Direct service workforce issues affect and are affected by Medicaid policy, labor policy, community demographics, disability policy, aging policy, and local labor markets.
Collaboration allows for a more comprehensive, more sustainable, and therefore more effective approach to workforce issues. An initiative that brings together different types of organizations and partners will be stronger, have more support in the community, and will be more likely to succeed.In addition, both government and private funders frequently require evidence of collaboration and actively encourage grantees to partner with the public and private sectors.