Direct Support Professional Recognition Week is an annual week of nationwide celebrations in which we all honor the professionals who make up the foundation of supports for people with disabilities. DSP Recognition Week 2024 is taking place September 8-14.

We’ve asked organizations and individuals to use the hashtag #DSPRW2024 and tell us about their events honoring DSPs. Below is just a sample of these amazing celebrations. Search the hashtag on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to view them all!

See the Celebrations!

It's Direct Support Professional Recognition Week! 🎉

Arguably one of our favorite times a year. It's an occasion to celebrate the amazing DSPs who help us realize our mission.

Thank you 💖#MoreThanWork #DSPRW2024 pic.twitter.com/5pHOmUrfwm

— AHRC Nassau (@AHRCNassau) September 8, 2024

To start our celebration of National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, our staff started their day and week off with a cup of coffee and sweet baked goods yesterday. 🧡💙☕🥐#StrongerTogether #DSPRW2024 #DSPWeek #DSPRecognitionWeek… pic.twitter.com/V8qdzcdG5D

— Liberty ARC (@LibertyARC) September 10, 2024

What a fantastic day celebrating our amazing Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) at the DSP Recognition Ceremony! 🌟Take a peek at our Facebook page for more photos from the event!#DSPRW2024 #CelebratingDSPs #ThankYou #WeAreEPI pic.twitter.com/LlCauEc7Kn

— EPI (@experienceEPI) September 12, 2024

This week, we are celebrating Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and their role in supporting people with disability to live full, rich lives of their choosing within the community. DSPs are at the heart of our mission! #DSPRW2024

TY to The Office of the Governor of PA. pic.twitter.com/PzEIuWE8k2

— Keystone Human Services (@Keystone_KHS) September 9, 2024

This week, September 8-14, we are celebrating spectacular Direct Support Professionals all around the #DMV! #DSPs have the integral infrastructure in place to support people with intellectual & developmental disabilities, providing them with access and opportunities! #DSPRW2024 pic.twitter.com/RP4QuDH6OF

— National Children's Center (NCC) (@ncc_inc) September 9, 2024

Happy #DSPRW2024!
Starting today, this is the week to recognize all of you that feverishly work on the frontline in the pursuit of #SupportingPeople. Thanks to Direct Support Professionals!
We're happy to celebrate this week with @TheRealANCOR and @PARdotnet pic.twitter.com/9tqCURBFo3

— Valley Community Services (@ValComScvs) September 8, 2024

We ended our food truck extravaganza with breakfast from the @TruckOfDelish at our Linthicum HQ.

Our Executive Leadership Team was in hand to help serve delicious breakfast tacos and sandwiches, showing our love and appreciation for our amazing DSPs ❤️ #DSPRW2024 pic.twitter.com/soQTe2MTEh

— The Arc Central Chesapeake Region (@TheArcCCR) September 12, 2024

🙏🌟Thank you to our own DSPs and the thousands more across Missouri, too. You make our state more inclusive, and you ensure that those we serve thrive in their own communities!🌟🙏 #MOFlourishTogether @TheRealANCOR @Starling_MO https://t.co/Xfl7CYA0Kz

— Emmaus Homes (@EmmausHomesInc) September 9, 2024

This week, we are honoring our Direct Support Professionals (DSP) by expressing our gratitude w/ gestures of appreciation for their invaluable work. Daily raffles for $100 Amazon Gift Cards & tomorrow cupcake deliveries .Thank you, DSPs! #DSPRW2024 #greystoneprogams pic.twitter.com/aiz7uck4LB

— Greystone Programs, Inc. (@GreystonePrgrms) September 11, 2024

Thank you @GovPritzker for proclaiming September 8-14 as Illinois Direct Support Professionals Week!! We our proud of our collective work recognizing the crucial role of DSPs to the lives of Illinoisans with disabilities! #DSPRW2024 pic.twitter.com/aDND3ZxbGM

— IARF (@IARF) September 9, 2024

We are so proud of New York's Direct Support Professionals! All this week, September 8-14, we’re celebrating them, their passion, and the work they do to support people with disabilities in our community. Thank you, DSPs! #DSPRW2024 pic.twitter.com/WrBHwybnmX

— New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation (@NewYorkAlliance) September 9, 2024

It’s DSP Recognition Week! Join in the Celebration by Using #DSPRW2024https://t.co/Dn2UYbgzb0 pic.twitter.com/2bkCgIAGRb

— RCPA (@paproviders) September 9, 2024

Join us in celebrating National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week! This week, and every week, we salute the dedicated, innovative, and passionate direct support professionals that are so critical to supporting individuals with disabilities! #DSPRW2024 pic.twitter.com/fdHgkwZ0TK

— MOHR (@mohrmn1) September 9, 2024

Yesterday, we celebrated all the amazing direct support professionals in Hamilton County! These dedicated DSPs are critical to supporting people with disabilities, and we are so appreciative of all they do! #DirectSupportProfessional #DSP #HamiltonCounty #ThankYou #DSPRW2024 pic.twitter.com/LV4mM3KbrO

— Hamilton Co. Developmental Disabilities Services (@HamiltonDDS) September 12, 2024

It’s DSP Recognition Week, honoring the direct support professionals (DSPs) who empower Californians with disabilities to thrive! CDSA will share winners of our first-ever DSP Empowerment Awards throughout #DSPRW2024. Help us celebrate exceptional DSPs across the state! #DSPofCA pic.twitter.com/Mdrn86n9CC

— California Disability Services Association (CDSA) (@Cal_DSA) September 8, 2024

CHS is immensely thankful for its Direct Support Professionals. During DSP Recognition week and beyond, we hope you will join us in celebrating the professionals who are the bedrock of our organization and who make the lives of those we serve better every day. #DSPRW2024 pic.twitter.com/B0ACvRIqOn

— Cooperative4HS (@Cooperative4HS) September 11, 2024

LSSI celebrates Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week. We could not fulfill our mission of bringing healing, justice & wholeness to people without our employees who help clients with intellectual/developmental disabilities live successfully in their community.  #dsprw2024 pic.twitter.com/23bE8JNd48

— Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (@MeetLSSI) September 12, 2024

It's Direct Support Professional Recognition Week. To get involved, check out these sample social media posts from @TheRealANCOR. Don't forget to tag your posts #DSPRW2024! https://t.co/aADwJEL9pK pic.twitter.com/k5zlKmILST

— ACLgov (@ACLgov) September 10, 2024

.@GovMurphy has declared it to be #DirectSupportProfessionalsWeek! @NJDHS thanks all DSPs who make a difference in the lives of so many by providing necessary supports that enable them to live, work & enjoy life as independently as possible in their community. #DSPRW2024 🫶🏽🫶🏽 pic.twitter.com/pV8qxVTTUn

— NJHumanServices (@NJDHS) September 12, 2024

Join us in celebrating Direct Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week! We honor the dedication of #DSPs who transform the lives of individuals by promoting independence & community inclusion. Learn how #tech can empower DSPs in our blog: https://t.co/hpY9oEbMFe #DSPRW2024 pic.twitter.com/UVAW9vFKYp

— Netsmart (@NetsmartTech) September 12, 2024