Parents Worry WA Developmental Disabilities Program Is About to Get Axed
The peer-support program serves families in all 39 counties and costs about $900,000 a year, advocates say.
- Parents of children with developmental disabilities fear the imminent elimination of Washington's Parent to Parent support program as officials warn funding is not guaranteed past next month.
- The program, costing about $900,000 annually, connects families across all 39 Washington counties with resources and helps parents navigate complex systems to manage their children's needs.
- Jenna Vogel first accessed the program at a "breaking point" when her son Jonah was 2 years old, saying the support made her family feel they were not alone.
- Agency spokesperson Jessica Nelson stated no funding decisions are finalized, though the contract expires next month; Gov. Bob Ferguson has pledged no tax increases, forcing reliance on program cuts.
- Stacy Dym, executive director of The Arc of Washington State, warned that eliminating the program would be counterproductive because families' underlying needs do not disappear without these services.
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A bipartisan group of nearly four dozen Washington lawmakers is urging the state to maintain a program considered vital among parents of children with developmental disabilities. The Parent to Parent program is threatened as the state faces another year of budget woes. Its future isn’t guaranteed past August, while Washington’s Department of Social and Health services assesses if it should be cut. In their Monday letter to Gov. Bob Ferguson an…
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The dome at the Washington state Capitol. (Photo by Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)A bipartisan group of nearly four dozen Washington lawmakers is urging the state to maintain a program considered vital among parents of children with developmental disabilities. The Parent to Parent program is threatened as the state faces another year of budget woes. Its future isn’t guaranteed past August, while Washington’s Department of Social and Heal…
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Parents worry WA developmental disabilities program will get axed
“It’s everything to our family,” says one mom whose son has autism. Funding could end next month, as the state navigates budget troubles.
Parents worry Washington developmental disabilities program is about to get axed
Parents of children with developmental disabilities fear the unexpected and potentially imminent elimination of a Washington state support program they’ve come to depend on. As the state deals with budget troubles, Washington officials say the Parent to Parent program’s future isn’t guaranteed past August. Parent to Parent provides support and resources for families of children with autism and other developmental disabilities. The program’s name…
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