Essential Jobs, Essential Care™’ is PHI’s signature multi-state advocacy initiative that works closely with state leaders to advance policy reforms on the direct care workforce. From 2020-2022, PHI worked closely with the NC Coalition on Aging to design and co-lead a 3-year advocacy initiative focused on improving these essential jobs. NC Coalition continues this advocacy work in partnership with the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. The e-Resource provides regular updates and insights relevant to NC’s direct care workforce crisis.