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RCPA held a golf fundraiser to support the RCPA Political Action Committee (RCPA PAC) on Monday, September 23. This successful event raised much-needed funds for our legislative activities, and we would like to thank all the generous golfers who participated and contributed. Congratulations to our winners!
Winning team is Rob Labatch and John Bubb, from Hope Enterprises, and Cody Dinger and George McMurty, from Strawberry Fields.
Also, a big thank you to our sponsors:
Tournament Sponsor | Expert County Care Management |
Lunch Sponsor | Inperium, Inc |
Prize Sponsor | Geras Home Care |
Prize Sponsor | Vista Autism Services |
Beverage Cart | Novak Strategic Advisors |
Beverage Cart | Brier Dlugolecki Strategies |
Beverage Hole Sponsor | Morgan Stanley Wealth Management |
Beverage Hole Sponsor | Comprehensive Financial Assoc/ PA Pension Planners |
Hole Sponsor | Salisbury Behavioral Health, LLC a division of RHA |
Hole Sponsor | Wojdak Government Relations |
Hole Sponsor | Chris Lucas |
Hole Sponsor | Embolden WC Trust |
Hole Sponsor | Firetree, Ltd |
Hole Sponsor | Ceisler Media & Issue Advocacy |
Your support is always appreciated. We encourage anyone interested to make a personal contribution to the RCPA PAC. For your convenience, you can now make an online contribution. Thank you again for your participation and support, and congratulations to our golf winners!
Your participation in the RCPA-PAC is completely voluntary, and you may contribute as much or as little as you choose. Donations are not tax-deductible and will be used for political purposes. You may choose not to participate without fear of reprisal. You will not be favored or disadvantaged by reason of the amount of your contribution or decision not to contribute.
The Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA), in conjunction with our provider members and partner stakeholders, have written to PA Senator Casey and PA Senator Fetterman to express our full support for ensuring the mandated inflationary increases are preserved for the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) so that critical OVR employment programs will continue for working and job-seeking Pennsylvanians with disabilities. Vocational rehabilitation funding is essential in Pennsylvania to maintain services that support the advancement of employment. We are fortunate that our state legislature has consistently funded Pennsylvania OVR in a manner that has allowed OVR to collect the full federal match and even draw down more when there is a surplus.
If the mandated inflationary increases are rescinded, Pennsylvania’s OVR funding will be cut by millions of dollars, adversely impacting working and job-seeking Pennsylvanians with disabilities. Specifically, approximately $13M would be eliminated from a limited $200M budget, or 6.5%. The resources provided to PA OVR are too valuable and already limited. This potential action forces Pennsylvania to prioritize allocations at the expense of critical employment and related services. Maintaining funding levels is crucial for advancing employment for individuals with disabilities.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Division Director Carol Ferenz or IDD Policy Analyst Cathy Barrick.
On July 11, 2024, Governor Shapiro signed a bipartisan 2024/25 budget that invests in a range of fields, from health care to public transportation to education. The details of the budget are available in the Governor’s Press Release, which highlights each field and dollar amounts signed. In particular, the budget addresses:
RCPA Policy Staff will be reviewing the budget in great detail over the next few days. We plan to reach out to our members with updates and key information as more becomes available and analyzed. If you have any questions regarding the budget, please reach out to your Policy Director.