Is the credit crunch going to affect special needs homes?

With many of our special needs homes and disability homes dependant on financial assistance from agencies outside of their own establishments, the current credit crunch our economy is in will most definitely lead to decreased services for those who are disabled in our communities. There are more than 150,000 children with special needs and learning disabilities awaiting a permanent home in the United States today. In a country that has built its reputation as one of the richest countries in the world, that is a number that is way too high. We should not have dug ourselves into a hole big enough to allow our learning disabled and special needs patients to have to suffer. There are more children now more than ever with a learning disability. This in turn affects the performance in school. If these people are not helped and continue to receive the help they need, then where is the work force going to end up and where is their sense of satisfaction going to go? Are we going to toss them aside like we have with every other person who is not perfect in the government’s eyes?

Epilepsy care homes provide care to patients with different levels of epilepsy. Homes such as this alleviate much of the stress that parents and caretakers have on them from taking care of epilepsy patients. These homes in turn gain much of their support from agencies like United Way. United Way provides support to agencies like pregnancy centres, boy scouts, educational facilities, learning disability centres, autism care homes, and many more. We as a people give to United Way with our time and money. The credit crisis that we have created has greatly limited our means to give to these agencies that help those in need. Without help, these agencies may be forced to limit the help offered or even close. We do not want this to happen to the people who cannot help the problems they have. They did not ask to have these issues such as autism or epilepsy or not being able to comprehend what they study. But with the economy in the uproar it is and us not having the means to support ourselves, we are not going to be able to support others in their time of need. It is a sad state that we live in when we have to abandon those who have issues that require the help of us and we can't help them.