Webinar announcement
A workforce shortage strategy: Employee-owned cooperatives

Sept. 14: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Oct. 4: 3-4:30 p.m.

Many direct care professionals love their work, but more than a third of them leave the profession every year because of low wages, lack of benefits or other factors. One way to give these professionals more say over their work environment is for them to become business partners through the employee-owned cooperatives model. Join DHS and community business experts to learn how to develop new, or transition existing businesses to, employee-owned cooperatives. We will share:

• Information about the business model
• Resources to help you make the change
• Information about grant opportunities.

• Direct care professionals of all types – PCAs, DSPs, home health aides and all other professionals who support people with disabilities, older adults or people with mental health care needs.
• Retiring business owners who would like to transition their businesses to employee-owned cooperatives, instead of shutting down.
• University students who plan to enter health and human service professions or are interested in starting a cooperative business or nonprofit.
• Other people interested in developing employee-owned health and human service cooperatives.

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