➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
PA: Another state budget impasse would devastate social services: here are three ways to protect them (Opinion)
Philly.com – June 10, 2016
For more than nine months, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania operated without a budget. The budget impasse left many health and human services nonprofit organizations financially vulnerable, with some forced to use extreme measures to continue operating, including drastically reducing crucial services for those in need. While Pennsylvania nonprofits employ more than 13.3% of the Commonwealth’s workforce, some nonprofits were forced to lay-off critical staff and reduce staff time during the impasse.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/health-cents/Another-state-budget-impasse-would-devastate-social-services-here-are-three-ways-to-protect-them.html