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The Providers’ Council is excited to announce that early bird registration is now open for its 47th Annual Convention & Expo: Celebrate Our Strength, which will take place on Monday, October 3 at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston.

This two-day, hybrid training will take place on Wednesday, August 17 at the Providers’ Council’s office in Framingham, and on Wednesday, August 24 via Zoom. Both of these trainings will be from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $52.7 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2023 today, which calls for a $5.1 billion spending increase from the current year’s budget and a $4.2 billion increase from what he originally recommended in January.

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.