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EOHHS has issued updated guidance  for agencies for Phase 4 re-opening. Reopening Health and Human Services in Massachusetts  contains links to  relevant guidance (including day programs, hospital procedures and transportation.)

The Council, on behalf of more than a dozen of its members, sent a letter this week urging  the House and Senate Ways & Means Committees to support Competitive Integrated

We are pleased to share the March 2021 e-issue of The Provider. This month, we have a front-page feature on a new state report examining barriers to hiring people with disabilities,

Recently, we saw the tragic and violent killings of members of the Asian community in Atlanta. Police say six women and two men were targeted and killed by a gunman

The Council remembers Dick Hoyt, who inspired thousands of runners, fathers and athletes with disabilities by pushing his son, Rick, in a wheelchair in dozens of Boston Marathons and hundreds

This year the Providers’ Council will be hosting its Annual Membership & Business Meeting in an online format via Zoom on Wednesday, April 7. Registration for this members-only event closes April 5 and

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services has published a vaccine Q&A  following a Feb. 17, 2021 Town Hall for human services providers: Q: ­ Assistance to individuals who

A great story from WBUR’s Callum Borchers: Jo Ann Simons, head of Council member Northeast Arc, and her 41-year-old son, Jonathan, were interviewed about how people with Down syndrome are

On Feb. 26, Council President & CEO Michael Weekes of Longmeadow was celebrated as a 2021 Black Excellence on the Hill honoree at a virtual ceremony hosted by the Massachusetts

The electronic copy of the February issue of The Provider is ready to read!  Download it here: Provider FEB_2021e-edition This month, we feature front-page features on Gov. Baker’s proposed FY