Moving Mountains Award Winners

• 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