Statement on OMB Memo freezing of Federal Funds to nonprofits


Statement on OMB Memo freezing of Federal Funds to nonprofits

 

The Health and Human Services Coalition of Illinois, collectively representing thousands of health and human service organizations in our state, is devastated to learn about the complete federal funding freeze of grants disbursed to nonprofit organizations, as well as state and local governments. This impacts vital services such as housing, medicalcare, educational programs, childcare, shelters for homeless youth, and many others.


This action will cause irreversible harm to the lives and livelihoods of both the people who depend on these services and the health and human service workers who have dedicated their lives to delivering them. It is particularly careless to halt this funding with no warning, when end of month paychecks are issued and rent is due. More than 500,000 jobs could be impacted, creating widespread financial instability among human service workers and their families.


In Illinois, we have unique insight into how devastating this type of action can be. We have lived through a horrific budget impasse, the impacts of which are still being felt in our communities.


We know how easy it is to dismantle health and human service programs and how hard it is to rebuild them.


We are united in putting our communities first. This freeze must be rolled back immediately.

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