Pass a Balanced Budget and Update Guidelines for Child Care Access

Dear Governor Rauner and Members of the General Assembly,

Partisan ideologies should not have a negative impact on those who need help the most. The Salvation Army is "Doing The Most Good" for everyone that needs this help. The time to act is now.

As a resident of Illinois and supporter of The Salvation Army, I ask that Governor Rauner and the General Assembly work together to help families, children and seniors in despair by passing a sound, balanced budget that restores funding for human services.

The Salvation Army is the largest provider of social services worldwide and one of the largest in Illinois. They have relied on their emergency reserves so far to meet the ever increasing needs and absence of state funding, they not able to do this on a continual basis.

With the current state of affairs being dire - especially for those who are hungry, homeless, struggling with substance abuse or need affordable child care,
The Salvation Army plays a critical role in the safety net for everyone in need across Illinois.

It's mission is to meet human needs without discrimination. Their greatest limitation to serve are the resources available to do so.

Governor Rauner and Members of the General Assembly, I beseech you to work together in good conscience and faith in order to pass a sound and balanced budget
that helps to stabilize those most in need.

Let us all show those without, a pathway of hope.