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The Providers’ Council recently penned a letter to members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, urging them to ramp up their efforts in pressuring the Biden Administration to respond to the state’s shelter system crisis, and is asking its members to sign onto the letter.

Gov. Charlie Baker told the State House News Service on Friday, July 31 that he intended to sign a $16.5 billion interim state budget that would fund Massachusetts for August, September

As Massachusetts works to reopen its economy, the state has published guidance on its website regarding reopening health and human services programs. The webpage is available here. The state moved

The Council supports the legislation in concept; however, the proposal does raise several concerns around the funding of hazard pay.

The Providers’ Council, on Friday, June 5, submitted testimony in support of legislation that would create an unemployment benefit fund to assist human services organizations and other nonprofits. 

Effective on Jan. 1, 2018, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made qualified transportation fringe benefits taxable — either to the employee or to the nonprofit employer as unrelated business income.

As part of a year-long campaign, the U.S. House continues to advocate for legislation that would weaken the so-called Johnson Amendment, which ensures that nonprofits must remain nonpartisan. The Providers’

If the #MarchforOurLives is any example, young people are ready to be engaged participants in legislative action and the democratic process.