NYAPRS Note: Please our local members, NYAPRS regional coordinators and next week at regional forums in Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties and at our Newburgh forum on February 21 to discuss a number of important choices recovering people are faced with in the Medicaid reform environment…and to get ready for our annual NYAPRS Albany Legislative Day on February 28th!This year’s Day will feature presentations and preparations for advocacy on a number of member priorities, including housing expansion and rate, criminal justice and rights issues and funding for community recovery agencies and their workforce, and include a news conference and march. Please see attached for a flyer detailing the day’s events.
To find more details about bus transportation from you area, please contract our Deputy Director Tanya Stevens at tanyas at nyaprs.org<mailto:tanyas at nyaprs.org>. See you in your regions next week and on the 21st and in Albany on the 28th!
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NYAPRS Legislative Day Forums
Make New Choices, Raise Your Voices!
Join us for a discussion about choices we face in the new managed care environments, and to help guide NYAPRS upcoming statewide Legislative day advocacy effort!
NASSAU COUNTY
Monday, February 6, 2017
1 PM – 5 PM
Mental Health Association of Nassau County
16 Main Street
Hempstead, NY 115500
RSVP to Denis McEvoy (516)489-2322 ext 2002
Dmcevoy at mhanc.org<mailto:Dmcevoy at mhanc.org>
SUFFOLK COUNTY
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
10 AM – 1 PM
Riverhead Free Library
330 Court Street
Riverhead, NY 11901
RSVP to Julie Erdman (516)313-9583
jberdman1214 at gmail.com<mailto:jberdman1214 at gmail.com>
WESTCHESTER FORUM
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
9 AM – 12 PM
Ossining Public Library
53 Croton Avenue
Ossining, NY 10562
RSVP to Alan Kroeger (914)299-4160
kroegera at mhawestchester.org<mailto:kroegera at mhawestchester.org>
NEWBURGH FORUM
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
10 AM – 1 PM
Independent Living Inc
5 Washington Terrace #2
Newburgh, NY 12550
RSVP to Marsha Mandel (845)725-2135
mmandel at asfl.org<mailto:mmandel at asfl.org>
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