WCA is thankful for your advocacy efforts for children and youth at the county and federal levels...
Westchester
County's 2010 Budget
- Early
Step Forward - the Board of Legislators
added $490,000 for a total allocation of $695,000.
- Invest
in Kids - the Board of Legislators restored the $200,000 the county Executive
removed and added an additional $100,000 for a total 2010 funding level of $2,143,037.
- Independent
Living Fund - included in the Department of Social Services budget at $100,000, the same as 2009.
Federal
Health Reform- After
weeks of debate the Senate passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (HR 3590) which protects the Children's Healthy Insurance Program (CHIP) until
2019 and fully funds CHIP through 2015
Home
Visitation - Both
the House and Senate bills have included provisions that would provide the
first federal funds dedicated to evidenced-based home visitation programs.
Ring
in the New Year with renewed support
Let
our Senators and Representatives know that any final health reform bill must...
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P.S.
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