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A Conference Committee ironing out differences in the House and Senate budget plans announced late Sunday that they had reached agreement on a $52.7 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year 2023.

The Providers’ Council will host the second session of its three-part virtual speaker series about recruitment and retention in the human services sector on Thursday, July 28.

The Providers’ Council will host a virtual speaker series this summer about recruitment and retention in the human services sector, beginning Thursday, July 14.

The Providers’ Council recently launched opportunities to sponsor, exhibit and advertise at its 47th Annual Convention & Expo: Celebrate Our Strength, which will take place on Monday, Oct. 3 at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston.

The Providers’ Council recently announced that in celebration of Juneteenth, it will host a free, members-only webinar the following Tuesday on the ways organizations and individuals can celebrate the holiday through action and service.

Business leader and educator Bret Bero, Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll, State Representative Tami L. Gouveia, State Senator Adam Hinds and State Senator Eric Lesser participated in the forum. Craig Sandler, the managing partner of State House News Service, served as the moderator.

This free, 90-minute training will offer an overview of the criminal records system in Massachusetts, including who has access to it and what rights clients have under the CORI laws.

The Providers’ Council and Suffolk University will host a second info session about the Certificate in Nonprofit Human Service Management Program on April 25 from noon to 12:30 p.m.

The Providers’ Council testified at three hearings today regarding Chapter 257 rate adjustments for Family Transitional Support Services, Certain Substance-related and Addictive Disorders Programs and Certain In-home Basic Living Supports.

This session will show participants how they can incorporate the therapeutic use of nature into work with any population to help create connections, provide meaningful engagement and improve wellbeing.