The Caring Force

RSVP TODAY to join us to advocate for human services across the Commonwealth: 📣🎈tinyurl.com/StateHouse2026 Help us spread the word! COMMENT which flyer you need, and we'll send it your way!📨 #humanservices #caringforcerally #massachusettsstatehouse

This April, we're proud to recognize Zaida Gomez and Zachary LaVergne of the Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL) as our Workforce Heroes! 🌟 Read their full spotlight here: providers.org/tcf-blog/meet-… #TheCaringForce #WorkforceHeroes #HumanServices #FamilyPeerSupport

Read the recap on our South of Boston Rally! providers.org/tcf-blog/the-2…

RSVP TODAY: ujoin.co/campaigns/4261… Last chance to join us in Rockland this Friday alongside BAMSI, Justice Resource Institute, New England Village, Reach Inc., Road to Responsibility, Seven Hills Foundation, The Arc of Plymouth and Upper Cape Cod for our first rally of the year!

🧩Today is World Autism Awareness Day — a moment to reflect on how far we've come, and how much further we need to go to support folks across the spectrum. For autistic people and their families, access to the right support can change everything. 💛 #WorldAutismAwarenessDay

NO JOKE - 6 weeks until we flood the State House! 🎈📣 RSVP TODAY → ujoin.co/campaigns/4200… #TheCaringForce #StateHouseRally #HumanServices #MAAdvocacy #CaringForceRally

📣 Today is the LAST DAY to register for tomorrow's Volunteer Rally Coordinators Meeting! Sign up here: ujoin.co/campaigns/4200… We need your support at the Caring Force's 14th Annual State House Rally. Join us TOMORROW, April 1 to volunteer with us!

RSVP to our South of Boston Rally today! ujoin.co/campaigns/4261…

From Direct Care Counselor to Associate Director @BridgeOTW — and still showing up every day for the young people who need him most. Meet John King, our March Workforce Hero. 🌟 Read John's full interview here: providers.org/tcf-blog/meet-… #humanservices #caringforcerally

We're one month away from our rally in Rockland! 📣🎈 Join us to advocate for for human services at the 3rd Annual South of Boston Rally! RSVP today to let us know you'll be there! ujoin.co/campaigns/4261… #HumanServices #CaringForceRally #massachusettshumanservices

🤬 Backlash is organized.
 ⛔ Rights are being reversed.
 🚫 Impunity is spreading.
 Women and girls have never been closer to #equality.
 And never closer to losing it.
 See why #IWD2026 is our collective moment for action: unwo.men/wzGn50YqUs5
 #ForAllWomenAndGirls

Today the Caring Force honors International Women's Day, on Mach 8, 2026! 80% of the human services workforce in Massachusetts is comprised of women compared to 43% of other industries. #humanservices #internationalwomensday #Massachusetts

A little peek at yesterday’s Caring Force Orientation at JRI! We’re gearing up for our biggest rallies yet this year, and it all starts with getting advocates involved. 📣 Want us to give to give a presentation to your staff about The Caring Force? ✉️: ilee@providers.org

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, Elms College hosted it's 9th Annual Black Experience Summit this past Friday.    We're proud to sponsor this event to celebrate Black voices, honor their achievements, and help drive critical academic discussions.

🌟 Meet Maritza Lagos, our February 2026 #WorkforceHero! A Long-Term Service Coordinator at Mystic Valley Elder Services, Maritza has spent 17 years connecting people with the services they need to thrive independently. Read her inspiring story: providers.org/tcf-blog/febru…

February is Black History Month, and one of our own is thinking outside the box to show her appreciation.    With the help of Assistant Program Supervisor, Jerrid Kenney, a member of our Northeast residence program has designed and built a "Wall of Black History Trailblazers."

Today we celebrate the caregivers who give so much to our most vulnerable neighbors — Share your appreciation and advocate for better wages and benefits for direct care workers at a Caring Force Rally: providers.org/trainings/cate…💛 #NationalCaregiversDay

We still need regional rally sponsors! Email ilee@providers.org today to get invovled!

🎉 The Caring Force Regional Rally Series RETURNS in 2026 with 5 events across MA. We're calling on provider organizations to sponsor and stand with us as we advocate for human services funding. Join us! Email ilee@providers.org to get involved. #HumanServices

Valentine's Day may be over, but we keep spreading the love all year long — through advocacy📣💌 A huge thanks to Yairlaiz from JRI for sharing why she loves to advocate for her clients—and for the work she does!