05 Feb ADAPT’s Dahlian Porter Joins CP State Board
CP State is excited to announce the addition of Dahlian Porter to its Board of Directors. Porter, Chief Program Officer at ADAPT Community Network, has worked in the Intellectual Developmental Disabilities field for 26 years. His first job in the field was a Direct Care Worker....
19 Jan Highlights from the Governor’s State Fiscal Year 2025 Budget
Governor Hochul released her proposed $233 billion State Fiscal Year 2025 Budget on January 16, 2024. This represents a $6 billion/4.5% increase over last year’s budget. Overall highlights include: $845 million increase for Education $20 billion in reserves, which is five times the level of...
16 Jan Gov’s proposed budget paints a grim picture for disability services
Governor Kathy Hochul released her executive budget proposal today, and the picture she paints for our future is grim. If enacted, nonprofit providers of supports and services for New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities will receive a mere 1.5% cost of living increase. This minimal increase does not even compensate...
15 Jan In the news: Disability service orgs push Hochul for investment in direct support staff
‘We don’t have a choice’: Disability service orgs push Hochul for direct support staff COLA, wage enhancement in budget From www.crainsnewyork.com: Disability service organizations and advocates have renewed their push for a cost of living adjustment and wage enhancement for direct support professionals to be included in...
10 Jan Governor Ignores Workforce Crisis in SotS
Statement from Mike Alvaro, President of the New York Disability Advocates on Governor Hochul 2024 State of the State Address We are deeply concerned that in Governor Hochul’s State of the State today, there was no direct mention of the workforce crisis that has plagued New...
04 Jan Join CP State for Regional Albany Lobby Weeks
Each region will come to Albany to lobby during a designated week between early February and late March so that I/DD advocates have a continuous Albany presence. 2024 Tentative Dates: January 16, 2024 - Executive Budget Release Week of 2/5 – Capital Region Week of 2/12 – NYDA...
04 Dec DOH hosting webinar on Working with People with Disabilities Across Health Care Settings
Webinar is December 15. The NYS Department of Health is hosting a session that will outline the barriers to care people with developmental disabilities face and introduce providers to working with people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Two experts in the field will speak to their...
17 Nov Hundreds turn out for Capitol Rally!
On Wednesday, CP State and its partners in New York Disability Advocates rallied for a permanent investment in direct care staff alongside the annual cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) increase in Governor Hochul’s SFY25 executive budget. Advocates were joined by elected officials, non-profit provider agency executives, Direct...
03 Nov Clinical Conference an Exciting Success!
This week we held our amazing Clinical Conference on the Treatment of People with Disabilities. The event has one purpose: To improve health outcomes for people with disabilities. It's the only conference of its kind in the area, so keep your eyes peeled for information on next...