Compassions Training & Awareness Center

Compassions approaches professional caregiving from the lens of the consumer who requires professional care to live independently at home. Typically, degreed executives run profit-based homecare agencies, pay caregivers extremely low wages, do not provide adequate training. People needing home care are highly vulnerable to abuse because they must rely on caregivers for their most intimate personal care, complaining endangers lives.  Providing highly specialized training for caregivers taught by someone who knows what’s needed because she lives it every day. This elevates/ empowers everyone involved!  People that need safe professional care learn independent living and self-advocacy skills. Caregivers learn valuable marketable skills, earn more income, achieve recognition, improve their confidence and self-worth. Families of disabled  have less anxiety.  The entire community benefits from participation of people who have been left out for far too long. Their voices will help find solutions to the until now taboo topic of rampant abuse. 

In 2013, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation unveiled staggering statistics based on research into the prevalence of paralysis across the U.S.

According to the study, there are nearly 1 in 50 people living with paralysis – approximately 5.4 million people. That's the same number of people as the combined populations of Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C. And that number is nearly 40 percent higher than previous estimates showed. Despite the emergence of the #MeToo movement, we have still seen women’s voices belittled, dismissed, and outright silenced as they’ve testified against the men who have sexually assaulted them, from the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. Imagine, the plight of those who so often don’t have a voice. Right now in America, 70% of disabled women of all ages and intellectual and physical capacities are being sexually assaulted by the very people pledged to their care and protection—nurses, aides, and other caregivers—often in nursing homes, long-term care facilities and group homes that advertise compassionate and loving care in a home-style environment.

• Among developmentally disabled adults, up to 83 percent of females and 32 percent of males are victims of sexual violence; (Disabled Women’s Network)

Compassions approaches professional caregiving from the lens of the consumer who requires professional care to live independently at home. Typically, degreed executives run profit-based homecare agencies, pay caregivers extremely low wages, do not provide adequate training. People needing home care are highly vulnerable to abuse because they must rely on caregivers for their most intimate personal care, complaining endangers lives.  Providing highly specialized training for caregivers taught by someone who knows what’s needed because she lives it every day. This elevates/ empowers everyone involved!  People that need safe professional care learn independent living and self-advocacy skills. Caregivers learn valuable marketable skills, earn more income, achieve recognition, improve their confidence and self-worth. Families of disabled  have less anxiety.  The entire community benefits from participation of people who have been left out for far too long. Their voices will help find solutions to the until now taboo topic of rampant abuse.

Compassions Training and Awareness Center approaches professional caregiving from the lens of the consumer that requires professional care to live independently at home, which is innovative and disruptive. Typically, degreed executives run profit-based homecare agencies that pay caregivers extremely low wages, and do not provide adequate training. People needing home care are highly vulnerable to abuse because they must rely on caregivers for their most intimate personal care, so complaining can literally endanger their lives. Compassions provides highly specialized training for professional caregivers taught by someone who knows exactly what’s needed because she lives it everyday. This elevates and empowers everyone involved!  People that need safe professional care learn independent living and self-advocacy skills and have a larger pool of trained professional caregivers they can feel comfortable hiring. Professional caregivers learn valuable marketable skills, earn more income, achieve recognition, and improve their confidence and self-worth. Loved ones of the person receiving care have less anxiety because they know the person’s needs are being met safely. The entire communities around the word would benefit due to this is a global issue from Ohio to Kenya and around the world. With the participation from more people living with paralyzing disabilities abroad and around the world  who have been left out for far too long. Their voices will help find solutions to the until now taboo topic of rampant abuse.

The core of the problem: low pay and minimal-to-no qualifications required to  be hired attracts individuals that should never be responsible for the care of a vulnerable person. It's a breeding ground for injury and abuse. According to the " University of Michigan' more than 50% of woman experience some form of sexual assault or physical violence.  woman with disabilities sexual assault and violence or routinely un-reported and under-addressed. The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation unveiled staggering statistics based on research into the prevalence of paralysis 5.4 million people are living with some form of paralysis currently.

 Typically, degreed executives run profit-based homecare agencies that pay caregivers extremely low wages, and do not provide adequate training. People needing home care are highly vulnerable to abuse because they must rely on caregivers for their most intimate personal care, complaining can literally endanger their lives. Compassions provides highly specialized training for caregivers taught by one who knows exactly what’s needed, she lives it everyday. This elevates and empowers everyone involved!  People that need safe professional care learn independent living and self-advocacy skills and have a pool of trained professional caregivers they can feel comfortable hiring. Professional caregivers learn valuable marketable skills, earn more income and recognition. Although Compassions was incorporated in 2006 we have never had the opportunity for Compassions to reach it's full potential. Now through new technology and networking we will have the opportunity to expand our service to a broader range of individuals living with disabilities.   

I am approaching professional caregiving from the lens of the consumer. My approach elevates and empowers everyone-the person needing care as well as the professional caregiver who learns valuable marketable skills-the field at large improves when the specialized training is recognized. The extended family also benefits knowing their loved ones are being safely cared for. 

Our Purpose is one of innovation and strength working together at massive levels to provide a more self-sufficient, motivated, responsible and educated home care worker. Compassions will work to initiate, improve and enhance the current standards and curriculum of the home care/ health care training service industry, while initiating a non-traditional, specialized job training and placement program that will be a reward within itself.  Compassions will meet and surpass expectations for a growing population of individuals living with spinal cord paralysis and other physical limiting injuries. These individuals and those who provide daily living services for them are currently living at or below poverty levels.

We provide specialized hands on job training and placement programs to insure improvement and economic stability for those seeking employment in the home care/healthcare industry while emphasizing the significance and need for properly educating and training individuals in an industry that is growing to astronomical proportions. While preparing these individuals for employment opportunities, Compassions addresses other crucial issues plaguing the home care/ health care industry such as stress, loss, despair and frustration while attempting to provide a services to someone for which one is not properly prepared. 

Compassions is a personalized, blended online & offline learning experience in the atmosphere of professional caregiving.  Incorporating public, private and valuable community resources, client's and caregivers will be provided the expertise and the support that they need to reach their full potentials.  Through online courses, webinars, videos, podcasts, and a customized app, our caregivers will be able to access the necessary online resources at their convenience to accommodate their lives as professional caregivers.  This is a a continus program that will be approached from the lens of the consumer, the disabled community. Caregivers will earn certification, and work towards opportunities for advancement and pay raises, as well as gain hands-on work experiences in their desired career field of Heath Care. 

Compassions Training and Awareness Center  is a market pace for social impact innovation with a wide variety and a mission to solve world challenges. I have a long successful award winning history. Since 2006 to my current history I have received numerous awards, newspaper notoriety and featured on several of our city's news channel but yet finding so satisfaction due to my work is not done. My organization is having a impact on Humanity because I lead not only by experience but by example. Living with a disability is not a ending but a new beginning, finding  their understanding into self-discovery and self-worth. to continue to have a positive impact, I would like to rebuild our website, create YouTube lessons; create online courses; create an online community and podcast create advocacy networks..... Our longevity is due to our commitment, Compassions strives to elevate and empower some of the most diverse and marginalized voices in society and as we hear their stories and open our hearts to their experiences and gifts, we all benefit and are enriched by their participation in our communities. My continued commitment to the disabled community and will always be, At  Compassions we are working together as one to help one another.   

Our executive director Edna Sutton has over thirty years of experience living with spinal cord paralysis after she was punched through a second floor window during a domestic violence dispute. She would go on spending a year in hospital and another two years in a nursing facility. Once living independently on her own, Edna began to train caregivers, that were sent to her home due to lack of knowledgeable and skilled caregivers. She understands all to well the issues plaguing the disabled community when addressing  issues such as abandonment, physical/mental abuse, sexual assault, theft and neglect. Compassions wants to give back the control over the lives of individuals living with disabilities  by allowing their input, ideas and agendas when it comes to the design and implementation of services that can only have a positive impact, when working to improve nd enhance the quality of their lives.

Due to Covid-19 Our solution is currently working to reopen. In one year we are looking to provide services to about five -hundred individuals living with disabilities and it is a estimated four-thousand individual living with disabilities combined with caregivers being provided with services by year five. 

Due to Covid-19 Our solution is currently working to reopen. In one year we are looking to provide services to about five -hundred individuals living with disabilities and it is a estimated four-thousand individual living with disabilities combined with caregivers being provided with services by year five. 

Compassions uses the list of our past and current consumers who seek out the services offered through our organization, consumer referrals and the results from our online surveys .

One person which is Edna Sutton

As a survivor of domestic violence that left me disabled and living in a nursing home for a few years, I went back to school re-educating myself, graduating with full honors before moving and living on my own, while attending OSU collage.  I learned first- hand the skills needed to live independently with a little help from skilled home health aides, as well as the prevalence of abuse and neglect. I am a disabled woman of color who has been judge and made to feel un-worthy but yet I remain strong, willing and focused. My vision is to take my personal life experiences and sacrifices to educate others who are disabled.  The purpose of my organization is to advocate, teach and train, caregivers how to safely provide specialized care for people with quadriplegia (spinal cord paralysis. My goal for the future is to give individuals with paralysis and other debilitating disabilities a voice by offering them real support, love and understanding while providing individuals with disabilities a preventative roadmap to survival, showing each person how to advocate for their health and wellness with learning preventive measures that can be utilize to train their caregivers and help prevent neglect and abusive care.   

I have a long successful award winning history. Since 2006 to my current history I have received numerous awards, newspaper notoriety and featured on several of our city's news channel but yet finding so satisfaction due to my work is not done. My organization is having a impact on Humanity because I lead not only by experience but by example. Living with a disability is not a ending but a new beginning, finding  their understanding into self-discovery and self-worth. to continue to have a positive impact, I would like to rebuild our website, create YouTube lessons; create online courses; create an online community and podcast create advocacy networks..... Our longevity is due to our commitment, Compassions strives to elevate and empower some of the most diverse and marginalized voices in society and as we hear their stories and open our hearts to their experiences and gifts, we all benefit and are enriched by their participation in our communities. My continued commitment to the disabled community and will always be, At  Compassions we are working together as one to help one another.   

Compassions Training and Awareness Center teaches home care providers how to safely care for individuals with significant disabilities and teaches people with disabilities how to hire and train providers, advocate for their own needs, that in-turn will help prevent abuse and neglect for people who are vulnerable and at risk. If selected as a winner we would use the funding to further our mission of advocacy and awareness providing individuals with disabilities opportunities and survival training skills, meeting efforts to unite with other communities that will  help further continue our mission to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities while they acquire the skills and mindset deemed necessary so that they can live, re-entering in a society where we are often judged or left out.  Living with a disability is not a ending but a new beginning, finding  their understanding into self-discovery and self-worth. to continue to have a positive impact, I would like to rebuild our website, create YouTube lessons; create online courses; create an online community and podcast create advocacy networks.....     

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Although Compassions has been incorporated since 2006. There are still individuals who discriminate against individuals living with physical disabilities. There are people who feel that individuals with disabilities have no place in the workforce, especially in a position of leadership or power.

I would like to partner with Solve, National Spinal Cord Injury Association and The National Center for Independent Living. This can help speak and address the important issues that most in the disabled communities are afraid or ashamed to speak about. With the partnerships it could  advance Compassions need to help individuals with disabilities by educating us how to run and sustain a profitable organization that can assist consumers on a national level by providing quality services and unique opportunities for those in need. We want to be the best for all in need and do our best for individuals living in the disabilities communities.