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    Closing the Gap: Maine’s Direct Care Shortage and Solutions to Fix It

    Click here to read the full report by MECEP Economic Policy Analyst Arthur Phillips.

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    The Future of Maine’s Care Workforce Planning Summit 

    Justin Dyer, DSP and Council Member provides his perspective of work at The Future of Maine’s Care Workforce Planning Summit conference in Freeport on 6/18/24

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    The Essential Support Workforce Advisory Committee

    Council Member, Stephanie Hatcher serves on The Essential Support Workforce Advisory

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    The High Cost of Undervaluing Direct Care Work

     Council Members featured in MECEP report.

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    Success Juwah: LD 1718 would open doors to higher education for Maine’s essential support professionals

    Read the Article (Sun Journal)

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    Council Members Gail True and Patience Success Juwah featured in Sun Journal Article!

    Read the Article here (Sun Journal).

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    Council Members Provide a Voice at 2023 Leading Age Conference

    Pictured, Emily Curry, CRMA, DSP, ESS and Emily Skyers, CRMA- council members. The council members were featured as panelist at the 2023 Leading Age ME & NH Annual Conference and EXPO on April 5th.

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    Council Meets with HHS Committee

    Council members joined the Health and Human Services Committee and Caucus on Aging on February 2nd, 2023, to provide a voice for Maine’s Direct Care Workforce.