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.
