ACTION ALERT FOR NEXT MONDAY & TUESDAY MARCH 16-17
URGE YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT 3for5!
WHO: Members of the 3for5 Campaign (https://3for5ny.org/organizations/), are calling upon the NYS Senate, Assembly and the Governor to commit to an annual investment of 3% for the next five years in systems that comprise New York’s human services sector including agencies that support people with disabilities.
WHY: For more than a decade, (with the exception of a 0.2% COLA) New York’s human services sector hasn’t received the annual cost of living adjustments in the State Budget. Many programs, supports and services are at or near a crisis level. The fundamental fiscal sustainability of some providers is in jeopardy, during a healthcare crisis when we’re needed more than ever!
WHEN: The Assembly and Senate will soon release their one-house budget measures and the 3for5Campaign is calling upon legislators to the support a 3% increase annually for 5 years.
OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, YOUR ADVOCACY IS KEY!
PLEASE CALL YOUR SENATOR AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER
AND ASK THEM TO SUPPORT 3FOR5!
Please call the Assembly Switchboard at 518-455-4100
and ask to be connected with your Assemblymember’s Office.
If you don’t know who your Assemblymember is, go to: https://nyassembly.gov/mem/
Please call the Senate Switchboard at 518-455-2800
ask to be connected to your Senator’s Office.
If you don’t know who your Senator is, go to: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators-committees or https://www.nysenate.gov/registration/nojs/form/start/findmy-senator
And leave the following message
“I’m a registered voter from your district who’s calling to urge your strong support
for our 3for5 campaign for an annual 3% increase for 5 years,
for extremely hard-pressed essential human service agencies in New York State”
Thank You!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO https://3for5ny.org/