HONORING DSPS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE THE ARC LEXINGTON
ARC OF ONONDAGA Arc of Onondaga celebrated Direct Support Professional Recognition Week by highlighting DSPs on social media with selfies they sent and quotes about what they love about their job.
Rachel Price has worked for Arc of Onondaga for 20 years. Rachel says she loves, “establishing an awesome rapport with the individuals that I provide services for, as well as working with the amazing staff and awesome supervisor.”
Bonnie Fisher is a DSP in The Arc Lexington’s Schoharie County programs. She has a natural ability to bring people together and help them get involved in activities and opportunities that greatly enhance their lives. Bonnie creates camaraderie among her team members and exemplifies what it means to be a good DSP. Her larger-than-life smile and sense of humor bring light to any situation. She is observant, expressive, and a great advocate for the people she works with. Bonnie is always committed to ensuring that every person she supports lives their best life. Thank you, Bonnie, for always going the extra mile for the people you support and for being someone that can be counted on! THE ARC OTSEGO
Jhane Hammons has been part of the Arc of Onondaga team for 5 years. She says: “I love seeing the smiles I create on the faces of the individuals.”
Mary, a DSP Team Leader at The Arc Otsego’s Oneonta Day Services, has been with the agency for 23 years. Mary says, “My favorite part of the job is helping the individuals I support achieve new goals, like exploring new places in the community
Alicia Mullie has been with Arc of Onondaga for 7 years. Alicia says: “I love being a DSP because I get to come into work and make the individuals laugh and smile even on their not so good days.”
and having them do something for the first time ever; this work is very rewarding. Knowing that I have helped them succeed at some part in their life is very rewarding and it feels great when I can tell they know that I care about them. My best memory from working here is when I got to take a gentleman I support to sit on the beach for the first time and feel the sand with his feet; it brought him to tears because it meant so much to him, and to me!”
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