Learning Disabilities Association of Western New York (LDA of WNY) released new core values statements that will serve as a guide for the present and future of the organization. Our core values are not a new concept for our community, but a more concise and better defined version of who we already are. These values apply to how every LDA of WNY employee supports each other and the people we serve every day. Over the course of the past 6 months, staff from all aspects of the agency participated and developed these statements as a genuine voice for the organization. This facilitated process included four interactive sessions designed to get at describing what LDA is and what LDA cares about. T
To Learning Disabilities Association of WNY supporters: The current minimum wage upstate is $10.40/hr, however for fast food & hospitality industry employees in upstate it is $11.75/hr. The upstate minimum wage will increase to $11.10/hr on 12/31/18 and to $11.80/hr on 12/31/19; at the same time the minimum wage for the fast food industry upstate will increase to $12.75 on 12/31/18 and to $13.75 as of 12/31/19. Direct Support Professionals are not minimum wage jobs, yet the current average upstate DSP wage is estimated to be approximately $10.50/hr The goal of the #bFair2DirectCare Campaign is to secure additional governmental support to fund a living wage for our DSPs. Our modest requ
