June 2, 2021
CP State News
We're here for you! 
Reminder:
Senate Roundtable is Thursday, June 3, 1 p.m.
Senator Mannion and the Senate Committee on Disabilities’ Roundtable: To evaluate the State’s response to COVID-19 at residential facilities for developmentally and intellectually disabled individuals has been rescheduled to tomorrow, June 3, at 1 p.m. 
CP State's Susan Constantino has been invited to present as well as family groups, associations, self-advocates, DRNY and others.
Watch the roundtable at www.nysenate.gov/events. CP State will also share the livestream on our Facebook page if you'd like to share with families, staff, and other supporters.
NYDA Workforce Summit
draws hundreds
More than 650 people joined key stakeholders from government and provider agencies at NYDA's Workforce Crisis Summit today.
We discussed the recruitment and retention challenges providers throughout the state are facing, as well as proposed solutions.
Click on the video thumbnail to watch the summit and please share with your supporters.
Students with Disabilities deserve equitable funding!
Our request was simple: 
A 7% increase in funding to 853 schools and 4410 programs so that all public school students could be treated equally.
What we got was 4%. 
In a year that saw more than $14 billion dollars in federal funding, an 11.3% overall increase and a 7.6% foundation aid increase to New York State public school districts, why should students with complex disabilities have to settle for 4%?
The answer is: They shouldn't.
Visit our Advocacy Page to urge your elected representatives to correct this disparity in funding. As always, please share this link with your staff, families, self-advocates and other supporters.
On a lighter note....
Cerebral Palsy of Westchester student donates Little Free Library to Pine Ridge Park
When Cerebral Palsy of Westchester (CPW) representatives approached the Village with a proposal to donate one of the quaint take a book, leave a book boxes to the community, Bradbury called it “an ideal scenario,” because “clearly, we needed a little help.”
CP Nassau kicks off Health and Wellness Campaign
CP Nassau’s new Health and Wellness program, Wellness on the MOVE! is being implemented to help staff and participants adopt and maintain healthy behaviors to improve overall health. The the campaign mascot, Hap P. Waterdrop, greeted people around the CP Nassau headquarters and encouraged all to participate in a survey that was custom designed to assess the level of interest in improving health and wellness among staff. 
Have good news to share? Drop Bill DeVoe a line at wdevoe@cpstate.org!
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