The Oklahoma State Legislature has failed to provide adequate funding for several in-home support DHS programs for the disabled and the elderly. Without these programs, a humanitarian emergency is unfolding in the state of Oklahoma. We are asking the governor of Oklahoma and the state legislators in the Senate and the House to appropriate immediate funding to save these programs!
Why is this important?
I have been personally affected by this situation. On October 31, 2017, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services sent out letters to me and about 21,000 other families stating that due to budget failure, our in-home support waivers will be canceled effective November 30, unless the state legislature appropriates funds in the meantime. Many families are facing emergency situations of whether they can continue to work to provide for their families or quit work to care for their families and then face homelessness and dire poverty. It's a horrible, horrific situation.
