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CARE
Tamara Dunlap
Phone:717-799-1858
Email: tamaradunlap2003@yahoo.com
This
Pennsylvania-based association’s goal is to address the needs of
direct-care workers. Founded in 2004, it is primarily funded by the Pennsylvania
Intra-Governmental Council on Long-Term Care.
Connecticut
Association of Personal Assistants
Deb Barisano
Phone: 860-643-6452
Email: dbarisano@snet.net
PO Box 316
Manchester, CT 06045-0316
Website: www.ctapa.org
CTAPA’s
goal is to elevate the job of personal assistants to a more professional
level, develop a large and competent workforce, and support education
and advocacy. Founded in 2001 by personal assistants, it is funded through
a grant from the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities.
Direct-Care
Workers Association of North Carolina
Janet McQueen
Phone: 919-715-0828
Email: janet.mcquuen@ncmail.net
2001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2001
The
association’s goal is to improve the quality of care provided to
health and long-term care consumers and their families through education,
professional development, and public awareness of direct-care workers.
Incorporated in 2003, it was funded by a Real Choice Systems Change grant
from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Florida
Association of Nurse Assistants
Margarent T. (Terry) Carleton-Bucher
Phone/Fax: 863-421-5807
Email: fana202@verizon.net
1920 Verano Drive #202
Haines City, Florida 33844
Website: www.cwcreate.com/fana/index.html
FANA
promotes continuing education, career information, and enhancement training
for nursing assistants. It was incorporated in December 1997. Its
members include direct-care workers, facilities, and agencies in 21 counties
in Florida, as well as a few in other states.
Iowa
CareGivers Association
Di Finley
Phone: 515-241-8697
Email: iowacga@aol.com
1117 Pleasant Street, Suite 221
Des Moines, IA 50309
Website: www.iowacaregivers.org
Founded
in 1992, ICA is a statewide network of services for certified nursing
assistants, home health aides, and others who have dedicated their careers
to the care of others. It is the lead agency for Iowa’s Better
Jobs/Better Care project.
Maine
Personal Assistance Services Association (PASA)
Roy G. Gedat
Phone: 207-890-0773
Email: rggedat@exploremaine.com
PO Box 710
Norway, ME 04268
Website: www.mainepasa.org/
Maine
PASA is a coalition of direct-care, support, and personal assistance
workers united to empower workers, build opportunities for training,
respect human dignity, and improve the quality of jobs for direct-care
workers. The association was established in 2002 after Maine was awarded
a Workforce Demonstration grant by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services.
National
Association for Direct-Care Workers of Color
John Booker
Phone: 574-289-9326
Email: j.booker@directcareworkersofcolor.org
2425 Poland South Bend, IN 26619
Website: www.directcareworkersofcolor.org
NADCWOC’s
mission is to deliver quality care services to the elderly and the disabled
by developing programs to retain and train workers of color. Organized
in 2002 by a group of current and former direct-care workers, it was
incorporated in 2003.
National
Network of Career Nursing Assistants
Jeni Gipson
Phone:330-825 9342
Fax: 330-825 9378
Email: cnajeni@aol.com
3577 Easton Road
Norton, OH 44203
Website: www.cna-network.org
Members
of the Career Nursing Assistants Program (CNAP) are known as the
National Network of Career Nursing Assistants. CNAP’s goal
is to provide education and peer support development for nursing
assistants in nursing homes and other long-term care settings.
In addition, it sponsors Career Nursing Assistants Day and Week,
which are celebrated each year in June. The association, made
up of nursing assistants and other direct-care workers, was established
in 1977.
National
Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants
Lori Porter and Lisa Cantrell
Phone: 417-623-6049
Email: lporter@nagna.org
Email: lcantrell@nagna.org
Website: www.nagna.org
NAGNA
focuses on improving the quality of care by elevating the professional
standing and performance of nursing assistants. Membership includes approximately
30,000 CNAs from 29 states and the District of Columbia. The association,
run by former direct-care workers, was founded in 1995.
Schuylkill
County Direct-Care Worker Association
Lori Michel
Phone: 570-739-1600
Email: jlskm@losch.net
This
northwestern Pennsylvania association was founded in 2004 to provide
outreach to direct-care workers for professional support. It is
funded primarily by the Pennsylvania Intra-Governmental Council
on Long Term Care.
Support
Providing Employees' of Kentucky (SPEAK)
Jeff King
Phone: (502)459-0205 x120
Email: JKing@sevencounties.org
Website:
www.dspspeak.org
This
association was founded in July 2004 to support direct-support
professionals in the Louisville, Kentucky metro region. The association
helps to find supports that help keep DSPs in the workforce. The
core activities of SPEAK are to provide: On-going professional
training, mentorship/apprenticeship programming, and pre-service
orientation. SPEAK is funded through a grant by the U.S Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Vermont
Association of Professional Care Providers
Community of Vermont Elders (COVE)
Susan Gordon
Phone: 802-229-4731
Email: vapcp@vermontelders.org
This
advocacy and education association is for direct-care
workers who assist the elderly. Funded primarily by the Real Choice Systems
Change grant, it was incorporated in April 2004.
Virginia
Association of Professional Nursing Assistants
Lorrene Maynard
Phone: 757-595-1483 (Available Saturday-Wednesday)
Email: professionalcna@hotmail.com
PO Box 3732
Hampton, Virginia 23663-0732
VAPNA’s
goal is to promote quality health care for consumers and professional
development for CNAs, and to provide Virginia nursing assistants
with a means of networking. The association was founded in 1997
and is run by direct-care workers.
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