Support increase wage for providers
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Editor,
September 11-17 is National Direct Support Providers Appreciation Week. Mission Mountain Enterprises currently employs 153 DSPs and cannot stress enough just how important their work is, not only to our organization, but to all of Lake County. For anyone unfamiliar with MME, we provide community-based services to individuals with intellectual disabilities. DSPs assist these individuals with all aspects of their daily lives, including recreational and vocational activities. You may often see these staff, along with the people they serve, around town, shopping at the store or attending local events. They work around-the-clock to make sure our individuals are included in our community and able to take advantage of the same opportunities anyone else living here would. As a non-profit provider with fixed funding, MME faces difficulty paying DSPs a wage reflective of the level of their responsibilities. The Montana legislature is meeting in January. We encourage all community members to please talk with your friends, co-workers, neighbors and, most importantly, your local legislators about the importance of a living wage for DSPs.
Whitney Cantlon
Ronan
