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FRYSCKy President asks for action on proposed budget cuts

By Brian H. Akers
FRYSCKy-President

Coalition Members and Other Center Coordinators:

THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION! By now, we are all aware the Governor's budget has been released and the Family Resource and Youth Services Centers budgets have been reduced by 9% for the next fiscal year with 4.5% of that reduction coming in this current school year. This cut will have a major impact on our programing and staffing state wide. The FRYSCKy Coalition is asking you to SOUND THE ALARMS AND SOUND THEM LOUDLY!

It is VERY important that you, your families, your community partners, teachers or other school staff, and anyone else willing to voice support for our program to take action. We need to communicate the negative impact this will have one our centers' ability to help strengthen and stabilize the most vulnerable families and students of our Commonwealth.


At this time, we ask that you, and all FRYSC supporters, communicate with the House of Representatives, the Senate and the Commissioner of Education using the information below.

Contact the Commissioner of Education, Dr. Stephen Pruitt!! Email at Stephen.pruitt@education.ky.gov, Twitter at @DrSPruitt, or Facebook (when posting on FB please post on the wall for everyone to see). Our message and voice should be united repeating the following information:
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR COMMISSIONER PRUITT. PLEASE EXCLUDE FAMILY RESOUCE AND YOUTH SERVICES CENTERS FROM THE 4.5% FUNDING REDUCTION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
Contact your representative and senator immediately!! Make the contact via phone (1-800-372-7181), regular mail, email, Twitter, or Facebook (when posting on FB please post on the wall for everyone to see). Our message and voice should be united repeating the following information:
THIS MESSAGE IS FOR REPRESENTATIVE (Insert Local Representative Name)/SENATOR (Insert Local Senator Name). PLEASE DO NOT CUT FUNDING TO THE FAMILY RESOUCE AND YOUTH SERVICES CENTERS BY 9%.
If you don't know who your KY Representative or Senator is please go to, www.lrc.ky.gov to find out, or ask the operator to help you. TOLL FREE LESISLATIVE MESSAGE LINE: 1-800-372-7181

Together we can send a message and make a difference for the students and families of Kentucky!


This story was posted on 2016-02-03 20:30:18
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