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Bridget's Path warns loss of $1M infant vitality line would force closure of residential infant care center
Summary
Bridget's Path told senators that the program for substance‑exposed newborns needs the $1 million line item restored in HB 96 to continue operating; without it the Dayton center said it is cutting operations and turning families away.
Jill Kingston, founder and president of Bridget's Path, testified to the Senate Finance Committee that the Dayton‑area residential infant care center for substance‑exposed newborns relies on a $1 million line item the Senate removed from the budget.
“Without the funding, Bridget's Path quite literally cannot stay open,” Kingston said, adding her program had already taken steps to reduce operations by 50% and was turning away…
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