Map of Erie County, Pa. with Colt’s Station marked (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This March 23, 2013 article on the GoErie.com website talks about budget cuts and the effect that is expected to be seen in Erie county human service programs.
This article appears on the Public Opinion Online website, but I didn’t see a date, so I’m not sure when it was published exactly, just that it came up in results in a search I did for articles in the past week (circa February 9, 2013). The article discusses Corbett’s human service funding and the potential impact it may have.
This February 8, 2012 article found on the ydr.com website out of York County, PA, talks about Gov. Corbett’s proposed budget for human services.
This February 6, 2013 article on the wjactv.com website talks about the current budget for human services in Pennsylvania.
This February 6, 2013 article on the GantDaily.com website talks about Corbett’s budget proposal for this year, but specifically the human services aspect of things.
This September 17, 2012 article on the StandardSpeaker.com website talks about what types of programs are at the highest risk since the budget cuts.
This September 12, 2012 article on thetimes-tribune.com website, talks a little about what services are being cut or decreased to compensate for the 10% cut in human services funding in Pennsylvania, the article also talks about the block grant pilot program.
This September 11, 2012 article on the NewsWorks website talks about the block grant that 20 counties will receive as part of a pilot program to see if that type of budget works or not in Pennsylvania for human services. The article also raises concerns for those who had been in the former General Assistance program.
SVG of Pennsylvania state seal (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
This June 5, 2012 article on PennLive.com discusses the agreement reached between the county commissioners and the state with regards to the transfer of control over human service funding. It also raises concern about community mental health funding getting redirected to other programs.
This video uploaded on May 22, 2012 is of Rep. DiGirolamo of Bucks County, PA, discussing his concerns about Gov. Corbett’s Proposed 20% human services budget cut.
