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Take Action: Protect Medicaid and Support Our Community
Their future depends on your voice!
🛠️ How to Support
At Home of Guiding Hands, we support more than 5,000 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Right now, that support is at risk. Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid threaten access to the essential services our community depends on every day. This is the moment to raise your voice and take action.
1. đź“° Read the Op-Ed: A Message from Our CEO
“People with disabilities deserve more. Protect Medicaid.”
In this compelling op-ed for the San Diego Union-Tribune, Edward Hershey, CEO of Home of Guiding Hands, outlines exactly what’s at stake—and why we can’t afford to stay silent.
đź“– Read the Op-Ed
📤 Share it with your network to raise awareness and urgency.
2. 🤝 Connect with Advocacy Groups
Want to get more involved? These leading organizations are driving disability rights advocacy across California:
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ARCA (Association of Regional Center Agencies)
Advocating for California’s regional centers and the people they serve. -
The Lanterman Coalition
A unified voice fighting to uphold the promise of the Lanterman Act. -
CDSA (California Disability Services Association)
Representing service providers who deliver vital supports to people with disabilities statewide.
3. 📱 Use Your Social Media Voice
Your voice online makes a difference. Share why Medicaid matters to you and help us amplify the message:
Sample Post:
I stand with @homeofguidinghands to protect Medicaid and the thousands of people with disabilities who depend on it. Cuts are not an option. #ProtectMedicaid #DisabilityRights
đź“Ś Tag your local representatives and advocacy orgs
đź“Ś Use hashtags like #ProtectMedicaid and #IDDadvocacy
4. đź“ž Contact Your Legislators
Your elected officials need to hear from you—now. Ask them to oppose Medicaid cuts and protect the supports that people with disabilities rely on.
🔍 Find Your Representatives
Sample Message:
I'm a constituent urging you to vote NO on cuts to Medicaid. These services are essential for people with disabilities in our community. Protect their rights and dignity.
5. 🎥 Watch Now: What’s at Stake
Edward Hershey, our CEO, shares a direct message about the real-life impact of these proposed Medicaid cuts—and why your voice matters now more than ever.
📤 Share it with family, friends, and your community