My name is Joanne Bell and my mother is a participant at the Alzheimer’s Services of the East Bay. I am extremely concerned as I am the primary care give for my mother and I risk losing my job in order to care for my mother if the center closes down.
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Our purpose is to share the stories behind the numbers of everyday Californians struggling to raise families, survive, and succeed despite the looming threat of budget cuts to the state programs and services on which they rely. These are the stories behind those numbers.
Through uploading their stories through video, text, and photos, we hope that they will let Californians know about their lives – the victories and the challenges. These are their stories, told in their own words.
We encourage legislators, reporters, and the California public to watch these videos, to read the stories, and to see the uploaded photos and get to know the real people who will be hurt by the proposed cuts to California’s budget.
Key contributors include:
Heath Access California— For more than fifteen years, Health Access has played a significant role in leading the movement for health care reform in California. Health Access has promoted universal health care proposals and advocated for specific incremental reforms that promise to provide immediate health care services to California’s most vulnerable populations.
California Association of Food Banks— The California Association of Food Banks was founded in 1995 to promote collaboration in response to emerging social, economic and legislative challenges impacting hungry people throughout California.
San Francisco’s IHSS Public Authority— The mission of San Francisco’s IHSS Public Authority is to provide and promote a service delivery model of consumer-directed in-home support that maximizes the potential of older adults and people with disabilities to live independently and participate in their communities. For more information, please contact the Public Authority at 415-243-4477 (TTY: 415-243-4430)
The California Partnership— The California Partnership is a statewide coalition of 120 community based organizations that fights poverty in California. California Partnership works together for the common goals of its member groups by organizing and advocating at the local, state and national levels for the programs and policies that reduce and end poverty.
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