Parents worry WA developmental disabilities program is about to get axed

Parent to Parent received funding in the current budget. But advocates are worried the Department of Social and Health Services is letting contracts lapse, trying to get ahead of budget talks. Dym was “completely taken aback.”

“It’s destructive, and it doesn’t make a lot of sense, and probably would cost more to rebuild the infrastructure,” said Cathy Murahashi, advocacy and policy specialist at The Arc.

Read the full story by Jake Goldstein-Street in the Washington State Standard.