Celebrate National Direct Support Recognition Week, September 8 – 14, 2024

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Sept. 11, 2024 - PRLog -- The week of Sept. 8, 2024, has been designated by the U.S. Senate as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week." Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are essential in ensuring people with developmental disabilities live a fully productive life of their choosing.

To recognize the unyielding dedication helping individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities participating in the Pathways to Opportunity (PTO) program, Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida will be ordering lunch for their Direct Support Professionals (DSP) at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, September 13, 2024.

Today, September 11, 2024, the DSPs received a little thank you goodie bag with a note from the Executive Team, and Tomorrow, Thursday, September 12, 2024, Goodwill will be ordering Starbucks for the DSP staff.

Pathways to Opportunity is a full-day life skills development program for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities that offers group classes based on participants needs and interests. These classes help participants learn new skills, meet new people and have new experiences. They also help to foster more independence, and move the participants forward. For more information about Pathways to Opportunity, visit https://goodwillswfl.org/pto.

Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida is committed to serving people with disabilities and disadvantages by offering life-changing opportunities to achieve independence.  Ninety-Three cents of every dollar raised in Goodwill SWFL thrift stores helps to fund the many programs and services offered throughout the Southwest Florida community. For information on how Goodwill SWFL positively impacts the community, visit www.Goodwillswfl.org.