MISSOURI ADVOCACY ALERT--Take Action Now!
By now, you've probably heard that cuts have been made that affect all Missouri Medicaid providers, including the St. Louis Arc. Advocates, we need to continue to work to ensure safe, high-quality services to people with developmental disabilities in the future! Read more here.
Services for people with disabilities in Missouri are already under-funded. Wait lists exist for residential services, day services, transportation and family support services. St. Louis Arc asks you to share your personal story your legislators to advocate against future cuts! Use Legislator Lookup to find your legislators' contact information
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You can also download a Contact Your Missouri State Senator and Representative flier to email and share with friends and family.
When you take action to prevent these damaging cuts to important community services, please let us know by filling in our quick action survey.
No Cuts to The Community is one of the St. Louis Arc's Legislative Priorities for 2010.
Read about other important local and state issues in our 2010 Legislative Priorities Statement.
Term Limits in Missouri
Due to term limits legislation, there will be a large number of new state officeholders elected in November. As advocates, we want to take advantage of this opportunity to select representatives that understand the needs and issues of people with developmental disabilities and their families, and to educate new officeholders. We are currently developing a questionaire for candidates; if you would like to suggest questions and or issues to cover in this questionaire, please email Ann Mangelsdorf, director of Family Support and Advocacy.
Federal Legislation and Issues
Click here to read The Arc of the United States' position statements on various issues. You may want to also visit the Action Center of The Arc of the United States to learn more about both federal and state issues of interest to people with developmental disabilities.