As the CEO of one of the commonwealth’s largest mental health and human services nonprofits, I am focused every day on maintaining stable, high-quality services for people who rely on our care — and on supporting the workforce that makes that care possible. Given the revenue shortfalls the commonwealth is forecasting, I am deeply concerned about the prospect of reduced state funding rates for our direct care professionals when the Governor’s budget is released. Vinfen has a long-standing presence in Lowell, providing community-based services which enable those with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), brain injuries, behavioral health conditions and other [...]
Op-ed: Human services funding cuts would impact Lowell’s most vulnerable
