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"Which benefit applies to whom?
Enhanced rate: A worker qualifies for the enhanced rate when the worker has completed qualifying trainings and provides services to a person who receives PCA services or participates in CDCS or CSG and either:
Is eligible for 10 or more hours of state plan PCA per day
Has the home care rating EN.
Stipend: As of July 1, 2023, workers who complete qualifying trainings qualify for one $500 stipend when they work with a person who is a participant in PCA Choice, CDCS or CSG. Stipends are available until funding is exhausted or until June 30, 2025, whichever is sooner."

The Minnesota Legislature has created a HCBS workforce development grant program to attract and retain direct care workers who provide home and community-based services for people with disabilities and older adults. The grant, totaling $11,176,000, has received federal approval.

"Which benefit applies to whom?
Enhanced rate: A worker qualifies for the enhanced rate when the worker has completed qualifying trainings and provides services to a person who receives PCA services or participates in CDCS or CSG and either:
Is eligible for 10 or more hours of state plan PCA per day
Has the home care rating EN.
Stipend: As of July 1, 2023, workers who complete qualifying trainings qualify for one $500 stipend when they work with a person who is a participant in PCA Choice, CDCS or CSG. Stipends are available until funding is exhausted or until June 30, 2025, whichever is sooner."

The Partners program was created by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities 35 years ago, and has been offered nationally and internationally. Through informative and interactive sessions, Partners teaches leadership skills and the process of developing positive partnerships with elected officials and other policymakers who make decisions about the services that you and/or your family use. Partners is accessible, informative and empowering. Since 1987, more than 1,100 self-advocates and parents have graduated in Minnesota.

The Partners program was created by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities 35 years ago, and has been offered nationally and internationally. Through informative and interactive sessions, Partners teaches leadership skills and the process of developing positive partnerships with elected officials and other policymakers who make decisions about the services that you and/or your family use. Partners is accessible, informative and empowering. Since 1987, more than 1,100 self-advocates and parents have graduated in Minnesota.

The Partners program was created by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities 35 years ago, and has been offered nationally and internationally. Through informative and interactive sessions, Partners teaches leadership skills and the process of developing positive partnerships with elected officials and other policymakers who make decisions about the services that you and/or your family use. Partners is accessible, informative and empowering. Since 1987, more than 1,100 self-advocates and parents have graduated in Minnesota.

Explore unique job and internship opportunities in a variety of industries by connecting with 250+ employers. The UMN Job & Internship Fair will be open to all UMN students, and alumni from the last three years.

This fair is attended by over 2,000 undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors from the participating 17 Private College career centers of the Minnesota Private College Council. Liberal arts and science students bring many skills and strengths that can be broadly applied to all industries and sectors.

The Partners program was created by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities 35 years ago, and has been offered nationally and internationally. Through informative and interactive sessions, Partners teaches leadership skills and the process of developing positive partnerships with elected officials and other policymakers who make decisions about the services that you and/or your family use. Partners is accessible, informative and empowering. Since 1987, more than 1,100 self-advocates and parents have graduated in Minnesota.

The Partners program was created by the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities 35 years ago, and has been offered nationally and internationally. Through informative and interactive sessions, Partners teaches leadership skills and the process of developing positive partnerships with elected officials and other policymakers who make decisions about the services that you and/or your family use. Partners is accessible, informative and empowering. Since 1987, more than 1,100 self-advocates and parents have graduated in Minnesota.