Tennessee disability fund in jeopardy
April 11th, 2009From the [Nashville] Tennessean:
Officials in Tennessee say the state’s program to help families with disabilities could face steep cuts after federal stimulus funds run out. They estimate the fund will receive more than $7 million over the next year, largely because of federal stimulus payments, but then could plunge to only $200,000 by the middle of next year.
“There’s no way we can make up that difference,” said Mary Hildebrand of The Arc of Davidson County, which administers the program in Nashville. “This is something that’s going to have a huge impact on people with disabilities.”
… About 4,000 families across the state receive money to help purchase medical equipment and pay for therapies to treat developmental disabilities. Families typically get $1,000 to $1,500 annually.
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