Shriver’s job program may be undermined by budget cuts
July 14th, 2008From the Los Angeles Times:
A plan by California First Lady Maria Shriver to help people with disabilities find jobs is now in jeopardy, the victim of budget cuts proposed by her husband, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The Republican executive is proposing to cut $7 million from the state programs that Shriver was relying on to advance her goals. The proposed cuts are part of an effort to resolve a projected $15.2 billion state deficit.
The inconsistency within California’s first couple is not lost on social service advocates.
Shriver had outlined a plan to find employment for 20,000 Californians with developmental disabilities, and to get positive publicity for employers that have had success hiring people with disabilities. There are an estimated 90,000 people with cognitive disabilities of working age in California, and over 70 per cent are unemployed.
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