THIS MONTH’S ISSUE The View From My Chair
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Garden Center Family Spotlight
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Snowmageddon Hits Garden
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Around Garden Center
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THE LEAFLET ISSUE FEB YEAR 2011
a message from our Executive director
OUR MISSION Garden Center Services’ mission is to do everything in our power to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities.
The View From My Chair Call me crazy, but I’m already thinking Spring! Though it’s only late February and I realize we could get a lot more winter weather, I am so ready for the warm sunshine and daffodils.
would stand to lose over $300,000. How many of our consumers would no longer be able to attend Garden Center Services, and what is the impact on them and their families?
Each year we combat these assaults on Inside the newsletter you’ll find a story our financial stability through the advocacy about “Snowmageddon 2011”, and how the of our families and the Associations our agency dealt with the recent blizzard. I just agency belongs to. Once again I am asking wanted to personally express my gratitude all of you to contact your legislators and to those employees, both managers and make them aware of how direct care staff, that traveled If the Governor’s your lives would be effected in very hazardous conditions and/or worked very long recommended 6% cut if your loved one was not at Garden Center. hours, to staff our homes in Medicaid rates was and provide support to the individuals we care for. to pass, our agency Below is contact information for Speaker Madigan and would stand to lose Sen. Steven M. Landek’s One rite of Spring that is Offices. Thank you for not so pleasant is the yearly over $300,000. sharing your story devastation inflicted on with them. persons with developmental disabilities and the agencies Speaker Michael J. Madigan that support them by the Illinois legislature. 300 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Once again we find ourselves struggling 217.782.5350 with the anxiety and anger over yet another proposed cut in the funding of our already underfunded services. Senator Steven M. Landek M113 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 If the Governor’s recommended 6% cut in Medicaid rates was to pass, our agency 217.782.0054
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