The Caring Force Blog

Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau conducts a census to count every resident in the United States. Today is April 1, 2020 ─ Census Day! You can fill out the Census here. We know your attention has been elsewhere lately and that’s certainly understandable. But taking the Census is quick – and it’s critical to the future health of the human services sector

These are trying and uncertain times. As COVID-19 spreads throughout Massachusetts, our country and the world, we are all living with major disruptions and changes to our daily lives and routines. But through it all, there have been some constants. One of those things that hasn’t changed is the incredible work done by all of you – our human services workers.

Every April for the past few years, hundreds of Caring Force Members have filled the Great Hall in the State House and advocated for fair funding for human service programs, adequate salaries for low-paid direct care workers and more. This year, however, the spread of COVID-19 in Massachusetts has caused us to make the difficult decision to change from a physical rally to a “virtual” rally. At this

The Caring Force is pleased to announce the February Member Spotlight honoree is Richard Cobbinah, an Assistant Manager at Horace Mann Educational Associates. Richard is very passionate about his work and it has not gone unnoticed. He recently won HMEA’s Board of Director’s award after 7 years of service. Here is what Richard had to

The Caring Force is pleased to announce the January Member Spotlight honoree is Etta Lynn Reynolds, a direct care worker with the Center for Human Development (CHD). Etta is a dedicated worker who uses her skills and experience to help assist others in CHD’s Children and Families division. Here’s what Etta had to say about working in human

Happy Holidays from all of us at The Caring Force! As we reflect on 2019, we are proud of what we were able to accomplish together! We hosted a successful rally at the State House with about 500 attendees, held a record setting Broadcast Your Love of Human Services contest and had our priority legislation get reported

This Thanksgiving, we’re saying thanks to the nearly 28,000 members of the Caring Force. You not only provide critical care to one in ten Massachusetts residents, but you also advocate for fair wages, request additional funding to provide services and demand better educational benefits for our sector’s workforce. We’re also grateful for our amazing Caring

Congratulations to Doc Wayne Youth Services on being the 2019 Broadcast Your Love of Human Services photo contest winners! First, you cast over 1,100 votes to narrow the field to three finalists. Then, last week at the Providers’ Council’s 44th Annual Convention & Expo: Everyone Counts., we displayed your top three photos to our convention attendees and