No Budget Still Means No Funding

While a compromise on the budget was announced last week, the details of that agreement are still being worked out and some legislators claim that it will at least be another week until the state budget is complete.

While legislators work on the compromise budget, non-profit organizations, schools, hospitals, child care centers, and so many more continue to go without necessary and critical funding.

• Last week, school districts missed another subsidy payment increasing the strain on education since the budget impasse began.
• County agencies are being forced to lay off hard working employees, while the need for their services increases.
• Non-profit organizations are still cutting services, laying off employees, and some are even closing their doors forcing many clients to go without critical services.

We need to keep reminding our legislators that it is crucial for Pennsylvania to have a responsible budget quickly and that state funding must begin to immediately flow to those who have been without funding for the last three months.