May 2, 2024
PAID FOR BY TIME TO CARE TEXAS
3616 Far West Blvd., Suite #117 - PMB 365
Austin, TX 78731
Austin, TX 78731
TEXAS, THE TIME TO CARE IS NOW
Time to Care is a coalition of community organizations and advocates committed to securing competitive wages for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) in Texas who are caregivers for Texans with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD).
OUR COALITION
Texans with IDD need and deserve quality care, and without emergency funding from the Texas Legislature, the current workforce crisis for DSPs will result in vulnerable Texans being left behind. These organizations are passionate about helping Texans with IDD and continue to dedicate their efforts and resources to strengthening the support network for the IDD community in the Lone Star State.
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ABOUT THE ISSUE
Time to Care Texas is a coalition composed of Texas-based organizations and community leaders who are advocates for Texans with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD). These organizations are passionate about helping Texans with IDD and continue to dedicate their efforts and resources to strengthening the support network for the IDD community in the Lone Star State.
The IDD community will lose essential high-quality care if funding is not allocated.
Competitive wages must be implemented to resolve the labor shortage.
WE MUST PROTECT AND EMPOWER
TEXAS’ MOST VULNERABLE!
BY THE NUMBERS
485000
Texas children and adults in Texas are diagnosed with IDD.
97000
The number of individuals with IDD Texas has the capacity to currently serve
$10.60
Current hourly wage for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) serving in group homes, at-home care, and other non-state settings
$17.50
Current hourly wage for DSPs at state-supported living centers (SSLCs)
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