Advocacy Toolkit for FY 2021/22 Budget Advocacy

In his budget proposal for the 2021/22 Fiscal Year, Governor Wolf once again did not include any funding to increase rates for Intellectual Disability/Autism providers or raise wages for Direct Support Professionals, despite proposing an 11% increase overall in the budget.
 
Individuals with ID/A, their families, and the DSPs who support them have been struggling because of chronic under funding of the ID/A system for years and continue to struggle with the added burden of the pandemic. 

Ask the General Assembly for COVID-19 Relief in the PA Budget!

Advocacy Tools:

• Please visit the PAR Telling Our Story webpage to see and hear stories from other advocates
• Access the Congressional Social Media Account Directory to find the social media handles of every member of Congress.  

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Pennsylvania ID/A Workforce Crisis Released August 24, 2021		Fiscal Impact of COVID on ID/A Provider Solvency Released June 17, 2021
ID/A Community System Capacity Erosion due to the Pandemic  Released June 17, 2021		FY 21/22 PAR Budget Ask
Case and Mortality One Pager		About PAR One Pager Use this to explain PAR’s mission, history, and why we advocate