Magic Valley Adults in Motion Society

11/24/2025

Please share your story

Senator Mike Crapo Senator Jim Risch Mike Simpson
Tom is developmentally disabled with partial paralysis. He is unable to transfer and requires full-time care and assistance, and lives in a group independent living home.
Tom receives Medicaid services for all his care, living expenses, and medical bills
Without Medicaid, our family would not be able to physically care for Tom.
~ Carolyn, Familly Member, Twin Falls

We would like stories from people with disabilities, family members, and from direct care workers who provide Home and Community Based Services and use Medicaid Expansion as their health care coverage.

Please use this link below to your story. A picture is very helpful, but we understand if you don't want to share a picture.

Medicaid Matters! Why is Medicaid important to you and your family? https://forms.gle/eEzoWFY3n4zYTBtBA

11/24/2025

Let’s all share our story!

11/24/2025

⚡️Winter Athletes⚡️

11/19/2025

Speak Up!

My son with Down syndrome is right in the middle of his public school years and I’m scared for what’s happening right now.

While everyone was watching the Epstein-file news, the White House quietly announced plans to move major education programs out of the Department of Education and into multiple agencies like Labor, HHS, and Justice. Without congressional approval.

If this goes through, special education, civil rights protections, and the programs our kids rely on will be scattered across different agencies that aren’t built for education. That means- conflicting rules, weaker oversight, and less accountability. And kids with disabilities, kids like mine, will pay the price.

Once these changes happen, it won’t matter who comes into office next - the damage will already be done and will take years to repair.

Education belongs in the Department of Education.

If you don’t understand how taking experts out education is harmful- then I can’t help you.

But if you do understand this- then I ask you to light up the phone lines today-

Call the Congressional Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the offices of your Senators and Representative and demand bipartisan oversight hearings.

Here’s what you can say- thank you National Down Syndrome Congress for this script-

Hi, I am your constituent.
I'm calling to urge you to support bipartisan oversight hearings on the Administration's actions to break up the Department of Education. Dispersing core education offices among other agencies erodes protections for millions of students, disrupts services, goes against Congressional intent, and dismantles the federal government's ability to ensure equal access to education nationwide. Congress needs to hold transparent, bipartisan oversight hearings to examine the real legal and practical consequences before any changes go further.
Thank you.

10/16/2025

Parenting kids with disabilities is particularly overwhelming right now - let my book Overwhelmed & Grateful- help get you through: https://amzn.to/45fhRLp

10/15/2025

Department of Education Condemned for Ending Support for Students with Disabilities

National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) joined over 350 national, state, and local organizations, including 60 from the Down syndrome community, in a powerful statement calling on the Administration - and on Congress to do the same - to reverse sweeping firings that have gutted key U. S. Department of Education offices serving babies, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities.

These cuts to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and others threaten decades of progress in upholding the rights of students under IDEA, Section 504, and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a law created to guarantee every child with a disability a free and appropriate public education. Instead of celebrating progress, families, students and schools now face a crisis that jeopardizes that very promise.

As a leader in this effort, NDSC stands united with disability, civil rights, and education organizations nationwide in urging the Administration to immediately restore staffing and leadership at the Department of Education – and calling on Congress to ensure this happens. Federal oversight and support is not optional—it’s a moral and legal obligation to our nation’s children with disabilities.

Read the full joint statement and see the list of signers here:
https://ndsccenter.org/file_download/inline/1b9ae483-b46b-42fb-8dc7-a1644837bbff

10/05/2025

🎃👻 The wait is over—tickets are on sale now for Building Hope with A Haunt! 👻🎃

Join People for Pets MVHS, Inc. for a spooky-good night you won’t forget. Come dressed in your best costume and enjoy an evening of delicious finger foods, music from the incredible DJ V3ROS, fun prizes, and a lively costume contest!

This event kicks off our Capital Campaign to expand the Twin Falls Animal Shelter—because every pet deserves a safe, loving space. All proceeds go directly toward the expansion, helping us meet the growing needs of our community one wag and one purr at a time. 🐾

Bring your friends, bring your best costume, and most importantly, bring your love for animals. Together, let’s make this a night of haunting fun and hopeful beginnings! ✨

📌 Event Details
📅 Date: Saturday, October 25
🕕 Time: 6–10 PM
📍 Location: 360 Main Event Center
🎟️ Tickets: $25 in advance | $30 at the door (each includes a drink coupon)
🎶 Entertainment: DJ V3ROS, finger foods, prizes & costume contest

10/03/2025

FYI: Oct 23 Halloween 🎈

08/04/2025

Great information and opportunity to earn CFH hours.