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ADVOCACY ALERT:
2010 WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUDGET PETITION REMINDER
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Looking for a Way to "Give Back" this Thanksgiving Holiday?
Sign & Forward the Petition to Protect Investments for Children in the County Budget.
If you have not already done it, please sign the WCA petition (only one signature per person, please).
Once you've signed, share your commitment to Westchester's children with your friends, family, colleagues and neighbors. Ask them to sign the petition either online or on paper. Some suggestions:
- Forward this Advocacy Alert (You can use the "Forward email" link at the end of this message)
- Have a paper petition available for your Westchester guests to sign at Thanksgiving
- Link to this information or the petition on your favorit social media site... like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn (You can use the "Share" button below to link to this alert)
Over 300 signatures (online and on paper) have been collected so far!
Help us reach our goal of 600 signatures by Monday, November 30th -
the date of the next public hearing - at John Jay Middle School in Cross River.
Through this petition, WCA seeks to make sure that the needs of the County's children are addressed in the 2010 Westchester County Budget, including the initiatives outlined below:
- Invest in Kids. Supports dozens of community based youth programs serving thousands of children and teens each year. We urge the Board of Legislators (BOL) to maintain funding at $2,034,399. Click here* for more information.
- Early Step Forward. Innovative, preventive mental health program for children in early childhood centers (currently, in Mount Vernon, Yonkers and Port Chester). We urge the BOL to increase funding to $768,470, but only $205,000 is included in the County Executive's proposed budget. Click here* for more information.
- Independent Living Fund. Makes grants of up to $3,000 to each young adult who is leaving foster care and is establishing an independent household, separate from his or her family. We urge the BOL to maintain funding at $100,000. Click here* for more information.
- Parenting/Home Visiting. Support Westchester's Home Visiting Workgroup to increase the number of Pre-natal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs (HVPs) in the county. Click here* for more information.
Your voice is important! Make sure the Westchester County Board of Legislators hears it. Sign (and have others sign) the WCA petition, either online or on paper, and attend a public hearing of the BOL.
* PDF reader required. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader here
P.S.
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