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“The Music of Our Lives” song track and video, written and performed by Samantha Blanchard, granddaughter of National Advocacy Campaign parent/advocate Midge Soderbergh; music by Andrew Lane for Drew Right Music, Inc. A portion of the proceeds from this music video will go to support NAC, an initiative of the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR). There is a dire workforce crisis in our nation. Private providers of community supports and services are struggling to recruit and retain a quality workforce. The ANCOR-supported NAC is dedicated to raising federal and public awareness about the workforce crisis threatening community-based supports and services. The campaign's objectives are:
  • Effect national and state public policy changes to address the direct support workforce crisis in the U.S.
  • Raise public awareness regarding the critical role direct support professionals play in enhancing the lives of people with disabilities.
  • Obtain wage and benefit enhancements for direct support workers.
  • Secure incentives for solidifying a career path for direct support workers.
A campaign video and public service announcements that summarize the essence of this workforce crisis can be viewed at their website, http://www.supportnac.org/