, CA! 🌅 Each year, ANCOR Connect is a hub for learning, networking and taking action—where we connect you with the people and ideas that empower you to deliver better services to more people. Register today to join us! https://lnkd.in/g76Am4ky

Happy Halloween! 🎃 Yesterday, ANCOR was proud to support member National Children's Center (NCC) in the "Hallo-READ" event on the South Lawn of the White House! NCC CEO Terrance King joined Maliya, Luci and their teacher Katrina McCray for the Sensory Friendly Reading Session. 📖 We love events that prioritize disability inclusion! We're grateful to the White House for the invitation and for members like NCC and the work they do every day to make our communities more inclusive. ❤️

We have been proud to represent the U.S. disability services community at the conference of our colleagues at EASPD - European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities. We're especially inspired to see such a strong contingent of ANCOR members gathered in Athens with disability professionals from across Europe!

❗FINAL CALL: Submit your 2025 educational session proposal by 11:59 pm PDT tonight! ☀️ We can't wait for the amazing sessions we'll experience in San Diego at ANCOR Connect '25—will yours be one of them? ✅ Submit your idea today: https://lnkd.in/gkkxZnrp

When we name what privilege is and actively work to recognize how it shows up in the workplace, it can be a tool to leverage positive organizational change. We invite you to join us on Wednesday, October 2 at 1 pm EDT for our next community conversation, Turning Privilege into Progress. In this FREE webinar, we’ll unpack how privilege—whether it’s rooted in your role, your lived experiences, or your access to certain spaces—can be a powerful tool for progress. We’ll explore practical ways to advocate for others, share knowledge, and dismantle barriers through intentional actions. By the end of the session, you’ll feel empowered to use your personal and organizational capital to create lasting, positive change. To join us next week or to receive the recording, register for free today: https://lnkd.in/gCzZxND8

We’ve had an incredible two days in our nation’s capital at the 2024 Policy Summit & Hill Day! Over 250 leaders from around the country came together to advocate on behalf of community-based disability services. Yesterday was filled with learning from national experts and policymakers, and today we've been holding hundreds of meetings on Capitol Hill representing over thirty states! Thank you to our sponsors, Mutual of America Financial Group, Sandata Technologies, and TaskMaster Pro (TMP) for making this event possible, and thank YOU, members and friends of our incredible community, for your unwavering commitment and advocacy. #NewNowNext

Are you in #Baltimore for #ReinventingQuality? If so, come say hi! seven members of #TeamANCOR will be here throughout the day today and tomorrow and we'd love to hear how you're enjoying your #RQ experience!

It's Direct Support Professional Recognition Week. To get involved, check out these sample social media posts from ANCOR. Don't forget to tag your posts #DSPRW2024!

Every day of the year, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) work in communities across the country to support people with disabilities. From community integration to in-home services to employment supports and more, DSPs help make what was once inaccessible to many people with disabilities—their community—a reality. This week, September 8-14, is DSP Recognition Week, a time to celebrate and elevate the direct support workforce. Join in the celebration and share your messages of gratitude to DSPs using #DSPRW2024! Thank you, DSPs, for all you do. You are the heart of disability services and supports, and we couldn’t do what we do without you.

The ANCOR Foundation, through programs like the Leadership Academy, is laying the groundwork for a more inclusive future. We’re so close to meeting our $5,000 goal that will be matched dollar-for-dollar by an anonymous donor! Can you contribute to the ANCOR Foundation today to support the development of exceptional leaders through programs like the Leadership Academy? Your tax-deductible charitable contribution to the ANCOR Foundation enables us to offer financial support to Leadership Academy participants, recruit a robust bench of peer mentors, deliver leading-edge training, and so much more. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/gjeTfZ6K