Vinfen was well represented at The Campaign to Strengthen Human Services rally held June 10 at the State House.

Among the estimated 1,100 campaign supporters in attendance were more than 200 Vinfen staff and clients, including Vinfen residence counselor Carol Foley, one
of the event’s featured speakers.

The rally was held in support of Senate Bill 65 (S. 65), which aims to change the bidding mechanism for state human service contracts, enabling providers to increase salaries (for the most recent update, see the Vinfen press release).

“I love my job because I enjoy helping people,” said Foley, who works at Vinfen’s Bayview Inn program in Quincy.

Foley noted, however, that low salaries make it “a struggle to get by” and many co-workers leave for better paying jobs.