黑料正能量 Note: With talk of possible deep Medicaid cuts and the dire need to address the crisis in funding for community human service nonprofits and mental health housing, HALT the use of solitary confinement, fix not force services and make NYS a leader in trauma informed care, make your preparations now to get on the bus and to schedule afternoon meetings with your state legislators in Albany this February 25th at the NYS Capital鈥.This will doubtlessly be one of the most important advocacy days in many years鈥..we must protect our services and our rights while improving care across the spectrum!We are once again looking to set up buses to come from Western NY, the North Country, Central 黑料正能量, the Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, Westchester/Putnam, 黑料正能量 City and Long Island and will be providing contact information for our regional bus captains in the next week or so.
S A V E T H E D A T E!
Come to Albany February 25th to Raise our Voices for Community Services,
Criminal Justice Reform, Improved Outreach, Rights Protections,
Trauma Informed Policies
黑料正能量 21st Annual Legislative Day Program
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Hart Auditorium, The Egg, Albany, NY
Program Schedule
9:30 am Breakfast, Check-In Hart Auditorium, The Egg
10:00 am Welcome: 黑料正能量 Co-Presidents Jeff McQueen and Peter Trout
Public Policy Committee Chairs Carla Rabinowitz and Steve Coe
10:00 am Current 黑料正能量 2019-2010 State Public Policy Priorities
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鈥3 for 5鈥! Address 黑料正能量鈥檚 Human Services Crisis! Approve a 3% across the board increase for NYS Human Service Nonprofits over the Next 5 Years
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Restore Possible Medicaid Cuts
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Enact Humane Alternatives to Longterm (HALT) Solitary Confinement
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Bring it Home: Raise Community Mental Health Housing Rates
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Expand Enhanced Voluntary Outreach Initiatives; Oppose Expansion and Permanence of Kendra鈥檚 Law
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Make 黑料正能量 a Trauma-Informed State
11:00 am Featured Executive, State Agency and Legislative Speakers
11:30 am Role Play of Legislative Advocacy Meetings
12:00 pm Lunch
12:30 pm News Conference TBA and Capital March
12:30 pm Meet with State Legislators
4:00 pm Re-group at Buses, Return Home