News

Over 200 human services workers and supporters of the sector gathered at the Holiday Inn & Suites Boston in Peabody today for the first-ever Northeast Regional Caring Force Rally.

The Council and its members sent a letter to Senate leadership in response to the House’s proposal to limit the stays of families in the state’s emergency shelter system.

The Council and its members sent a letter to the Joint Committee on Ways & Means today, urging them to ensure level funding for the state’s only welfare-to-work program in the FY ’25 budget.

The Council announced the panelists for the Creating Career Pathways for BIPOC and Foreign-Born Staff in the Human Services Sector panel discussion that will take place on Wednesday, April 3 at The Verve Hotel in Natick.

The Council will once again host its popular training Creating and Supporting Harmonious Relationships on Tuesday, March 12.

The year-long program is specifically designed for mid-career professionals in nonprofit organizations.

The event will be held on Wednesday, April 3 at 10:30 a.m. and will be followed by a luncheon panel discussion.

The Council submitted testimony today at a Chapter 257 hearing regarding updated rates for Family Stabilization Services.

EOHHS has made important updates to the human services student loan repayment program and will reopen registration tomorrow.

The Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities favorably reported the Council’s loan repayment bills and extended the deadline to report on the Council’s livable wage bills to May 2.