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Here's more reasons to vote YES from the Health and Human Services campaign:

Keep Critical Health and Human Services This May 6th, Cuyahoga County voters will be asked to support Issue 15, to keep Health and Human Services for tens of thousands of citizens in every community in the county. Issue 15 is for children, seniors and people who need health care and other services. The Health and Human Services Issue raises the funds to continue: · Services for Children, such as promoting health and development for prenatal babies through 5 year olds, foster care for abused children and treatment for emotionally disturbed youth. · Services for Seniors, so they have home health care, can continue to live independently in their homes, and be protected from abuse and exploitation. · Metro Health? Medical Center's Comprehensive Burn Care Center, Metro Life Flight and the level one trauma center. · Other Crucial Services such as quality childcare, mental health counseling, rehabilitation from crippling injuries and strokes, emergency shelters for homeless people, drug and alcohol abuse prevention and treatment, and others.

In this uncertain economy, protecting services is so important. The county has cut millions as well as 1,700 jobs. With lower revenues and more state reductions, Issue 15 is essential to keep critical health and human service programs. More reductions will shred the only safety net we have. Without Issue 15, our children are at risk: Support for more than 10,000 children and young adults would be cut. Reductions would be made in programs that help abused and neglected children, quality childcare, foster care and parent training.

Our nationally ranked program that provides health care screening for prenatal babies through 5 year olds and helps ensure they are ready to begin school would be severely impacted. Without Issue 15, our seniors are at risk: More than 1,000 seniors per year would lose their ability to live independently at home. Additionally, in-home services for thousands of frail, low-income adults would be jeopardized potentially leaving many more seniors vulnerable to neglectful or dangerous living conditions.

Without Issue 15, our health care safety net system is at risk: Metro Health? will not be able to adequately serve more adults as they lose medical coverage. As a result of State cuts, around 7,000 working parents will lose medical coverage and another 100,000 adults will lose other vital medical services. Issue 15 is a sound investment on behalf of vulnerable children, seniors, and others who need health and human services.

Your vote FOR Issue 15 will bring $170 million from the State of Ohio. For the average county homeowner, the added cost is under $8 per month; in Cleveland, it's under $3 per month to maintain a caring, compassionate, safer community. Mark the date: May 6, Vote FOR Issue 15. If you, your family, or friends ever need health and human services, you'll be glad you did. (:divend:)