Rally for just a budget was a rally held at Ukiah Ca. on 2-25-2011 in front of Mendocino County Court House..We all need to care! Join us as we Rally for a Just Budget February 25, 2011 12:00-1:00pm in front of the Ukiah Courthouse The Governor's 2011/12 Budget Will Topple Services for Developmentally Disabled • A $750 million cut represents over 20% of the entire DD budget for community services. Add in federal dollars that will be put at risk and you are looking closer to $ 1 billion in cuts. • The community based service system and providers cannot survive a 20% cut on top of the 10% in cuts already absorbed in the previous two budget years. • Reduction would not be 20%, but 100% as programs would fold, unable to sustain continued stress and fund raising difficulties. • California's most vulnerable residents, is unconscionable. • Cuts of this Magnitude will result in thousands of lost jobs. People with disabilities that organizations support will lose their jobs. Service providers will have to lay off or severely reduce employee benefits. • This budget proposal effectively dismantles the Lanterman Act, severely limiting opportunities and choices for persons with developmental disabilities who live and work in their communities. 20% is an un—survivable number! The alternatives are ugly—should we: o Eliminate services for 48000 persons? o Move tens of thousands of people from one program to another without their input? o Create waiting lists for even the most basic ...