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Illinois Service Providers Waiting on Budget Details
Produced by Sam Hudzik on Thursday, July 30, 2009
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It's been two weeks since Governor Pat Quinn signed Illinois' budget into law. But human services agencies still don't know how much money they're getting from the state.
The governor tomorrow will announce how the state will divy-up spending. Quinn has said there'll be some drastic budget cuts to some programs. Service providers like childcare or substance abuse centers have been waiting to learn how much they'll be reimbursed by the state. They expect less than last year. But a month into the new fiscal year, they've yet to see a final number.
RONQUILLO: It's put them in a very perilous situation in terms of their own commitments to delivering service to the community.
Nancy Ronquillo leads a coalition of human services providers in Illinois. Her own agency, Children's Home + Aid, recently cut 10 percent of its staff. The agency may be able to hire back some laid-off workers, or it could face further deficits. It all depends on final funding plans the state expects to send out by early next week.
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