Sharing in Our Caring
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWelcome to “Sharing In Our Caring,” a platform for human services professionals, and thought leaders to shed light on the topics and trends impacting their industry. Whether you’re a provider looking to connect with your community, a policy-maker, or just someone who wants to learn more about the field of human services; we welcome you to listen, share, and come together to make positive change in the human services space. Sharing in Our Caring is hosted by Elliot Massuda, Strategic Partnerships Manager at Foothold Technology, where he applies more than twenty years of strategic sales and partnership experience to connecting with and supporting our provider community. His co-host is Foothold Technology’s Senior Advisor, David Bucciferro, who brings more than 30 years of experience in the human services field working with providers, local governments, and healthcare agencies.
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Episodes
Health Homes - placing the individual at the center of care
January 19, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 67.2 MBProducer Update - subsequent to our conversation with today’s guest, Health Home direct care workers have been included in the NYS workforce bonus structure. As of the date of our interview, that had not yet occurred. Health homes are an important model of care management that links individuals with services with the goal of helping them live a life of dignity and autonomy. Our guest today, Hillel Hirshbein, CEO of Community Care Management Partners Health Home (CCMP) in...
The Value of the Care Economy - Who's Caring for the Carers?
October 27, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 68.1 MBKey findings from the most recent Case for Inclusion report show that, “nationally, the average DSP (Direct Support Professional) turnover rate in 2020 increased by about one percentage point to 43.6 percent. Meanwhile, vacancy rates for full time direct support professionals increased from 8.5% in 2019 to 12.3% in 2020, a roughly 45% increase.” While DSPs represent only a small portion of the overall care economy, a nearly 44% turnover rate coupled with rising vacancy rates...
Our Neighbors - Humanizing Homelessness
July 28, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes - 60.6 MBAccording to HUD’s 2021 Annual Homeless Assessment Report, “More than 326,000 people experienced sheltered homelessness in the United States on a single night in 2021.” Whether we live in urban or rural environments, there are individuals in our community experiencing homelessness. Even so, there is still quite a bit of stigma attached to homelessness. Our guest today, Adina Lichtman, CEO of Knock Knock Give A Sock, is looking to change the conversation about homelessness. ...
Pledge 1% - Turning Profit into Impact
June 29, 2022 09:00 - 19 minutes - 45.6 MBMany of us are looking for ways to give back and support the causes we care about. That same spirit of charitable giving is alive at Foothold Technology. For the second year in a row, Foothold Technology has taken part in Pledge 1%, a national movement encouraging companies to leverage a portion of their future success to support nonprofits in their community. It’s a small commitment today that can make a huge impact tomorrow. We wanted to take this opportunity to highli...
It's All Connected - Food Security in an Uncertain Time
April 06, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 56 MBMany of us take food for granted. But according to the USDA, more than 38 million people are food insecure. In this episode, we speak to Regi Young, Executive Director of The Alameda County Community Food Bank, on how food security is inherently tied to so many social determinants of health – including nutrition, housing, and employment. Tune in to hear how food insecurity, like many issues, cannot be solved in a silo. Also, how everyone is looking for the perfect carrot. ...
DEI - An ongoing journey in committing to do better
March 14, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 66.5 MBDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are so relevant in our world right now that we would be remiss not to discuss it. In this episode of “Sharing in Our Caring,” a platform for human services professionals, policy-makers, and thought leaders to shed light on the topics and trends impacting their industry, hosts Elliot Massuda and Natalie Wright-Umoh discuss the importance of DEI and how that work has become more prominent.. They are joined by Cindy Joseph, the Founder an...
Exploring and Attaining Life’s Desires: Supported Employment in the Field
December 06, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBAs social determinants of health are more widely acknowledged and discussed, employment becomes an important aspect of that discourse. In this episode of “Sharing In Our Caring,” a platform for human services professionals, policy-makers, and thought leaders to shed light on the topics and trends impacting their industry; hosts Elliot Massuda and David Bucciferro discuss supported employment programs as an important, community-based service in the I/DD and human services spac...
Making Things Possible: The Role of Assistive Technology
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBAssistive technology has been a facet of supporting individuals with disabilities for quite some time, and the scope it covers is broad. So what does the future of assistive technology look like, and how can we support it? In this episode of “Sharing In Our Caring,” a platform for human services professionals, policy-makers, and thought leaders to shed light on the topics and trends impacting their industry; hosts Elliot Massuda and David Bucciferro discuss various forms of a...
Helping the Helpers: Addressing the DSP Workforce Crisis
November 01, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 44.1 MBThe DSP workforce crisis has been a hot topic in the I/DD community for a while, and providers are constantly thinking of ways to address the situation. Legislation is being developed to address the workforce crisis, but will it be enough? Welcome to the first episode of “Sharing In Our Caring,” a platform for human services professionals, policy-makers, and thought leaders to shed light on the topics and trends impacting their industry. In this episode, you will get to know ...