Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Protest Against Budget Cuts


250 petitions demand state restore funds for kin caregivers


Grandparents and other family members raising children took to the streets to protest state budget cuts they say are hurting their kids.

Participants chanted as they marched: "Fight, fight, fight for grandparents' rights."

Carrying signs that read, "Not on the backs of children,'' "No more budget cuts'' and "Old people rock,'' dozens marched the seven blocks from Armory Park, where they held a rally, to the State of Arizona Administration Building, 400 W. Congress St.

About 100 caregivers and children delivered 250 petitions, demanding that legislators restore 20 percent cuts in aid to families caring for the children of relatives. The cuts, made by state legislators last month, impact more than 10,000 Arizona children, according to organizers.

Full Article and Source:
Grandparents, family members protest cuts to state assistance

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

The state makes money on children they take from parents.

Children are far better off with family than foster care, which should be used when there is no family willing to help.

Anonymous said...

Good for these spunky people!

Anonymous said...

I admire their efforts and courage to unite and hit the streets with signs clearly stating their complaints.

Anonymous said...

Yes, Anonymous 1, I've heard the state makes good money on children taken from parents or off the street too.

It's always about money and the cost to the person or the person's family in non-monetary ways doesn't matter.