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Bridget's Path warns loss of $1M 'infant vitality' line would force program cuts, turn newborns from home‑like care to NICUs
Summary
Bridget's Path told the committee that without a $1 million line item in the budget—previously included and later removed by the Senate—the licensed residential infant care center will be unable to sustain services and would have already reduced operations by 50%. The witness said their model keeps infants out of foster care.
A founder and president of Bridget's Path told senators the nonprofit's residential infant care program provides inpatient, home‑like treatment for newborns experiencing withdrawal and that removal of a $1,000,000 line item from the Senate budget jeopardizes the program's survival.
Why it matters: Bridget’s Path said its clinical, family‑centered model has kept roughly 85% of babies served out of foster care and that…
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