To: The California State House, The California State Senate, and Governor Gavin Newsom
SAVE SONOMA DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER
CHANGE THE LAW AND ALLOW ADMISSIONS TO THE SONOMA DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT FOR THEIR VERY SURVIVAL.
Why is this important?
The Sonoma Developmental Center needs to remain open and operating so that the needs of the most severely developmentally disabled citizens are met. There is no other safety net at this time and too many developmentally disabled who have dangerous behaviors are ending up in the prisons and those who are frail with multiple disabilities, many of them are ending up in nursing homes. The board and care homes and the group homes are not equipped to provide this specialized care at this time and until then, the Sonoma Developmental Center needs to remain open and operating and providing the specialized care that so many families have fought for over many years for their beloved severely disabled children.