CONTACT YOUR STATE LEADERS!

CONTACT YOUR STATE LEADERS!(posting on a parent support message board)29,000 DISABLED ARIZONANS ARE ABOUT TO LOSE THEIR FUNDING!

29,000 of Arizona's neediest, most vulnerable people - people with disabilities such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, and epilepsy - are about to become victims of state budget cuts.

These are people whose lives and welfare depend on services they can't begin to afford on their own. Services they get from agencies throughout Arizona that provide people with disabilities with housing, health maintenance services, personal care, training for jobs, and many, many other essential services that the state wants to cut!

The state of Arizona wants to take away funds from these vulnerable people - cutting 10 % from the funds used by service providers to help the disabled. This will put many service provider agencies at risk of closing down - and put people with disabilities at the severest risk.

We say NO! Many people with disabilities who depend on services can't speak for themselves, so we need to speak for them - and we need you to speak with us!

Call, write, email, or fax Governor Jan Brewer and tell her you don't want budget cuts for your neighbors and fellow citizens with disabilities.

PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN! STAND UP FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS!

The Honorable Janice Brewer
Governor of Arizona
Office of the Governor
1700 West Washington Street
Capitol Executive Tower - 9th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Email: azgovernor.gov/Contact.asp
Telephone (602) 542-4331
Toll Free 1-(800) 253-0883
Fax (602) 542-1381

The Honorable John Kavanagh
Chair, Committee on Appropriations
Arizona House of Representatives
1700 West Washington Street - Room 114
Phoenix AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-5170
Fax Number: (602) 417-3108
Email: jkavanagh@azleg.gov

The Honorable Andy Biggs
Vice Chair, Committee on Appropriations
Arizona House of Representatives
1700 W. Washington - Room 312
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-4371
Fax Number: (602) 417-3022
Email: abiggs@azleg.gov

The Honorable Rick Murphy
Chair, Committee on Ways and Means
Arizona House of Representatives
1700 W. Washington - Room 111
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-3255
Fax Number: (602) 417-3009
Email: rmurphy@azleg.gov

The Honorable Debbie Lesko
Vice Chair, Committee on Ways and Means
Arizona House of Representatives
1700 W. Washington - Room 129
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-5413
Fax Number: (602) 417-3109
Email: dlesko@azleg.gov

The Honorable Russell Pearce
Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee
Arizona Senate
1700 W. Washington - Room 110
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-5760
Fax Number: (602) 417-3118
Email: rpearce@azleg.gov

The Honorable Al Melvin
Vice Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee
Arizona Senate
1700 W. Washington - Room 303
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-4326
Fax Number: (602) 417-3259
Email: amelvin@azleg.gov

The Honorable Jim Waring
Chair, Senate Finance Committee
Arizona Senate
1700 W. Washington - Room 302
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-4916
Fax Number: (602) 417-3250
Email: jwaring@azleg.gov

The Honorable Barbara Leff
Vice Chair, Senate Finance Committee
Arizona Senate1700 W. Washington - Room 302
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (602) 926-4486
Fax Number: (602) 417-3270(N.B.: Senator Leff is a professional clinical social worker.)

AZ DEPT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY
Linda Blessing
Interim DirectorDepartment of Economic Security
1717 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix AZ 85007
Phone 602-542-5678