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The Michigan IMPART Alliance/Essential Jobs, Essential Care
(EJEC) DCW COALITION: Collective Action and Impact! Join us as we work together to address the DCW Shortage! About EJEC Throughout Michigan, older adults and people living with disabilities rely on approximately 164,000 direct care workers (DCWs) to meet daily needs and participate in communities. Unfortunately, Michigan faces a drastic shortage and high turnover of DCWs. Despite their enormous value, DCWs struggle with low compensation, insufficient training, limited career paths, and a lack of respect, which drives many workers away. The IMPART Alliance/Essential Jobs, Essential Care initiative (EJEC) started as a partnership between IMPART Alliance and PHI aimed at transforming jobs for Michigan’s DCWs through policy reform in three main areas - improving compensation, professionalization, and data collection/use. Strategies for achieving this include development of a Policy Roadmap and establishment of a statewide DCW Coalition with a wide and diverse stakeholder membership. The EJEC Coalition has grown rapidly over the past year. Members receive regular Eblasts about what is happening at the state and local levels on behalf of DCWs as well as Advocacy Alerts and Calls to Action. It allows us to build a movement, one that can approach policy makers with a unified voice and consistent messaging to make a big impact through collective action. Get Involved: Sign Up Today Get your name on our Eblast List at www.impartalliance.org or impart@msu.edu! Get Started: Visit the EJEC Dashboard Coming soon Questions For questions regarding EJEC, contact: impart@msu.edu |
