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If you missed out on some of our keynotes and workshops from this year’s convention, many are available to watch as a recording through our event platform. Our platform will be live for attendees to continue browsing our great exhibitors and accessing important educational resources over the next few weeks.

The National Council on Nonprofits published an article on Tuesday by Providers’ Council President/CEO Michael Weekes, in which Weekes emphasized the need for more human services workers as the sector continues to experience severe staffing shortages.

We are excited to announce that the Providers’ eAcademy’s Human Services Credentialing Program released newly revised and updated courses in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities today, to eAcademy participating agencies through your Relias LMS at no additional cost.

The Providers’ Council offices are closed today in observance of Indigenous People’s Day.

The state Senate voted in favor of an election reform bill on Wednesday that would permanently adopt mail-in voting and expanded early voting methods, as well as allow voters to register and cast their ballots on the same day, according to State House News Service (SHNS).

The Boston Globe ran a front-page story on Sunday about the ongoing workforce crisis in the community-based human services sector, featuring testimony from Providers’ Council President and CEO Michael Weekes, members of the Collaborative, Advocates President Diane Gould and Lifeworks President Daniel Burke.

The Providers’ Council introduced three new workshops this week that will commence later this fall, which cover team building, conflict management and conducting effective internal investigations.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced last week that certain eligible Massachusetts residents could receive Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots, if at least six months has passed since they received their second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

Providers’ Council President and CEO Michael Weekes urged state legislators on Tuesday to allocate millions of dollars in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for wage increases and student loan forgiveness in the human services sector. 

The Providers’ Council and the Massachusetts Nonprofits Network issued a joint letter to the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Friday, urging Chairman Richard Neal to extend and expand the the Employee Retention Tax Credit.