Advocates for social services protest budget cuts
By Meg Thilmony
Thursday September 18, 2008
Robert K. O'Daniell
Advocates for social services pack the house at a public hearing Wednesday at the Brookens Administrative Center in Urbana to denounce state budget cuts.
URBANA – A gathering Wednesday night intended to be a public forum about state budget cuts turned into an all-out rally supporting human services that are facing budget cuts.
A boisterous, cheering crowd filled the gym at Brookens Administrative Center, bringing together hundreds who know the importance of services that help the mentally ill, the developmentally disabled and those with substance abuse problems.
News-Gazette Archive
The full story is available in our paid story archive.
Find this article at:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2008/09/18/advocates_for_social_services_protest_budget_cuts
