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Equitable Funding for Children with Developmental Disabilities: Phase 1

Organization: Public Counsel

Primary Contact: Joshua Hirsch

Grant Amount: $128,000 for 12 months

Date Awarded:

Purpose

To collect and disseminate information on inequities in funding Regional Centers serving children with disabilities in California, and to advocate for program and policy to changes to address racial and ethnic disparities in the provision of developmental disability services.

Outcome

Project completed

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Assuring Equitable Funding of Services for Children with Developmental Disabilities

Research & Reports

A new report from Public Counsel documents the persistence of a longstanding issue in California—disparities in purchase of services for ethnic and racial groups served by the state's 21 Regional Centers.

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