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Your Voice is Needed to Advocate for Employment Programs for New Jerseyans Living with Disabilities
Over the past year, Extended and Supported Employment providers have had to navigate the challenges of rising inflation, higher wages, and other workforce and supply-chain-related conditions. We need our legislators to help us make these programs whole again.
Extended Employment programs are facing a funding cut of $3.4 million, the second year in a row this program faces a funding reductions of this magnitude. We understand the need for a fiscally responsible budget, but this should not be accomplished at the expense of New Jerseyans living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Supported Employment programs under the Division of Vocational Rehabilitative Services (DVRS) have a confusing and underfunded rate structure. There are two different rates for DVRS-funded programs and a separate rate for programs funded by the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). We are simply asking for parity in funding.
With the funding increase we are asking for, providers will be able to keep their doors open and welcome those who wish to experience the dignity of work to their programs. Please use this Action Center to send emails to your legislators to encourage them to support these important programs!