Comments on: Tax Credits Could be Worth Thousands to Direct-Care Workers

By: Renee Davison

Renee Davison — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:07:45 +0000

Check with your local Workforce Education Department and community colleges. In Arkansas, our community colleges have a program called Career Pathways that is federally funded. We also have training opportunities through the Transitional Employment unit of the Department of Human Services. You may also check to see if there are any faith-based organizations in your area that provide education and transportation assistance.

By: Tameshia

Tameshia — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:21:17 +0000

Robin – even though you may not be eligible for the EITC if you do not have children, you are still able to find free tax preparation services that are available in your community that can save you money this tax season.

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:33:32 +0000

I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A FUNDING SOURCE TO HELP WITH MY CAR AND TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL ANYONE KNOW ANYONE THATS HELPFULL IM A SINGLE MOM AND IN NEED OF EDUCATION GRANT AND A GREAT RUNNING CAR REMEMBER THERE IS RIGHT OFF FOR THINGS WE GIVE AT THE END OF THE YEAR > GOD BLESS AMERICA

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:30:56 +0000

And for all the STRUGGLING SINGLE PARENTS YOU ALL DESERVE THE CREDIT AS I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO NOT HAVE A FATHER AROUND TO HELP I CANT EVEN PUT MYSELF THROUGH SCHOOL BUT…. A PERSON WITH NO CHILDREN HAS IT SO MUCH EASIER THEY HAVE THE TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL AND BETTER THERE EDUCATION WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMMING TO TO THANKS I DID GET THE CHILDCREDIT THIS YEAR AND IT HELPED ME ALOT THANKS RENE IN N.H

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:27:28 +0000

This is how i feel, If the people that dont have children want a credit ? Well TOO BAD YOU DONT NEED IT YOU DONT TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN SO GET OVER IT or have some children PLEASE STOP YOUR WHINING AND JUST GET OVER IT !!!!!!!~~~ NEXT ~~~

By: robin

robin — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:26:27 +0000

As to the eitc credit for direct care workers, i am quite sure it once again only applies to people with children. The single people get left out like always , so in actuality it doesnt apply to all direct care workers . So why isnt their something for the single direct care worker? Very unfair

By: Karen Kahn

Karen Kahn — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:20:23 +0000

check out a local community college or American Red Cross.

By: henrietta

henrietta — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:04:35 +0000

is there a hands on nursing training course that i can take in minnesota

By: melissa montalvo

melissa montalvo — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:13:50 +0000

please send more info.

By: Elise Nakhnikian

Elise Nakhnikian — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:28:44 +0000

Hi there, Charles

I’m not sure I know what you’re asking, since it sounds like you’ve been in this field for a long time. Do you want to switch to a different kind of direct-care work?

If so, here are a couple things that you might find helpful:
The Right Start describes what certain types of direct-care workers do and what training federal and state governments require to do the job: http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/Rightstart.pdf

State Nurse Aide Training Requirements, 2007 tells you how many hours each state requires as a minimum for people training to be CNAs. http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/download/StateNurseAide_TrainingRequirements2007.pdf
some states will let you become a CNA without taking any training if you can pass the certification test without training, though, and you might be able to do that, since you’ve done this kind of work for so long. So if that’s the switch you’re thinking of making, you might want to check with your state’s nurse aide registry and see if it’s one of those states. Or you might want to take the training anyhow, since you’d likely learn some useful things even if you already know most of it.

If that’s not what you were looking for, please let me know.