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Seguin is featured in this timely new video on the State’s funding crisis. It presents ways to address the major deficit in the State’s budget while preserving and protecting social services and education. It was created by IllinoisIsBroke.com and the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago. This Club is an organization comprised of the who’s who of senior business, professional, educational and cultural leaders who seek to address social and economic issues of importance to the Chicago region.

In May 2010 Seguin Services was fortunate to receive a “hardship” payment from the State of Illinois, due to the diligent efforts and advocacy of seven State legislators from both sides of the aisle. Nevertheless, the State still owes Seguin $1.7 million in delayed payments for the services we render to adults and children with disabilities and other special needs. 

In the meantime the General Assembly has passed a basic budget for the new fiscal year, but has also given Governor Quinn significant power to cut budgets in the many areas under his authority—including funding for community human services providers such as Seguin. Seguin faces the prospect of major reductions in funding, possibly forcing us to cut services and discharge individuals to the State—where the cost of care is two-and-a-half times the cost for Seguin to provide the same services!  

In short, we need your help to resolve this continuing crisis, and insure that Seguin and other community agencies like us are paid for our services and have our funding maintained at least at current levels. We ask that you continue to put pressure on Governor Quinn and your State Senators and State Representatives, to urge them to fully support Seguin for the services we provide to one of the state’s most vulnerable populations.