Nonprofits skipping payments, cutting staff because of Pa. budget impasse

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

[color=#234b87]nonprofits skipping payments, cutting staff because of pa. budget impasse

an informal survey of 585 social-services nonprofits in southeastern pennsylvania found they are short $114 million they were expecting from the state and their local governments due to the state budget deadlock, the united way of southeastern pennsylvania said wednesday.

the survey of nonprofits that rely primarily on government funding found that 27 percent of

them have begun cutting staff to save money, and that such cuts are happening across the state. another 20 percent said they would have to follow suit if they are not paid money they are owed as a result of the budget standoff by sept. 30.

additionally, the survey found that 62 percent of them are delaying payments for maintenance and repairs; 57 percent have missed payments to their providers of phone, internet or other communications services; 51 percent have fallen behind on utility payments; and 41 percent have fallen behind on their mortgage or rent payments

this budget impasse has affected my employer--not receiving funds for our hsdf program for home care support + assistance with adl's for disabled. how is this affecting your home care agency or hospital services ???

[oramar]

This is a disgrace, I blame it on the bloated size of the Pa legislature. If only a real reform movement to cut the size of it would come from all this grief.

[K98]

We don't need a full-time legislature in Pennsylvania. If these yo-yo's spent less time in Harrisburg, the state would run a whole lot smoother. That goes double for our "bloated" gangster-thug governor. Does any thing straight ever come out of Philly?

[oramar]

We don't need a full-time legislature in Pennsylvania. If these yo-yo's spent less time in Harrisburg, the state would run a whole lot smoother. That goes double for our "bloated" gangster-thug governor. Does any thing straight ever come out of Philly?

You got a point, if they had spent the last year at home in there beds things would be running smoother. They certainly could not be any more messed up.

[K98]

When my folks lived in Florida, they told me that the legislature there met for 90 days each year. Imagine the savings if we could get our "elected" idiots to stay home for nine months of the year. Oddly enough, Florida manages to get all of it's business handled without a full time (expensive and ineffective) circus like we support.