On February 27, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Community Living (ACL), announced two new initiatives to provide intensive technical assistance to states and stakeholders and a newly launched webinar series focused on a range of direct care workforce topics. Technical assistance will include up to 250 hours of individualized technical assistance on a variety of issues for up to six cross-agency state teams and a DCW Peer-Learning Collaboratives, which will bring together four to six states in a working group focused on a particular topic.  

On Friday, March 8, at 1:00 PM CT, the DCW Strategies Center will host an informational call to provide more information about these technical assistance opportunities. Advance registration is required. Complete details about these opportunities, including application instructions, also can be found in the call for applications. On Thursday, March 7, at 9:30 AM CT, the DCW Strategies Center will kick off a technical assistance webinar series that will address a variety of topics related to strengthening and supporting the direct care workforce. 

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Kylee Childs, MSW, is the Director of Government Affairs.Since joining the association in 2023, she continues to be a fierce and resourceful advocate for aging services in Kansas. Her professional focus has always been service to others through advocacy. Kylee has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a bachelor's degree in criminology with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma studies from Kansas State University, and a certificate in Grant Proposal Writing from Fort Hays State University. With a professional background in law enforcement and child welfare, and a successful 2023 legislative practicum with the Children's Alliance of Kansas, she brings rich professional experience to her role as Director of Government Affairs, and a front-line perspective on the needs of health and human services providers in our state. When not working, she's spending time with her two daughters. You can reach Kylee directly at 785.670.8051.