Good support is a relationship built over time, through patience, consistency, and genuine care. Meet the teams walking alongside David Jackson and Jahvah, one day at a time.
The People in David’s Corner
Every Friday evening, David Jackson sits down with a pair of drumsticks and gets to work. He has been learning to play for a while now, and the progress is real. It is the kind of detail that tells you something about who David is: someone with passion, with goals, and people around him who take those goals seriously. These people are his DSP’S Mr. Brinet and Mr. Yannick, alongside his Service Coordinator Nastassja Wiley and the support of Ms. Ahsaki, his mother.
Mr. Brinet has been with David through the drumming, the KEEN program on alternating Saturdays where David plays sports and sings with peers, and the steady work of building independence at home. He is also helping David with money management and personal safety — gently teaching him to be warm and open with people while still protecting his personal information in the community.
“David is a really good guy that just needs someone to motivate him — and he truly follows instructions when things are explained clearly.”
— Mr. Yannick, DSP
Mr. Yannick‘s focus is employment readiness. Through structured daily library visits, David has gone from playing video games to reading books and explaining what he learned. He rises every time the right encouragement is there. “I can tell that he will make it,” Yannick says — and it is easy to believe him.
More Than a Job: Supporting Jahvah Jones
Joshua Jones did not plan to become his brother’s staff; but looking back, it feels like everything pointed there. A longtime passion for working with people on the autism spectrum, a moment of being in the right place at the right time, and suddenly he was doing the work he had always been drawn to, for the person who matters most. Joshua, works alongside Mr. Yannick (DSP), Service Coordinator Ms. Annissa Amegbe, and Ms. Bianca‘s steadfast presence as his mother. Jahvah has a team that shows up — honest, caring, and in it for the long run.
Being family is Joshua’s greatest strength. He knows Jahvah‘s rhythms, his needs, his behaviors. When Joshua is there, he doesn’t have to wonder if Jahvah is being taken care of. He already knows.
“I am an expert on my brother’s behaviors — but at times it feels like I can do more and I do not know how.”
— Joshua, DSP & Brother
Mr. Yannick‘s work with Jahvah focuses on daily independence — getting dressed on his own each morning. It takes patience, consistency, and meeting Jahvah exactly where he is. Progress is gradual, but the commitment is firm. “Surely and gradually,” Yannick says, “he will make it.”
A Shared Impact
At Mercyland Healthcare Inc., our mission is to empower the people we serve to live full, meaningful lives. None of that happens without the tireless effort of our staff. To David, Jahvah, and every individual in our care, and to the teams who walk beside them, we see you, we celebrate you, and we are honored to do this work together.
— Mercyland Healthcare Inc.
