Inexplicably, after Gov. Tomblin appointed an Early Childhood Planning Task Force made up of concerned citizens and parents, and after this same Task Force made a recommendation of expanding In-Home Family Education statewide, Governor Tomblin is proposing to cut state funding of In-Home Family Education 25 percent, from $1 million to $750,000. In addition, cuts are proposed to other valuable community-based services to families with which In-Home Family Education programs collaborate: Family Resource Networks, Family Resource Centers, Children's Trust Fund grantees, Domestic Violence programs, and Child Advocacy Centers. Cuts to all of these programs would come to nearly $1 million.
I realize that most if not all state agencies and contractors are being cut at least 7.5 percent this year. However, there are some increases in the governor's budget.
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