URGENT CALL TO ACTION: Demand a 2.7% Targeted Inflationary Increase!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is calling on advocates, providers, people in recovery, and community members from across New York State to stand up and fight for the workforce and services that make recovery possible.
We need a massive show of strength in the Capitol.
Lawmakers must hear us loud and clear: staff and services must be fully funded now!
New York’s mental health and substance use agencies are facing a deepening staffing crisis driven by years of underinvestment. Workers are leaving, programs are struggling to stay open, and people are being placed on long waiting lists or losing trusted supports altogether. A 2.7% Targeted Inflationary Increase is the minimum needed to stabilize our workforce, sustain services, and protect communities across the state.
This rally is about more than numbers, it’s about people. It’s about the peer specialists, case managers, outreach workers, crisis responders, and other staff who show up every day, often underpaid and overstretched, to support New Yorkers in their most critical moments.
It’s about ensuring that mental health and substance use services remain accessible, effective, and grounded in dignity and recovery.
All advocates are welcome. Bring your voice. Bring your energy. Bring your colleagues.
GET READY: LEGISLATIVE DAY PREP SESSION
Thursday, February 5
1:00 – 2:00 PM (EST)
Zoom Registration: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/FurDNYhoSkGmbLwj8ng26A
Join us for a virtual Legislative Day Prep Session where participants will:
- Learn more about our 2026 policy priorities
- Get details on the day’s events, including the rally and press conference
- Practice how to effectively meet with legislators and staff
Whether this is your first Legislative Day or your tenth, this session will help you feel prepared, confident, and ready to advocate.
Transportation for February 10th Legislative Day
Brooklyn: https://forms.gle/5nKrc5iQfrn9fDsJ7
Buffalo: https://forms.gle/TXEbtrihFxA8R5f18
Hells Kitchen: https://forms.gle/N9cwVtaNAwMYaZc89
Hudson Valley: https://forms.gle/mWCLvzehfm2D6KGYA
Long Island: Long Island Bus Registration
North Country: https://forms.gle/iNDtssZpCyRPgCDu6
Queens: https://forms.gle/G78LHE5vK276733c7
Rochester: https://forms.gle/Q6kRNZ48jRnu3eEY7
Syracuse-Binghamton: https://forms.gle/ebkP6kPQcSTjdnZc7
Union Square: https://forms.gle/x4Ns2vj15XwgapFR9
Be there. Be heard.
Fight for our staff. Fight for our services.
Demand a 2.7% Targeted Inflationary Increase.