Senator Moore honored by human service providers

November 21, 2005 - The Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers recognized Senator Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) as its “2005 Senate Legislator of the Year,” according to Michael Weekes, President of the Council. The award was presented to Senator Moore at the Council’s 30th Annual Meeting, the theme of which was, “Milestones: Marking Our Past, Mapping Our Future,” held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi was also honored at the event as the House member “Legislator of the Year.”

Senator Moore, who serves as Senate Chairman of the Legislature’s Committee on Health Care Financing, was honored for his leadership in improving access to quality health care for the people of Massachusetts.

“I am truly honored by this award because it comes from an organization that represents those who are working on the front lines of care giving who are making life better for our children, the disabled, and the elderly of the Commonwealth,” Senator Moore stated.

Senator Moore was nominated by Seven Hills Foundation, a human service provider serving Central and Eastern Massachusetts, in recognition of the Senator’s many activities to improve the lives and health of the developmentally disabled, according to William C. Stock, Vice President for Development.

Seven Hills’ mission is to promote and encourage the individual empowerment of all persons with significant challenges so that each may pursue their highest possible degree of personal well-being and independence. Seven Hills works to advance and sponsor rehabilitative, housing, educational, healthcare, social, and related services on behalf of persons with physical, developmental, emotional, or other life challenges with program sites at 130 locations throughout Massachusetts employing over 1800 people.

The Providers' Council is a state-wide association of private, community-based care giving organizations which provide educational, health and social services. Founded in 1976, the Providers' Council is the state's largest human service trade association and is widely recognized as the official voice of the private provider industry.

The mission of the Provider’s Council is to promote a healthy, productive and diverse human services industry. Members of the Council are dedicated to:

Promoting quality, accessible, community-based services that effectively meet or exceed the needs of the people served

Pursuing justice for individuals and families served

Taking actions that represent our members' interests and improve our system of community care

Advocating for a well-trained and educated human service workforce that is fairly compensated

Achieving fair and adequate funding for all human service providers that supports the provision of high quality care

Supporting services that achieve positive outcomes for the people served and their communities

Advancing integrity, credibility and responsibility in the human services industry; and

Developing and maintaining a diverse membership representative of human service providers.

For more information on Senator Moore, please visit his website at www.senatormoore.com

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