In order to ensure that the 8.5% COLA and $4,000 wage enhancement are included in the Senate and Assembly Democrat’s one-House budget proposals, PLEASE call & request that your Democratic Senator and Assembly Member send a letter to their leadership in support of our OPWDD...
As New York’s nonprofit disability service sector continues to struggle with the impacts of chronic underfunding, rising inflation costs, and widespread staffing shortages, the need to secure long-term investment from the State Government has never been more urgent. Now is the time to make our...
Statement from Mike Alvaro, President and CEO of CP State, and President of the New York Disability Advocates, on Governor Hochul 2023 State of the State Address In her State of the State address today, Governor Hochul promised to lift up all New Yorkers and...
Join us and other advocates in Albany on February 13. Register here so we can share any updated information. Please help us get the word out by sharing our posts on Facebook and Twitter. ...
By NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, COMPA, CP State | December 19, 2022 Advocates express extreme disappointment in Governor Hochul’s veto of OMIG Reform legislation; Call for Immediate Action to address Crippling Medicaid Audits Albany, NY – The New York State Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (The NYS Council),...
New York needs to do more for people with disabilities who have coexisting mental health conditions. That's why CP State is partnering with the Mental Health Association in New York State, and the New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services to improve the care of people...
Join us in urging the Governor to invest in disability services. We're asking the Governor to include in her proposed budget: A Direct Support Wage Enhancement of $4,000 per eligible employee Under the DSWE, provider agencies will receive $4,000 per eligible employee to be used for the purpose...
Yesterday was the final day of voting in the General Election for statewide offices and State Senate, Assembly, and Congressional offices. Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli all declared...
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2022 CP State Annual Conference. We hope you found it educational and refreshing. On Monday, the first day of the event, Commissioner of OPWDD Kerri Neifeld updated attendees on the many changes her administration is looking to...
The systemic healthcare inequities experienced every day by Americans with disabilities were recently highlighted in the New York Times and the Washington Post. [caption id="attachment_10547" align="alignright" width="247"] In April 2022, CP State published a white paper on prioritizing health equity for people with disabilities that features...