Children’s Long-Term Support: Provider Recruitment Media Toolkit
Our Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Program is growing! We’re helping more children and families than ever before. We recently served more than 20,000 children in just one year.
As we grow, we need many more service providers. We’ve started a campaign to find those providers—and to help them find us!
We are launching a provider recruitment campaign to attract providers—from direct care workers to carpenters to medical equipment suppliers—across the state. Our goal is to increase our provider network in all 72 counties so that every child with a long-term disability or complex medical needs can access the supports and services they need, when they need them.
We are looking for providers from all areas:
- Carpenters
- Direct care workers
- Medical equipment suppliers
- And more!
We want to find more providers from across the state. We want every child with a disability or complex medical need to get the services they need, when they need them.
We need your help to reach as many people as possible. Our county waiver agencies, partners, collaborators—everyone can help spread the word. Anyone can:
- Share our posters
- Post content on your website
- Share content on social media
- Let your audience know about the need for more CLTS providers
Take a look at our media toolkit. You’ll find many ways to help us get the word out. We put together:
- Materials you can share.
- Ideas for using these resources.
- Information on how to get the materials you might need.
We have flyers, posters, and table tents. Get your free copies. Fill out a Forms/Publications Order form, F-80025A. Email it to dhsfmorder@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
Flyer
Use this flyer to tell people about the CLTS program. It explains:
- What a CLTS provider is.
- How to register.
- The benefits of becoming a provider.
You can:
- Share it on your website.
- Include it in an email message.
- Pair it with a newsletter article.
- Post it on a community bulletin board. Look for these boards at your local library, post office, or grocery store.
- Hand it out at events.
- Send it out in a mailing.
Get a copy today. Download the CLTS Provider Recruitment Flyer, P-03073 (PDF)
Posters
Use these posters to help recruit new providers. These are for both direct care workers and product providers or tradespeople.
- Share on your website.
- Pair with a newsletter article.
- Order free printed copies from Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). Post them in public places such as:
- Grocery stores.
- Coffee shops.
- County health buildings.
- Send to partners, businesses, and others.
Get your copies now:
Download a PDF of the CLTS Recruitment Poster: Direct Care Workers, P-02719 (PDF).
Table tent
Use this standing table tent to help find new CLTS providers.
- Display it at your front desk.
- Put copies on office tables.
- Ask your local library, post office, or other location to display it.
View the CLTS Provider Recruitment Direct Care Worker Table Tent, P-02785 (PDF).
View the Direct Care Worker Table Tent, P-02785 (PDF).
Use the images below. You can post to your Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram
Change these up as needed. You can also follow us on social media and share these posts right from our feed. Find us on:
General messaging: Facebook and Twitter
General messaging: Instagram
Direct care worker: Facebook and Twitter
Direct care worker: Instagram
Product provider or tradesperson: Facebook and Twitter
Product provider or tradesperson: Instagram
Post 1: The Children’s Long-Term Support Program is looking for direct care workers. You can help children with disabilities:
- Be a part of their communities.
- Interact with peers.
- Live enriched lives.
- Become a provider and work with DHS today! www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-new.htm.
Post 2: Share your passion for caring for children with disabilities. Deliver services in the Children’s Long-Term Support Program! We need direct care workers, therapists, mentors, and others who want to help children live their best lives. Become a provider today. Learn more: www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-new.htm.
Post 3: Electricians, plumbers, carpenters, equipment suppliers, and other tradespeople: We need you to help create accessible homes and communities for children with disabilities. Expand your line of business! Deliver your services in the Children’s Long-Term Support Program. Register today at www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-registration.htm.
Post 4: New business opportunity! The Children’s Long-Term Support Program is looking for tradespeople who can improve accessibility for children with disabilities. Home modification, assistive technology, medical supplies, and other services are needed. Register to work with DHS: www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-registration.htm.
Post 5: The Children’s Long-Term Support Program is now serving more children than ever. That means DHS is recruiting providers to ensure every child and family can receive services. Direct care workers, carpenters, counselors, and others can help serve Wisconsin’s children with disabilities. Find out how: www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-registration.htm.
Tweet 1: The CLTS Program is recruiting direct care workers to help children with disabilities be a part of their communities and live enriched lives. Become a provider and begin serving children today! www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-new.htm.
Tweet 2: Have passion for helping children with disabilities? Become a provider and deliver direct care, mentoring, therapy, and more in the CLTS Program. Learn more at www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-new.htm.
Tweet 3: If you’re an electrician, carpenter, or other tradesperson, you can help create accessible homes and communities for children with disabilities. Become a provider of children’s long-term support services: www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-registration.htm.
Tweet 4: Do you:
- Supply portable ramps?
- Modify homes for accessibility?
- Procure medical supplies?
Grow your business. Provide services to children with disabilities: www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-registration.htm.
Tweet 5: The CLTS Program is now serving 15K+ children with disabilities. We are looking for more providers to keep up with demand. Direct care workers, carpenters, counselors, and others can learn more: www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/clts/provider-registration.htm.
Help us find providers from across Wisconsin. Share messaging about:
- In-demand providers.
- How they can help children with disabilities.
- How to register with the CLTS Program.
Copy and paste text from the choices below to help develop an article or website content. You’ll find text that is tailored to different audiences. Select the content that best meets the needs of your membership. Please customize as needed.
Long article for general recruitment messaging (Length: Title + 284 words)
Make a difference with children’s long-term support services
The Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Program provides assistance to children with disabilities or complex medical needs across Wisconsin. Program providers—direct care workers, mentors, carpenters, medical equipment suppliers, and others—deliver these services and supports to children and their families to help them live their best lives.
The CLTS Program is serving more children and families now than ever before, which means more providers are needed to keep up with demand. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) invites all interested service providers to become providers with the CLTS Program.
There are several ways to become a CLTS Program provider, depending on what kind of services you deliver.
Become a provider through a third party
If you provide direct care services and aren’t registered as a business or sole proprietor, you can work through a fiscal agent or get hired through an agency to provide services in the CLTS Program. Find more information on this process and contact your local county human services department.
Register directly with the CLTS Program
If you are a tradesperson, product provider, or direct care worker registered as a business or sole proprietor, you can register directly with the CLTS Program. Registration is free, and you’ll be listed in the searchable, statewide, online provider directory available to the general public at no charge. Once you’re approved to provide services, you’ll work with local counties and DHS to reach children with disabilities and their families.
Whether you work directly with children to deliver mentoring, daily living skills training, or counseling services, or work to provide accessible homes and communities by remodeling homes, procuring medical equipment, or supplying adaptive aids, you can make a difference. Become a CLTS Program provider today!
Short article for direct care worker recruitment (Length: Title + 167 words)
Are you a direct care worker ready to make a difference? Become a children’s long-term support services provider.
Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Program providers help children with disabilities experience their communities, interact with peers, and live their best lives. As a CLTS provider, you will work with local counties and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to deliver services and supports to children with long-term disabilities or complex medical needs. DHS is looking for direct care workers, therapists, counselors, and other service providers who help children and their families through:
- Child care.
- Counseling and therapeutic services.
- Teaching a child daily living skills.
- Mentoring a child.
- Providing respite care (short-term breaks for families).
- Providing training or education for families.
- And more!
If you provide direct care services and aren’t registered as a business or sole proprietor, you can work through a fiscal agent or get hired through an agency to provide services in the CLTS Program. Find more information on this process and contact your local county human services department.
If you work as a sole proprietor, you can register directly with the CLTS Program.
Short article for product provider/tradesperson recruitment (Length: Title + 148 words)
New business opportunities in children’s long-term support services
Our Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Program is recruiting carpenters, electricians, product providers, and other tradespeople who help create accessible homes and communities. As a CLTS provider, you will work with local counties and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to provide supports and services to help children with long-term disabilities and complex medical needs fully access their homes and communities.
All businesses interested in supporting children with disabilities and their families are encouraged to apply, including those who provide:
- Specialized clothing, vehicle modifications, and portable ramps.
- Communication aids, assistive technology, and interpreter services.
- Home modification like ramps, lifts, and bathroom remodels.
- Specialized medical and therapeutic supplies.
Expand or create a new line of business with the CLTS Program. Register as a provider today! Registering is free, and your business will be listed in the searchable, statewide, online provider directory available to the general public at no charge.