ALT A man in a navy suit and blue striped tie stands at a wooden podium bearing the round blue Community Provider Network of Rhode Island seal, looking out toward the audience with a slight smile. Behind him, a large screen displays a Governmental Service Award slide in green and white, and another man in glasses stands in the background. The stage sits in an industrial venue with weathered concrete columns and black drapes.

ALT Four women stand close together and smile for the camera at a CPNRI event. From left, they wear a denim jacket, a red blazer over a brown dress, a white jacket over a magenta blouse, and a black dress with tortoiseshell glasses. Behind them, the industrial venue shows exposed brick, a green steel catwalk, and attendees mingling near folding chairs.

ALT A woman with long curly blonde hair, glasses, and a bright orange blazer speaks at a wooden podium with the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island seal, gesturing with one hand as she addresses the room. A deep navy velvet curtain hangs behind her, and the blurred heads of audience members fill the foreground.

ALT A high, wide view looks across a sunlit converted industrial hall with brick walls and tall factory windows, where hundreds of guests sit at round tables covered in navy cloths with flower centerpieces. On a black stage at the upper left, a speaker stands at a podium with several people nearby, a red carpet runs along the floor beside the stage, and a videographer films from a tripod on the right. Two guests using wheelchairs are seated among the tables in the foreground.

ALT Karissa Brown, a young woman with long dark curly hair, stands in front of a Community Provider Network of Rhode Island step-and-repeat backdrop, holding a framed certificate that reads Congratulations, DSP of the Year, 2026, Karissa Brown. She wears a black long-sleeve top, a navy floral skirt, gold bangles, and a name tag, and gives a calm, slight smile.

ALT Edgar Ferrer, a man with a full gray beard, stands in front of a Community Provider Network of Rhode Island backdrop holding a framed certificate that reads Congratulations, DSP of the Year, 2026, Edgar Ferrer. He wears a black hoodie and pants, with glasses hooked on his collar and a name tag identifying him as a 2026 DSP of the Year from Whitmarsh House.

ALT A man in a navy suit and blue striped tie stands at a wooden podium bearing the Community Provider Network of Rhode Island seal, looking out toward the audience. Behind him, a screen displays Governmental Service Award, nominated by CPNRI, and another man in glasses stands in the background.

ALT A navy and green-toned grid collage of headshots titled DSPs of the Year, with two navy blocks reading Adult Services with an arrow and Children's Services with an arrow marking the two rows, plus a navy Thank You block in the bottom right corner. The collage features roughly 41 individual portrait photos of direct support professionals, indoor and outdoor headshots and candid smiling photos, several wearing glasses, one in a Dad and Papa t-shirt, one holding flowers, and one holding a young child. The photos are tinted in varying shades of green, yellow-green, and muted blue to unify the palette.

ALT A navy flyer with a large photo at the top showing two women smiling and standing side by side in front of an exposed brick wall. On the left, a woman with dark curly hair wears a leopard-print button-down shirt and a gold nameplate necklace, with a lavalier microphone clipped to her collar. On the right, an older woman with short curly gray-blonde hair wears glasses, a sleeveless white top, and a beaded necklace, also wearing a lavalier microphone. Below the photo, bold white and green text reads Direct Support Professional Week, with the letters D, S, and P highlighted in green to spell out DSP.

ALT A woman with long wavy brown hair smiles broadly at the camera, wearing a royal blue button-down shirt and a delicate silver necklace, photographed against a dark charcoal studio backdrop.

ALT Five women stand arm in arm indoors, each wearing a red beanie and a red McCormick-branded apron labeled with a different spice name, including Cinnamon Sugar, Pumpkin Spice Blend, and Smoked Paprika. Two hold wooden spoons, and they smile together in what appears to be an office break room decorated for a themed event.

ALT Three women sit together under the canopy of a boat, all wearing blue life jackets with yellow straps over their jackets. The woman on the left wears sunglasses, the woman in the middle wears a red jacket and smiles broadly, and the woman on the right wears glasses with tinted lenses, with a cloudy sky and shoreline visible behind them.

ALT Ten women in older attire, dark long skirts paired with white blouses, stand arm in arm in a line in front of a large Gothic-style stone and brick building, several smiling and leaning affectionately toward one another. A weathered stone sculpture sits at the edge of the frame beside them, and the buildings steep gables and dormer windows rise behind the group.

ALT Ruth and Tammy stand close together smiling for the camera, with Tammy's arm around Ruth's shoulders. Ruth wears a cream floral top, and Tammy wears a beige blouse with a beaded headband and a statement necklace. They pose in front of a weathered brick wall with patches of old paint, in warm natural light.

ALT A large group of about 25 people pose together for a photo in a yacht club-style room, with nautical pennant flags strung across the ceiling and a red, white, and blue bunting flag draped over a central window behind them. Most people stand in rows facing the camera smiling, while one man sits in the front wearing a black colonial-style naval coat and a tricorn hat, and a woman in a teal top leans in beside him. In the foreground, round tables draped in white linens are covered with meeting materials, including sticky notes, pens, printed handouts, coffee cups, and soda cans, suggesting a work session or retreat that paused for a group photo. Windows on either side show a glimpse of greenery and water outside.

ALT Handwritten thank-you note on rusty pink construction paper, the words Thank You spelled out in orange, purple, and yellow puffy glitter paint, with a simple smiley face drawn below in glitter outline.

ALT Inside spread of a handmade card on green paper, with colorful marker text reading Youre loved, is as big as a, then a purple foam whale sticker, and, as powerful as a, then a blue foam train sticker.

ALT Handwritten note on green construction paper reading With a Greatful Heart, written in dark blue and teal marker, held at the bottom corner by someone with light-colored painted nails.

ALT Blue construction paper card with the words Thank You spelled out in dense silver glitter, with a small heart shape in gold glitter next to the word You. The initials P.M. are written in the bottom left corner in marker.