Send a letter to ALL your representatives with just one click here! If you haven't yet, do it now. If you've done it before, do it again!!!
Pick up the phone!
Call your local elected officials and tell them why the I/DD community is depending on an 8.5% COLA increase in this year’s budget. Find your legislators and their phone numbers here.
Shout on Social!
Make some noise on social media! Tag Governor Kathy Hochul, Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, Speaker Carl Heastie, and your local elected officials in all your posts. Grab these downloadable graphics, or tell your own story!
Help make our collective voice heard in this final push!
The 8.5% COLA must be NON-NEGOTIABLE!
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