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The Arc of King County Wishes You and Yours a Joyful and Prosperous New Year! Thank You for All of Your Generous Support This Past Year!
Make Your Voice Heard to State Legislators During the 2010 Advocacy Days
By Mary Jo Magruder, Outreach and Advocacy Coordinator
The Sixty Day 2010 Washington State Regular Legislative Session began on January 11, 2010
Photo By: Kristin Atkinson Photography
The 60-day legislative session got under way on January 11, 2010. In this short time frame, legislators will take up many issues of great importance to people with disabilities. The biggest issue facing legislators will be how to deal with this year's projected $2.6 billion dollar budget deficit. The Governor's initial proposed budget includes significant cuts to many essential services and programs that support people with disabilities at home, at work and in the community. There will also be several important policy issues that legislators will take up this session including the recommendations of Facility Closure Commission regarding the closure of institutions and further work to incorporate Respectful Language into state law.
Decisions will be made on all of these important issues. Your voice, your advocacy, your participation and your vigilance can impact the outcome those decisions. The Arc of King County offers support to you in your advocacy. Please join us this session for Advocacy Learning Group and Advocacy Days.
For more information regarding Advocacy Day or Advocacy Learning Group contact Mary Jo Magruder at 206-829-7010, or mjmagruder@arcofkingcounty.org
The Arc of King County Welcomes Eric Matthes to the Team
The Outreach and Advocacy Team is thrilled to announce that Eric Matthes has joined its continuously expanding program, as an Outreach and Advocacy Specialist. Eric has been an active member of The Arc of King County's Board of Directors this past year, a position from which he resigned to become a full-fledged employee of The Arc. Eric has invariably demonstrated effective leadership in the many roles that he has assumed, particularly in the realm of advocacy. Most recently Eric spoke directly to legislators at the annual Legislative Forum on Developmental Disabilities. He has been involved in SAIL (Self Advocates In Leadership) and actively participates in The Arc's Advocating for Change Together (ACT), and the King County Partnership Support Advocacy Group.
Prior to coming to The Arc of King County, Eric served as a board member of the Utah Developmental Disabilities
Council for three years. He was a consumer member of the Utah Transit
Authority's committee for Accessible Transportation, participated in
the youth mentoring program (Power In You) developed by First Lady Mary
Kaye Huntsman, and was involved in many other community volunteer
services.
Community Living Grant
Deadline January 31, 2010
Applications are currently being accepted
through January 31, 2010. Please send your applications to The Arc of
King County, Attention: Community Living Grant Program, 233 Sixth
Avenue N., Seattle, WA 98109. The Arc of King County's grant committee
will review each application and notify recipients by mail.
Click here to read more about this opportunity.
For more information contact Mary Jo Magruder at mjmagruder@arcofkingcounty.org or call 206-829-7010.
Share Your News
Do you have a story, news article, or photos that you would interest Arc readers? If so, please share with us at The Arc!
Please send your information to:
Patricia McNiff at pmcniff@arcofkingcounty.org, or call 206-829-7001 for more information.
Thank you!
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