Get Ready to Get on the Bus!
NYAPRS Legislative Day Nassau County Forum
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 from 10 AM – 12:30 PM
Join us at MHA of Nassau County for presentations on this year’s policy priorities, a review of the Legislative Day program schedule, and to learn more about this important advocacy effort
Get your questions answered, learn about the issues, and learn how to share your story with local legislators in Albany on February 25, 2020!
Refreshments/Light Lunch will be served!
RSVP to Pam Rivera via email or by phone:
(516) 489-2322, Ext. 1263
Join fellow NYAPRS members and friends from across the state to advocate for this year’s budget and legislative priorities, including:
· Restoring Possible Medicaid Cuts, Living Wage for our Community Workforce
· Enact Humane Alternatives to Longterm Solitary Confinement (HALT)
· Bring It Home: Raise Community Mental Health Housing Rates
· Expand Voluntary Outreach Initiatives: Oppose Expansion & Permanence of Kendra’s Law
Make New York a Trauma-Informed State!
LEGISLATIVE DAY
TUESDAY, February 25, 2020
Join 700 NYAPRS members and friends from across the state to advocate for this year’s budget and legislative priorities
· “3 for 5”! Address New York’s Human Services Crisis! Approve a 3% across the board increase for NYS Human Service Nonprofits over the Next 5 Years
· Restore Possible Medicaid Cuts
· Enact Humane Alternatives to Longterm (HALT) Solitary Confinement
· Bring it Home: Raise Community Mental Health Housing Rates
· Expand Enhanced Voluntary Outreach Initiatives; Oppose Expansion and Permanence of Kendra’s Law
· Make New York a Trauma-Informed State
Bus departs:
· 5:30 AM from 1 NY-109 West Babylon, Federation of Organizations
· 6:30 AM from 16 Main Street Hempstead, Mental Health Association of Nassau County
Bus Departs from ALBANY at 2:30PM
Bus seats are $40 each
Snacks and Lunch included
***RSVP Required***
For information on Departures from Western Suffolk County and Nassau County, contact Allen Cardwell, Manager of Peer Services, Mental Health Association of Nassau County:
Acardwell@mhanc.org, (516) 489-0100 ext.2005
For inquiries and to RSVP, contact Brent Russell, Director of Peer & Veteran Services, Mental Health Association of Nassau County:
brussell@mhanc.org, (516)-743-0280
The Mental Health Association of Nassau County, Inc. | 16 Main Street, Hempstead, NY 11550