We have just joined The Caring Force, a grassroots advocacy movement created to support human services in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The work of human services providers is incredibly important to millions of children and adults across the state, but often, their voices are lost. Cuts in human services at a time when our state's economy is already stressed means that those who need services the most will get the least. That is not the Commonwealth that we envision for creating stronger communities.
Human services workers provide for vulnerable populations that are often marginalized in our society: the elderly, those with disabilities, the homeless, and many others. And we must also support these dedicated workers, who do incredibly complex jobs and are among our lowest-paid employees.
State budget cuts are threatening to severely limit the work of providers across the state, and we need everyone's help to ensure high quality services can continue to be provided to resident...
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