Financial Management

As an organization committed to supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, we understand the trust placed in us to manage resources responsibly while delivering high-quality services. In light of current financial challenges, we want you to know we are committed to:

• Crafting an annual budget where resources and expenditures align
• Continually identifying areas for cost savings
• Analyzing expenses to determine the resources necessary to sustain essential services
• Exploring options for reimbursement to offset costs
• Maintaining open and transparent communication with stakeholders
• Implementing new systems to further streamline operations
• Exploring and expanding partnerships with community agencies to connect people with needed services and further support their integration into the community

Because we are constantly evaluating ways to continue to reduce costs and remain efficient, we have made the following adjustments to address our budget shortfalls: 

• We declared a fiscal emergency in January 2023.
• We are only filling mission-critical positions and have a hiring freeze in place. We have made every effort to fill billable vacancies with existing employees.
• Between October 2024 and October 2025, we restructured our staffing and focused on reductions through attrition via departures, retirements and layoffs. By eliminating specialized supports and focusing on mandated services, we decreased our employee base from 285 to 207. We then redistributed the duties of unfilled positions among existing employees.
• We closed our Mental Health Services program effective April 25, 2025, and worked with those affected to transition their care to community providers that specialize in treatment for people with developmental disabilities.
• We eliminated our maintenance and custodial teams.
• We discontinued our decades-long Recreation Services program effective October 1, 2025, which resulted in the elimination of 14 positions from our Table of Organization, and replaced it with a volunteer model. Our focus has transitioned to Community Integration, which helps individuals served connect with community opportunities and allows us to bill federal Medicaid programs.
• Effective January 1, 2025, we reduced our Early Intervention capacity by five developmental specialist positions, which provided special instruction for infants and toddlers who serve as primary service providers to families; one early childhood development and therapy professional who provides speech therapy; two preschool early childhood support specialists; and one Early Intervention supervisor. We also eliminated both an Early Intervention activity specialist and a clerical specialist position.
• We eliminated cost of living increases for staff in 2025.
• We eliminated tuition reimbursement of up to $2,400.00 per employee due to the budget shortfall.
• We reduced funds for trainings and certifications for staff.
• We closed our Southview location effective February 2025.
• We reduced overhead expenses at our one remaining location by entering into a lease agreement with County leaders, which saves on maintenance and capital costs.
• We phased out PLAY Project support for 3-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder. 
• We reduced our Family Support Services program effective January 1, 2025, and offered only respite care for children. For calendar year 2025, the allocation to individuals served was $500.00 per child up to a maximum of 3 children, or $1,500.00 per family.
• We discontinued funding for the School to Adult Life Transition (SALT) Series for 2025.
• We discontinued funding for our special needs preschool contract with United Rehabilitation Services (URS) for 2025.
• We discontinued a contract with a vendor who assists with Early Intervention physical therapy services.
• We reduced funds for trainings and membership in MCBDDS’s state association for 2025.
• We eliminated free provider trainings, including CPR, First Aid, Medication Administration, and provider initial certification.
• We are no longer offering fingerprinting services free of charge.
• We continue to operate our Respite and Summer Camp programs with grant funds, and are offering a limited number of Recreation activities with the support of volunteers.
• We have been forced by our budget shortfall to reduce the number of waivers for home and community-based services that we issue by half due to lack of available funding. MCBDDS will work with newly-eligible individuals to connect them with available community resources.