WILLMAR -- Area residents with disabilities and their families will hold a rally Friday at Robbins Island in Willmar to share their concerns about the impact potential state budget cuts could have on people already struggling.
Members of the advocacy group, Arc Kandiyohi County, will present data from a new nationwide survey entitled "Families and Individual Needs for Disability Support" that shows people with disabilities and their families are "finding themselves increasingly marginalized and experiencing greater uncertainty and stress about their future," according to a news release from Mary Rhude, executive director of Arc Kandiyohi County.
People with disabilities and their families "were already being hit hard by budget cuts at the state and federal level," she said.
The state budget vetoed by Gov. Mark Dayton would have pushed "thousands of Minnesotans with disabilities back into the shadows and create a more uncertain future them," according to the release.
Arc of Kandiyohi County says there's concern a budget like the one Dayton vetoed would undermine years of progress the state has made to promote services to help people with disabilities live and contribute in their communities.
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Cuts to the services could jeopardize the most cost-effective services currently available, Rhude said.
The rally and presentations will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday at Shelter 2 at Robbins Island Park on North Business Highway 71.
For additional information, call Mary at 320- 231-1777.
-- Staff reports
