Moving Mountains - Past Winners

• Life and Career Model Program through the Arc of Delaware County in Walton, New York: For their comprehensive Life and Career Model that focuses on professional development through a highly specified career ladder designed to promote meaningful participation by people with disabilities in their communities. (more information...)
• Every Day Heroes/Master Worker Program through the Adirondack Arc in Tupper Lake, New York: For their achievements in the training and career development of direct support professionals (DSPs) through the Master Worker program. (more information...)

• The Community Living Program (CLP) of Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona: For their innovative Starfish Program, which has been instrumental in building morale, rewarding achievement, and creating a community of cooperation among direct support professionals in the organization. (more information...)
• The South Dakota Association of Community Based Services (SDACBS): For their Direct Support Workforce: Building a Collaborative Strategy for Recruitment, Retention, Training, and Utilization initiative which has been transformative in the improvement of direct support workforce outcomes and practices statewide. (more information...)

• Miami Cerebral Palsy Residential Services, Inc.: For commitment to the professional development of a multicultural workforce, using the College of Direct Support resulting in NADSP credential (more information...)
• The New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies: For excellence in supporting DSP professionalism through statewide initiatives to improve wages, benefits, educational and training opportunities, retention, performance and career ladders (more information...)

• Support Providing Employees Association of Kentucky (SPEAK): For excellence in pre-service orientation, mentoring of new hires, in-service training, and promoting DSP recognition and professionalism. (more information...)
• Alaska Alliance for Direct Service Careers: For excellence in developing ongoing statewide initiatives that build direct support professional careers. (more information...)

• Ark Regional Services: For excellence in competency-based training for DSPs (more information...)
• Community Supports for People with Disabilities Program, South Central College: For excellence in promoting DSP career development through credit-bearing coursework (more information...)
• Kansans Mobilizing for Workforce Change: For excellence in creating and sustaining meaningful direct support workforce change at the systems level (more information...)
• The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region Stars Program: For excellence in creating a career track to raise the value and status of DSPs (more information...)

• PATHS (Ohio Alliance of Direct Support Professionals): For Excellence in Direct Support Professional Career Development through Apprenticeship and Credentialing (more information...)
• Everyday Heroes Leadership Initiative (OMRDD), New York: For Excellence in Building Direct Support Professional Leadership for Community Inclusion (more information...)
• Direct Support Professionals Association of Tennessee (D-SPAT): For Excellence in Building a Statewide Direct Support Professional Association that Promotes Networking, Training, and Recognition Programs (more information...)

• ELM HOMES, Minnesota: For Excellence in Redesigning Human Resource Practices for Direct Support Professionals (more information...)
• MID-HUDSON COALITION, INC., New York: For Excellence in Direct Support Professional Education, Training and Development (more information...)
• SPIN, Pennsylvania: For Excellence in Direct Support Professional Training, Leadership Development and Career Development (more information...)

• Dakota Communities, Inc., Minnesota: For Excellence in Direct Support Professional Training for their Advocating Continuing Education Program. (more information...)
• Vinfen, Massachusetts: For Excellence in creating, developing, and nurturing Self-Managed Work Teams (SMTs) with direct support professionals as team leaders and members. (more information...)
• OHI, Maine: For Excellence in supporting direct support professionals