States can now apply to participate in dynamic #DirectCareWorkforce technical assistance opportunities offered by the new Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center. States have the unique opportunity to work with subject matter experts and other state leaders to help foster vital collaboration across systems and improve the recruitment, retention, training, and professional development of direct care workers.
ADvancing States and our partners encourage you to apply! To learn more and apply for participation, complete the online Expression of Interest Application by 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, March 25, 2024.
ACL, NCOA, ADvancing States, NASDDDS, and NAMD invite states to attend a follow-up “Office Hours” webinar on Thursday, March 21 at 1:00 p.m. ET. States will have an opportunity to participate in an extended Q&A about the DCW technical assistance opportunities.
Click here to register.
These programs are being led by the National Council on Aging (NCOA), funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and in partnership with ADvancing States, Center for Innovation, Lincoln University of Missouri’s Paula J. Carter Center on Minority Health and Aging, National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS), National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD), National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), PHI - Quality Care Through Quality Jobs, Social Policy Research Associates, and University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration.
For questions regarding this opportunity, please contact April Young at ayoung@advancingstates.org
Click here to view HHS' press release.