Dearest Friends,
Currently there is a budget cut proposal that will affect the services our families and children receive.
In response to the budget shortfall, the Governor's Reduction Order has included the reduction or elimination of most services provided to children with developmental disabilities. The Order includes the elimination of all family support, elimination of Long term support for Children with Developmental Disabilities, elimination of PC20 Services, reduction in foster care, residential programs, proctor care, and raising case management ratios to 1 case manager to every 300 children.
The follow is a list of important contacts. I encourage you to send your stories to each of them so they can realize how utterly valuable these services are to each of us and the affects it will have if they are taken away or reduced.
Kathryn Weit
Kweit@ocdd.org or 540 24th Pl NE, Salem, 97301
To find Legislators in your area:
http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/
Governor Kulongoski160 State Capitol900 Court StreetSalem, Oregon 97301-4047
Resource for you:
GEM Children’s Foundation
http://www.gemchildren.org/
Phone: (503) 409-9502
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