Good Morning Everyone!
The house and senate are meeting now on a budget compromise, we’re asking them to REMOVE cuts to companies and organizations that employ the people who provide direct care to people with disabilities and older adults. Use the link below to let your representative and/or senator know we rely on schedulers, nurses, social workers and of course the workers who support people in their homes and the community!
Right now, Michigan lawmakers are considering a budget proposal that would devastate direct care agencies. Section 1033 of HB 4706 reduces agency reimbursement rates by $4.56 per hour—a 20% cut—while still requiring agencies to maintain the $3.40/hour raise for workers. This impossible math will force agencies to slash services, close programs, and leave vulnerable families without support. With one click, you can tell your lawmakers: protect funding for direct care workers and the agencies that employ them.
Our one-click action alert campaign is now live: https://ujoin.co/campaigns/4004/actions/public?action_id=5832
Annette Jeske, M.S.A.
Executive Director
The Arc of Bay County
(989) 893-1346
TEXT/Call (989) 751-4943