In a report titled “State Funding of Community Agencies for Services Provided to Illinois Residents with Mental Illnesses and/or Developmental Disabilities” and commissioned by the Illinois Senate Appropriations I Committee,  Dr. Elizabeth Powers of the Institute on Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois concludes: 

“Illinois needs to proceed with substantial reforms in order not only to preserve but to enhance the role of its community providers”.

One of the major findings of Dr. Powers report is that wages in community developmental disability programs range from 28 to 64% less than comparable positions in Illinois’ state operated facilities.

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