RCPA Joins The Coalition of Critical Services Providers at Harrisburg Rally to Urge Passing of State Budget

On Thursday, October 2, RCPA joined The Coalition of Critical Services Providers at the Harrisburg State Capitol Rotunda, urging Governor Shapiro and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to pass a final state budget that invests appropriately in health and human services before there are no providers left to care for Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable. The event served as a call for an immediate budget resolution to ensure vital services for residents can continue across the Commonwealth as the Pennsylvania budget impasse enters its fourth month. Speakers included RCPA COO and Mental Health Policy Director Jim Sharp and President from United Way of PA Kristen Rotz. Behavioral Health Division Policy Associate Emma Sharp and Government Affairs Director Jack Phillips were also in attendance.

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In addition, RCPA member EIPA Vice President Anne Lang and RCPA member Pathways Forward CEO Pat Slattery spoke of the current challenges in funding, stressing that investing money now would be vastly more economical than the long-term cost of leaving services underfunded.

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