Pennsylvania continues to struggle to pass a state budget, and rallies have been held around the area to put pressure on the legislature, including in Philadelphia and Media.
Another rally will be held in Media on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at noon at the Media Courthouse. All are invited to attend to prompt legislators to quickly pass a budget that adequately funds essential services for the developmentally disabled, children, seniors, and others that depend upon services provided by area nonprofits.
The rally will highlight the challenges and problems nonprofits are facing without a budget in place. For The Arc of Montgomery, Berks & Bucks Counties, it is not getting paid for Early Intervention services it’s providing some counties.
Many nonprofits are also laying off staff and cutting services. Worse, tens of thousands of needy Pennsylvanians could lose services they rely on, and thousands of workers could become unemployed.
At the rally, the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania will also present the results of the survey it’s doing to learn more about these ramifications of the budget impasse. If you are a nonprofit worker, today is the last day to fill out the survey and share how you are being affected.
