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Advocates say nearly $6M in cuts to senior programs would “dismantle” home-based care system
Tags: budget cuts, Human Services
Vt.’s poor take aim at Goliath budget cuts
By Kevin O’Connor
“If Edna Fairbanks-Williams were rich, she’d fight more than $100 million in proposed government human service cuts with an army of lobbyists.
But the 77-year-old Hubbardton widow is poor. That’s why, as president of the Vermont Low Income Advocacy Council, she’s driving her tank of a used car to the state capital to defend herself.
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Tags: Advocacy and Policy, budget cuts, Human Services, VLIAC
Slayton: Mental Health Cuts
By Tom Slayton
“(HOST) For commentator Tom Slayton, the debate about mental health care cuts in the state budget isn’t academic – it’s personal.
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Tags: budget cuts, Human Services, Mental Health
My Turn: Once services cut, they’ll never be back
By Amy R. Hamlin
“Vermont has a long, proud tradition of enlightened public policy that protects and cares for our most vulnerable people — the elderly and the young. The current constellation of public services was achieved through years of advocacy, legislation and common sense on the part of generations of thoughtful, hardworking Vermonters. [More ...]
Tags: Advocacy and Policy, budget cuts, Human Services
My Turn: Temporary tax increase better than cutting social services
By Carlen Finn
“Aristotle said you can judge a society by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens.
For many years, Vermonters have made a commitment to supporting, empowering, nurturing and protecting the most vulnerable among us. [More ...]
Tags: Advocacy and Policy, budget cuts, Human Services
Human services cuts fuel concern
By Louis Porter
“MONTPELIER – Cuts proposed by Gov. James Douglas for programs across the human service budget likely will result in the loss of more than 1,000 Vermont jobs if they go into place, according to a study by an economist working for the Legislature. [More ...]
Tags: budget cuts, Human Services, State Budget/Funding, Tom Kavet
State economist: Douglas’ AHS budget cuts would cause 1,000 to 1,400 layoffs
By Anne Galloway
“Proposed budget cuts to the Agency of Human Services could result in the permanent loss of 1,000 to 1,400 Vermont jobs, according to a memorandum from Tom Kavet, an economist for the Vermont Legislature. [More ...]
Tags: budget cuts, Human Services, Jobs, State Budget/Funding, Tom Kavet
Disabilities advocates bemoan cuts
By Peter Hirschfield and Louis Porter
“MONTPELIER – Proposed cuts to human services contained in the Governor’s fiscal year 2011 budget plan represent an “assault” on the dignity and welfare of Vermonters with disabilities, advocates said Wednesday. [More ...]
Tags: Advocacy and Policy, budget cuts, Human Services, people with disabilities
Vermonters Say Enough is Enough: Stop Balancing the Budget on the Backs of the Most Vulnerable Among Us
“Montpelier – On Tuesday Vermonters shared their stories about the debilitating impacts the governor’s proposed budget will have on their lives. Lisa Maynes, mother of two children, one of whom has a lifelong disability, explained how the proposed cuts will make it harder for her to pull herself out of poverty: [More ...]
Tags: Advocacy and Policy, budget cuts, Human Services
House Appropriations gives “Challenges” bill a once-over, weighs impact on human services, corrections, education
“The draft legislation for “Challenges for Change,” the government reorganization plan lawmakers and the administration are pursuing as a way to cut costs and make state services more efficient, hit a speed bump Wednesday. [More ...]
Tags: budget cuts, Challenges for Change, State Budget/Funding
