Anti-Poverty Programs Unfunded in FY2016

-$6 billion deficit.

-Leaders have been unable to pass a complete budget, several months into the state’s fiscal year.

-Without a budget or other spending authority, IL isn't legally authorized to pay its bills.

-Intermediate measures, have allowed most federal funds to flow & payments to be made in key areas like K-12 education & public benefits. These intermediate measures, however, fail to fund the bulk of the resources that help fight poverty: higher education, & human service programs like those that address homelessness, job training services, programs for people who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault, after school programming, community mental health, addiction abuse & treatment, & senior support services.

-With bills going unpaid & no guarantee of reimbursement, programs for people who experience poverty are shutting down & turning people away.

Perfect Storm (2015)