Help Wanted 2: Recruiting and retaining the next generation of human services workers in Massachusetts

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Article Publication Date: 
4/1/2007
Summary: 
A series of reports, commissioned by The Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, contain an analysis of the human services workforce in Massachusetts and its implications for the future. Identified in the first report, job recruitment and retention are a growing concern. This second report focuses on factors contributing to the human services workforce shortage and provides insight into challenges faced by providers across the Commonwealth. Key features and strategies are outlined.
Types/Tools: 
Populations: 
Direct Care Workforce
Sources: 
Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc.
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
Poor Wages; Turnovers; Compensate; Hiring Practices; shortage;

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Providers' Council for Caring Communities Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc.
250 Summer Street, Suite 237
Boston, MA, 02210
Phone: 
617-428-3637

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