Company Profile
Providers' Council
Company Overview
The Providers' Council (formally known as the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers, Inc.) is a statewide association of health and human service agencies. Founded in 1975, 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.
Company History
A core group of members founded the Providers' Council in the 1970's to represent their best interests, and provide a forum for the discussion of best practices and an exchange of ideas.
Providers sought resources to help them get access to and group pricing on products like insurance. The Providers' Council began its Endorsed Business Partner program with Palmer Goodell Insurance (now USI Insurance Services) in 1976, and has since expanded to offer products from Enterprise Fleet Management, Interior Resources, PurchasingPoint, ReadyTalk, and Unemployment Tax Management Corporation.
Providers created a forum to gather, learn and celebrate: in 1976, the first Annual Convention of the Providers' Council filled Hayden Hall at BU. This event now draws over 1,000 attendees and more than 75 exhibitors, making it the largest human services convention in New England. The 40th Annual Convention & Expo, held in 2015, sold out and set a record with more than 1,300 attendees. Past keynote speakers include Gov. Michael Dukakis, Marian Wright Edleman, Les Brown, Patch Adams, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Dick Hoyt and Kayla Harrison.
Notable Products / Brands
Jobs with Heart, The Caring Force, CareVote