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Parents and advocates press legislators to restore $500,000 recurring for Families Helping Families centers
Summary
Parents and advocates testified the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Council’s Families Helping Families centers need $500,000 in recurring state funding to keep local advocacy, casework and services operating across the state.
Parents and disability advocates urged the House Appropriations Committee to restore $500,000 in recurring state funding to the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council to support Families Helping Families regional resource centers.
The nut graf: dozens of family witnesses, including parents of children with autism and other developmental delays, said Families Helping Families centers…
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