From pennyduffy at gmail.com Wed May 2 13:45:05 2018 From: pennyduffy at gmail.com (Penny Duffy) Date: Wed, 2 May 2018 09:45:05 -0400 Subject: [Nfb-new-hampshire] NH Vocational Rehabilitation BIG ISSUES!!!! Message-ID: As many of you are aware there is big issues going on at NH Vocational Rehabilitation. They have some how been over spending for for over 5 years. - 17 employees are being laid off. This includes one of the two people who support the Randolph Sheppard Business Enterprise Program in NH. That leave just one staff person to support this valuable program - I don't know how capacity wise VR will be able to sustain with less employees. - The are moving to an *Order of Selection* process which means there will be a wait list for services. - Right now all new applications are being put on the wait list automatically as they are are not adding anyone while they access if they can support those currently receiving services. - right now there isn't clear answers on is going to happend now and what is going to happen in the future. - There is a listen session on Tomorrow in Concord and being broadcast in regional locations. Please visit https://www.education.nh.gov/career/vocational/stateplan.htm to find out more. - There is draft documents on the new policy. - Contact VR directly for questions. I have spoken to Bill Finn and he shared some of this information with me. So in short.. VR will be doing less with less resources and making people wait. If anyone hears about hardships caused by this I propose we keep track of them.