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Your Voice Needed In Salem To Protect Health and Human Services

Action Alert from Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon

Weds. May 30th is Health and Human Services Advocacy Day at Oregon State Capitol.

The state budget plan currently under consideration in Salem leaves critical health and human service programs for families and low-income Oregonians short-changed. Another $166 million is needed to adequately restore funding for health care and human services programs.

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon is urging you to come to Salem on Weds. May 30th for Health Care and Human Services Advocacy Day.

We will meet in Room 350 at 11:00 am for briefings on critical Human Services programs, and then set off in teams to meet with key legislators.

If you can attend, or if you would like more information please email Kevin Finney at [email protected].

If you cannot attend please call the offices of your state senator and representative at 1-800-332-2313. If you are not sure who your legislators are, the operator can tell you.

Please tell your legislator to restore funding for human service programs before they go home. Tell them that another $166 million is needed for human service funding beyond what is in the "Ways and Means Co-Chairs" budget.

In particular, more funding is needed for:

  • Oregon Health Plan Standard
  • Community Mental Health programs
  • Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
  • Drug and Alcohol Addiction programs
  • Employment Related Daycare
  • Funding for programs for Seniors and the Disabled

JOIN US IN SALEM ON WEDS. MAY 30TH

Meet in Room 350 from 11 - 12:30 for a briefing to include:

  • A conversation about the Human Service needs over and above the co-chairs budget.
  • A conversation about revenues available to meet human service needs.
  • Update on human service program conversations.

Then meet with your Legislator and others to make your own and our collective case for human services!

Thank you for your support. With your help we can make this lift up the needs of Oregon's most vulnerable.

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