Small grants have been awarded to the Iowa Caregivers Association, Delaware Certified Nursing Assistants, The ARC of Mississippi and the Filipino Workers Association through a highly competitive request for proposal process. There were so many terrific proposals and we wish we could have funded several others. We hope unsuccessful applicants won’t be discouraged from applying again.
The grantees are:
Iowa Caregivers Association – They will develop and use a worker Leadership Council to recruit and retain association members.
Delaware Certified Nursing Assistants – This grantee will produce a video of certified nursing assistants in order to perform outreach through a newly developed association of direct care workers in Delaware. They are associated with the National Network of Career Nursing Assistants.
The Arc of Mississippi – This group will conduct 4 retreats for a total of 50 direct care workers and run a credentialing program of the National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals (NADSP).
Filipino Worker Association of Los Angeles California - This grantee will sponsor a “Courage Congress” to gain new members focusing on Filipino direct care workers in Los Angeles.
I hope we ( other associations) will be able to see the results from these great organizations. It would be a valuable learning experience for the rest of us to know how we can do these things as well. Keep up the great work and keep the faith. We are getting there!!