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United Way of Pennsylvania

United Way of Lackawanna & Wayne CountiesMarch 25, 2013

2013 PENNSYLVANIA BUDGET ANALYSIS

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2013-14 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

Spends $28.4 billion – 2.4 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2012-13

Major reform initiatives to sell the state liquor system to invest in education, modernize Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure and overhaul the state pension system

Enhanced support for Pre-K-12 public education, public safety, older Pennsylvanians, and Individuals with disabilities.

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Total of $96 million in supplemental requests:Education – Early Intervention - $10.8

millionPublic Welfare – Total net supplemental

of $69.3 million, including:• Long-Term Living - $62.3 million increase• Offi ce of Medical Assistance - $41.5 million

increase• Offi ce of Income Maintenance - $26.7 million

decrease• Youth Development Institutions and Forestry

Camps - $7.8 million decrease

2012-13 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST

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Early Childhood

Education

Safety Net

Human Services

Autism/ID Services

MODEST INCREASES

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A partial listing of state programs that could be impacted and dollar amounts, include:$43 million from Title I (education fund

for poor kids);$33 million from Special Education;$19 million from WIC;$5.3 million from social services;$1 million from early intervention; and$2 million from community service block

grants

IMPACTS OF SEQUESTRATION

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EDUCATION IN PENNSYLVANIA

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PASSPORT FOR LEARNING

$1 Billion in proceeds will be used from the liquor store divestiture to fund the Passport for Learning Block Grant program for school districts, focusing on:

School Safety: Training for administrators and educators, enhanced security measures and partnerships with local law enforcement.

“Ready by 3” – early learning programs: Grant funding that may be used for improvements to quality kindergarten programs aligned with current academic standards that promote enhanced academic achievement in elementary reading and mathematics.

Individualized learning: Funding from this grant may be used for start-up costs related to implementing Competency Based Education with a focus on self-paced mastery of a customized learning plan based on student proficiency.

STEM programs: Enhanced student access to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programming in grades six to twelve.

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Increased Basic Education Funding $5.5 billion for Basic Education Funding to support local

school districts, the highest level of basic education funding in state history. Includes a $90 million increase.

Mandate Relief Provides school districts the ability to apply to the

Department of Education for a waiver from certain Public School Code provisions. Expanded and streamlined version of the Mandate Waiver program that was previously in effect from 2000 until 2010.

Competency-Based Learning Initiatives to support school districts in offering

alternative pathways for students to fulfill course and graduation requirements.

EDUCATION INNOVATION IN PENNSYLVANIA

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Investments in Early Childhood Education Pre-K Counts – an increase of $4.5 million, or 5.4%, to

serve 580 additional children in proven pre-kindergarten programs.

Head Start Supplemental Assistance – an increase of $1.9 million, or 5.1%, to serve 210 additional children.

Early Intervention – an increase of $5 million, or 2.3% to provide services to 1,500 additional children from ages 3 through 5.

EDUCATION INNOVATION IN PENNSYLVANIA

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Higher Education Maintains level funding for the State System of Higher

Education, State Related Universities, Community Colleges, as well as Thaddeus Stevens and Pennsylvania Colleges of Technology.

Maintains level funding for Grants to Students and PHEAA to supplement level funding of grants to students by $75 million.

EDUCATION INNOVATION IN PENNSYLVANIA

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HUMAN SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE

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$5.7 bi l l ion in total funds to provide Long-Term Care services to persons with disabi l i t ies and older Pennsylvanians

$50 million Initial Investment from Lottery PMA

$20 million to provide home and community-based services to 5,400 individuals currently on the OPTIONS waiting list

$21 million growth in MA Home and Community-Based Waiver program, including services for 1,550 older Pennsylvanians.

$5 million to increase support for the Area Agencies on Aging.

$2 million to provide attendant care services for 193 individuals.

$2 million to modernize senior center facilities and programs

EXPANDED SERVICES FOR OLDER PENNSYLVANIANS

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$18.5 million to provide home and community-based services for 1,080 individuals with intellectual disabilities, including 380 people on the waiting list and 700 students graduating from Special Education.

$15.8 million to provide home and community-based services for 1,280 additional individuals with disabilities through several Medicaid waiver programs.

$4.7 million to provide home and community-based services for 90 individuals currently residing in state mental hospitals

EXPANDED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

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$4.1 million to provide attendant care services for 400 additional individuals with disabilities.

$1.4 million to provide home and community-based services for 100 individuals currently residing in state intellectual disabilities centers.

$1.5 million to provide home and community-based services to 118 adults with autism spectrum disorders.

EXPANDED SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

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$8.5 million to provide Children’s Health Insurance program coverage for and additional 9,330 children anticipated to be enrolled through expanded outreach eff orts.

$4 million to provide community-based health care subsidies for health care clinics serving the uninsured or in underserved areas of the state.

$1 million to provide an additional 24 awards of loan repayment to health care professionals committed to working in underserved areas of the state and slots in primary care hospitals

$3.4 million savings from modernizing the state health care centers through increased staff mobility into underserved areas and greater use of technology.

INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE

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Expand Human Services Block Grant from 20-county pilot to statewide by allowing additional counties to participate in the block grant on a voluntary basis.

Reinvest $7.1 million in administrative savings from the consolidation of the child care information service agencies to provide subsidized child care for 1,400 additional children and families.

$3 million increase for Rising Stars initiative to improve the quality of child care services.

$1.3 million increase to expand Domestic Violence programs and services.

HUMAN SERVICES

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$700,000 increase to expand Rape Crisis programs and services.

$8.3 million savings from implementing a cost sharing requirement for families with children enrolled in the Medicaid Special Needs program.

$12.7 million in savings from the closure of the New Castle Youth Development Center, with $10 million to be reinvested through the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Initiative.

HUMAN SERVICES

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In late 2012, United Way of Pennsylvania conducted a survey of over 800 nonprofits across the Commonwealth which provides a snapshot of conditions for Pennsylvania’s human services and most vulnerable people.

2012 NON PROFIT BUDGET SURVEY

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2012 Non Profit Budget SurveyResults include:• 69% of agencies received a funding cut in 2012-13 state budget.• 76% of agencies report conditions related to the economy have increased demand for services.

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How have your non-governmental sources of funds (ie: private foundation grants, individual donations) changed in the last 12 months? Our non-governmental funding has remained flat or decreased67%

2012 NON PROFIT BUDGET SURVEY

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Select all the ways the budget cuts this year (FY 12-13) have impacted your organization?• We have laid off staff 51 % • We have canceled programs completely 38 % • We have cut back program hours 48% • We have expanded our waiting list for services 47%

2011 NON PROFIT BUDGET SURVEY

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LEARNAdult Basic

General AssistanceHEMAP

Housing Assistance

RECENTLY IMPACTED STATE PROGRAMS

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In addition to state budget reductions, significant numbers of agencies also are dealing with monetary reductions at the federal level.

49% of organizations that received less federal funding in 2012 compared to 2011 FEDERAL

IMPACTS

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A partial listing of state programs that could be impacted and dollar amounts, include:

$43 million from Title I (education fund for poor kids);$33 million from Special Education;$19 million from WIC;$5.3 million from social services;$1 million from early intervention; and$2 million from community service block grants

IMPACTS OF SEQUESTRATION

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We are scrambling to replace lost private funding for a variety of services we off er. Child care numbers are decreasing because clients are having trouble aff ording due to less subsidies.

What I foresee is a vicious cycle. The donors have less to give, and the state has less to give. Therefore making it harder on nonprofi ts to provide services for the lower income population and making it harder to put a break in a generational life cycle. My concern is that we are creating generational poverty, by not providing the resources for our youth to be in a position to have a better life than their parents

Our agency is doing more with less funding from the State. We are using our own funds to "rob Peter to pay Paul".

LACKAWANNA COUNTY IMPACT

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We have closed several programs, laid off staff , and restructured services, there are longer waiting lists for services except crisis services where we can never have a ‘waiting list’

We are not able to serve as many youth and single mothers and other individuals because of staff and operational resources. We have to be much more creative and better stewards of all resources. Human services is a process where we help people to empower themselves to become more self-suffi cient.

STATEWIDE IMPACT

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Homeless shelters have cut hours. Mothers with children have to leave the shelter during the day. Most have nowhere to go but hang out on the street until the shelter opens up in the evening.

We are a safe place for our members to be and we can longer provide that on evenings and weekends as we did in the past. This adds to isolation and depression and need for crisis intervention services.

Public housing residents who have lost their General Assistance benefit moved out of public housing, presumably to a state of homelessness, due to lack of funds to pay the minimum rent requirement

STATEWIDE IMPACT

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Budget Principles

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PENNSYLVANIA

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To the greatest extent possible, avoid signifi cant cuts to benefi ts and services to our most vulnerable Pennsylvanians : poor individuals and famil ies, pregnant women and young chi ldren, low income elderly, individuals with disabi l i t ies, and veterans.

Protect funding for prevention services that save more expensive interventions later on.

Consider the state’s exist ing investment in successful programs such as industry partnerships, which combine publ ic and private money to keep Pennsylvania business competit ive, whi le enhancing training and career pathway opportunit ies for Pennsylvania’s workforce.

Uti l ize completed evaluations or other measurements to determine where to make cuts.

Consider ways in which the state can more effi ciently and eff ectively del iver services, such as by reducing the vast array of state 800 numbers, particularly those that are contracted with out of state providers, and supporting those services with 2-1-1.

Consistent with commitment to an on-t ime budget, provide budget language to ensure that local governments and providers receive t imely al locations and direction from the Commonwealth so that there is a predictable and stable cycle of services provision.  

UNITED WAY BUDGET PRINCIPLES

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March 12 – North Penn United Way

March 14 – United Way of Susquehanna County

March 25 – United Way of Lackawanna & Wayne Counties

March 27 – United Way of Monroe County

March 28 – United Way of the Greater Lehigh Val ley

UWP BUDGET TOUR DATES

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United Way of Pennsylvania 909 Green Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17102Phone: (717)238.7365

Fax: (717)238.7414www.uwp.org

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