Illinois HR 418: CONGRATS-ANDREA SMITH

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HR0418LRB104 14037 MST 27169 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Andrea Smith on being 

4recognized as the American Network of Community Options and 

5Resources (ANCOR) 2025 Illinois Direct Support Professional of 

6the Year; and

7 WHEREAS, Andrea Smith of Carbondale has worked at ResCare 

8Community Living since 2017 as a direct support professional 

9(DSP); DSPs work directly with children and adults with 

10intellectual or developmental disabilities to assist them in 

11residing, working, and recreating in communities of their 

12choice; and

13 WHEREAS, For over 40 years, ResCare Community Living has 

14provided community living services that help individuals with 

15intellectual and developmental disabilities enjoy greater 

16quality of life in their own home or in home-like 

17environments, providing more than 100 million hours of service 

18for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities 

19each year, including 250,000 medications administered each day 

20in approximately 2,000 residential homes across the country 

21for a behaviorally complex population with multiple chronic 

22conditions and co-morbidities; and

HR0418- 2 -LRB104 14037 MST 27169 r

1 WHEREAS, The American Network of Community Options and 

2Resources (ANCOR) is a national advocacy organization with 

3over 2,500 members that serves as a leading voice in 

4Washington, D.C. on behalf of community-based 

5intellectual/developmental disabilities service providers; 

6and

7 WHEREAS, In 2025, ANCOR received over 500 nominations for 

8its annual National Direct Support Professional of the Year; 

9and

10 WHEREAS, During ANCOR's annual conference held from A