IF YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR STORY ABOUT THE NEED FOR A CRITICAL PROGRAM(S) FOR CHILDREN, EMAIL Sorien Schmidt or Paula Wolf. IF YOU WANT TO SHARE DATA ABOUT PEOPLE WAITING FOR SERVICES CONTACT US ALSO
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A PRESS CONFERENCE
THE COVENANT WITH NORTH CAROLINA’S CHILDREN CALLS ON LEGISLATORS
TO PASS A
RESPONSIBLE REVENUE PLAN IN ORDER TO AVOID DEVASTATING CUTS TO EDUCATION,
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, JUVENILE JUSTICE, HOUSING AND OTHER CRITICAL
PROGRAMS SERVING CHILDREN
PRESS CONFERENCE DATE AND PLACE: 11 a.m. TUESDAY,
JULY 16
PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM
LEGISLATIVE BUILDING, JONES STREET
Call the Legislative Switchboard at 919-733-4111 for Directions.
CONTACTS:
Adam Searing, Chair, 919-856-2568,
adam@ncjustice.org
Paula Wolf, Chief Lobbyist,
919-846-1432, wolf@covenant.g12.com
Sorien K. Schmidt, 919-856-2151,
sorien@ncjustice.org
PRESS CONFERENCE TOPIC:
Thousands of North Carolina children currently receive government funded
services and participate in government programs that are being threatened
by the $1.5 billion budget deficit. These programs help keep children
safe from abuse and neglect, provide them with critical health care and
nutritional services, help prevent juvenile crime, ensure infants are
cared for safely, provide safe housing and educate school age children.
There is a way to avoid cuts by raising revenue responsibly. The Covenant
recognizes and supports the efforts of several legislators who have entered
seventeen revenue bills in the House that lay out several revenue options.
Parents share their story about needing these services and, along with
members of the Covenant with North Carolina’s Children, call on legislators
to pass responsible revenue increases to ensure that critical programs
are not cut.
SPEAKERS:
Parents of Children at risk of losing services;
Parents of Children waiting for services;
Adam Searing, Chair, Covenant with North Carolina’s Children
Kim Cartron, Project Coordinator, NC Budget and Tax Center
Covenant with North Carolina’s Children
A coalition advancing public policy to benefit children in North Carolina
P.O. Box 28268 * Raleigh, NC * 27611 * 919-846-1432 * fax: 919-829-7299