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Birth‑to‑3 providers warn of program collapse without county funding increases
Summary
CEOs and service staff from the three remaining Milwaukee County Birth to 3 providers told supervisors the program faces a multi‑million dollar shortfall and urged the county to increase funding to stabilize services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays.
CEOs, program managers and service coordinators from the three remaining Milwaukee County Birth to 3 providers told the county board on Oct. 27 that the early-intervention system is under severe financial strain and that funding shortfalls threaten continuity of services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays.
Representatives from Penfield Children's Center, St. Francis Children's Center and Curative Care Network described rapid enrollment growth, flat public funding and rising operating costs. “Since 2018, Milwaukee County has seen a 75%…
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