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Attention STS Advocates!

Stand Strong with I/DD Families
in Need of Expanded Services from DDS

DDS families are fearful for the future of their I/DD loved ones. There are not enough support services from DDS to meet the needs of their adult I/DD children, and there is no long-term care plan in place for them as they age.

Read the Hartford Courant’s coverage of what the state-level I/DD Caucus of legislators heard on Family Hearing Day.

Several STS guardians were there. It was an historic day for them and for family members of I/DD loved ones on the DDS waiting (planning) list for group home placement. Watch the video: Family Hearing Day Info Forum

Two more lobby days are scheduled for February 19 and 26 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. There will also be a Legislative Breakfast on March 4 in Manchester. DDS families and members of Union 1199NE/SEIU will be at these important events to advocate for expanded DDS funding and services.

STS guardians should be at these events. Your presence reminds legislators and DDS families that you have the same fears and concerns about the long-term care of your loved ones.  Stand strong with I/DD families in need of expanded services from DDS.

By connecting with other DDS families and legislators, we can build positive awareness about why our choice for quality care and services is STS.

Please Attend Lobby Days in Hartford

Wednesday, February 26
Public Legislative Briefing: 9:30 
Legislative Office Building, Room 1C
Sponsored by: CT Community Providers Association
                        CT Council on Developmental Disabilities
Lobby Session to follow

Tuesday, March 4
Legislative Breakfast: 7:30 am
Journey Found
60 Hilliard St., Manchester
RSVP Lara Shepard-Blue
          Union 1199NE/SEIU
             Lshepard-blue@seiu1199ne.org
             413-896-3015

If you can’t make it to Hartford, please take action:

     ::  Contact your elected officials to urge their support of 
             expanding DDS services.

      ::  Write, e-mail or call your elected officials urging them to 
            support or join their constituents on the I/DD Caucus.

      ::  Visit the Advocacy section of the Home and School Association website.

Senator Beth Bye, who is also head of the Appropriations Committee, chairs the I/DD Caucus. Current caucus members are: Rep. John Hampton (Simsbury); Rep. Jay Case (Winsted, Torrington, Colebrook, Goshen); Sen. Paul Doyle (Cromwell, Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield); Rep. Mike Demicco (Farmington); Rep. Jason Rojas (East Hartford, Manchester); Rep. Ed Vargas (Hartford). 

If you have any questions about the “Our Families Can’t Wait” Lobby Days in Hartford, please contact us at 855-200-0490 or e-mail us at info@homeandschoolsts.org.

Download event flyer (PDF)


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