March 18, 2021
CP State News
We're here for you! 
TELL YOUR FRIENDS: Rally at noon on March 24!
Information for Joining the Rally via Facebook:
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 12 p.m.
Visit The Arc New York's Facebook page to join the live stream and participate.
NYDA data at work:
CDC asked to expand vaccine eligibility to people with I/DD, DSPs
U.S. Rep. John Katko is leading a bipartisan national effort urging the CDC to expand vaccine eligibility to people with I/DD and DSPs, specifically citing data collected by CP State and its partners in New York Disability Advocates.
"While New York State recently took action to expand vaccine eligibility to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as the Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), many states have not," Katko writes.
CP State Training Series continues on 3/25
How to Build a Resilience Toolbox: A fun and interactive workshop for everyone!
When was the last time you took time just for you during the work day? Sally Manning and Jaydn McCune from Racker invite you to a virtual workshop on March 25 to learn some new ways to build your own resilience and the resilience of others.
As we start to see a light on the horizon at the end of this very rough year, it is really important that we all build individual and collaborative practices that will help us rebound and heal from these hard times.
In this workshop we will explore and experience some tools and strategies for self-reflection, renewal and connection that lead to resilience. Everyone will be invited to participate actively and to connect with each other through both audio and video for portions of our time together.
To register, please email Tim Ferguson at tferguson@cpstate.org. Everyone that signs up will receive an email with resources, a list of what to bring to the workshop and some simple ideas about how to prepare!
Advocacy Alert!
Set aside resources for community-based organizations from the state’s Healthcare Transformation Fund
The 2018 enacted state budget gave Governor Cuomo control over a new account that holds New York’s proceeds from health plan business transactions including the sale of Fidelis to Centene, and more recently the merger of CVS/Aetna, etc. We are calling for a set aside from future disbursements of these funds to be invested in community-based organizations that serve as the safety net for vulnerable New Yorkers. The time is now to demand fairness and equity in the distribution of these funds!
Use CP State's one-click advocacy tool to tell your Assembly and Senate representatives as well as Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to request that the set aside language embedded in A 264/S2531 be included in the Assembly and Senate one house bills.
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Empire Pandemic Grant Program offers $29M in direct funding for essential workers
New York will soon begin accepting applications for the Empire Pandemic Grant Program, which will provide a total of $29 million in direct funding to essential workers and first responders. Eligible individuals may receive up to $1,000 per household to reimburse out-of-pocket childcare, transportation, lodging, and other qualified expenses. The application has not been finalized, but we encourage Affiliates to sign up here to receive notification once the relief fund launches. Please share this opportunity widely with staff as soon as applications open. The grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis and funds will be expended as requests are made.
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