Community providers -- organizations which provide services and supports for children and adults with disabilities and special needs -- provide excellent care and deserve to be fairly compensated for their work. We have failed, time and time again to accommodate these providers with realistic monetary increases that will allow them to continue to provide services to a community in need.
The Human Services Committee has proposed the creation of a Community Provider Rescue Fund Account And Community-Based Services Commission. The creation of this account, properly funded, coupled with the commission on community based services, will give the legislature a clear picture of the need for a constant revenue stream for these providers and a framework for solutions.
We have a responsibility to all of our citizens; this includes those who receive services from community providers and those who provide them. A cost of living adjustment should not be a policy decision or a negotiating chit in the budget. We owe it to our providers to adequately fund their services.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
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