• RENEW Issue 35 - Vote FOR DD Services

Renew Issue 35
Our DD Services Levy

RENEW Issue 35, the DD Services Levy!

Essential support for People with Developmental Disabilities

Issue 35, the Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services Levy provides essential funding to support people with developmental disabilities in our community. Developmental disabilities (DD) include a wide range of diagnoses, including Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, and more.

The Developmental Disabilities Services Levy benefits our entire community. And because it’s a renewal, it won’t raise your taxes!

Funding Facts - Issue 35

YeS for DD Services

Issue 35, the Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services Levy provides essential funding to support people with developmental disabilities in our community. It’s a renewal levy so it won’t raise your taxes! Developmental disabilities (DD) include a wide range of diagnoses, including down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, and more.

Ohio’s system of supporting people with developmental disabilities relies on county boards of DD, each of which are funded locally. In Hamilton County, that board is known as Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services (HCDDS). More than 80% of funding for HCDDS is provided by a property tax levy that must be approved by voters every five years. Voters have generously supported this levy since 1974, but without their approval, funding for DD Services in Hamilton County would be dramatically reduced. Levy funding allows HCDDS to pay the matching funds required to access Medicaid Waivers. Thanks to this match, every $1 in local funding unlocks $5 in state and federal funding that is used to pay local providers for services. And the best part is it won’t raise your taxes! The 4.13 mill renewal levy costs the owner of a $100,000 house approximately $76 per year, the same amount they’re paying now. 

Other Key Points
  • Nearly 10,000 children, youth, and adults supported every year. 
  • Services are lifelong because developmental disabilities are lifelong.
  • HCDDS operates two schools to support students with significant disabilities in Hamilton County. 
  • The community has supported Hamilton County DD Services for more than 50 years.
  • The levy funds Hamilton County’s local waiver match. Thanks to this match, every $1 in local funding unlocks $5 in state and federal funding that’s re-invested into our local economy. 
  • More than 80% of HCDDS’ budget goes to supporting direct services. Most direct services are delivered by local providers, including more than 430 agencies and 1,000 independent providers.
  • It’s a renewal, so it won’t raise your taxes!
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