Welcome to Road to Responsibility
Message From The President/CEO
Welcome 2010!
It's a new year and we are all hoping that 2010 will see an improvement in our state's economic fortunes. This has been the most devastating recession the majority of us have ever gone through and disability service providers have taken repeated cuts to our budgets over the past eighteen months. That being said, things could have been worse...which brings us to the FY'11 budget process that is about to begin in earnest with the release of the Governor's budget anticipated to be released in the next few weeks. As observers of this process know this is a fight that will likely be unresolved until the summer. It is crucial though to be sure our voices are heard. We need to make sure that services to our citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities be protected. Pay attention, call your local state representatives and senators regularly and let them know how you feel. Between now and the time when the budget gets finalized there will be a lot of information floating out there. News about various cuts, potential cuts and threats of cuts to the services we provide will be discussed, reported or theorized about. I will do my best to keep you informed but I would also urge you to pay attention to the fine work being done by Leo Sarkissian at The Arc of MA and Gary Blumenthal of The Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers (ADDP) who are constantly advocating on behalf of the people we serve.
Here are a few quick announcements about RTR:
> Our Plymouth Work Center at 12 Resnik Road has been a big success. It is beautiful space that is also more functional than our old building had been! If you haven't seen it you should drop by for a quick tour.
> We are in the process of opening a new residential program in Randolph! Look here for more news in the future!
> We are in the midst of a formal Strategic Planning process. Many of you have probably received SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) surveys from us. If you have not yet turned it in please do so as soon as possible...your thoughts will be an important part of this critical project. The resulting plan will guide our development as a company for the next 5-10 years!
Thank you for your support and attention.
Sincerely,
Christopher T. White, Ed.D
President/CEO
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