Incompass Michigan has joined forces with several organizations across the state working together to bring attention to the Direct Care Worker Crisis through a coalition focused on raising wages for Direct Care Workers. Learn more at https://arcmi.org/micarecrisis/

Incompass Michigan Position Statement on Support for Direct Care Workforce

In collaboration with several other statewide agencies supporting people with disabilities, Incompass Michigan signed on to a position statement urging the Michigan Legislature to not ony continue the temporary premium pay funding for direct care workers (DCWs), but sustainably address the need to develop longer-term strategies that support DCWs as they provide high-quality, person-centered care statewide. The collaborative also supports allocation of federal funds to:

establish a baseline hourly rate of $18.00 with annual Cost of Living increases, needed to stabilize the DCW job sector;
develop a meaningful infrastructure for training DCWs, long overdue and essential to both stabilize the profession and provide better outcomes for those who receive services;
braid available funding sources to help build the foundations for future training scholarships, job placement activities, and recruitment plans.

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