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Posted on March 12, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 12, 2018 CONTACTS: Steve Greenberg, , & Bob Bellafiore, , e Launches Voter Registration Drive Non-partisan effort to touch 90,000 workers, 130,000 self-advocates and their families “Make sure everyone knows their vote counts.” e announced it is launching its first-ever voter registration drive in an effort to increase voter participation…
Posted on March 6, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 6, 2018 CONTACTS: Steve Greenberg, , Bob Bellafiore, , e Unveils Times Square Billboard Urging Gov. Cuomo to ‘Say Yes’ to Speeding Up Living Wage for Direct Care Workers e today unveiled a new 5,000-square-foot Times Square digital billboard that urges Governor Andrew Cuomo to “please say yes” to e. “You can help,” the billboard says, by calling Gov. Cuomo. Last year, the Governor and Legislature…
Posted on March 2, 2018
Contact your NYS Legislators & ask for the e Living Wage Spin Up Today, Tuesday & Wednesday (March 5th, 6th & 7th) the Legislative Conferences (Senate Republican, Democratic and Independent Democratic Conferences and Assembly Democratic and Republican Conferences) are meeting to determine their respective Budget priorities to be passed the week of March 12th, which sets their negotiating positions as…
Posted on February 27, 2018
M E D I A A D V I S O R Y e Coalition, Legislators to Attend COPA Lobby Day Urge Governor & Legislature to Speed up Living Wage Funding for Workers Who Support New Yorkers with Developmental Disabilities As crisis worsens, families, advocates and those with developmental disabilities seek what amounts to a rounding error…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2018 CONTACTS: Steve Greenberg, , Bob Bellafiore, , Staffing Crisis Worsens at Non-Profits Serving New Yorkers with Developmental Disabilities One in Seven Direct Support Jobs Remains Vacant; 2017 Turnover Rate Rose to 27 Percent; DSPs Logged More than 10 Million Overtime Hours in 2017 e Urges Governor and Legislature…
Posted on November 22, 2017
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ATTN: News Directors, Assignment Editors and other journalists working Thanksgiving Day Like many of you, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who work with New Yorkers with disabilities will be on the job tomorrow. As you are looking for warm Thanksgiving Day stories to cap off tomorrow’s news coverage or include in Friday’s paper, please consider sending a news crew, reporter…
Posted on November 22, 2017
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CONTACTS: Steve Greenberg , Bob Bellafiore , e to Governor & Legislature: Continue Being Heroes for Direct Support Professionals, Speed Up Living Wage for DSPs Who Support New Yorkers w/Disabilities As Staffing Crisis Worsens, e Seeks Acceleration of Living Wage Funding “When you’re making $12/hour, every year is a tough budget year.” ALBANY – Faced with a worsening staffing crisis and stiffening competition from…
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For Immediate Release: Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 Media Contacts: Bob Bellafiore, , Steve Greenberg, , Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Flanagan, Speaker Heastie,Senator Ortt & Assemblywoman Gunther Honored by NYSRA with Public Official of the Year Award Recognizes Leadership & Dedication to New Yorkers with Disabilities, Specifically for Supporting e Living Wage Effort SARATOGA…
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Allen Connely | Sept. 17, 2017 Waterloo Connely is executive director of Arc of Seneca Cayuga VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLE The week of September 11th is National Direct Support Professionals Recognition week, when Arc of Seneca Cayuga supports and celebrates the amazing people who have dedicated their life to this fulfilling career. For those of you…
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By HÉLÈNE BIANDUDI HOFER | Aug. 31, 2017 VIEW ORIGINAL ARTICLE A hard-fought wage increase battle saw some success this year. But workers who help those living with disabilities say they are still in need of support. On this edition of Need to Know we’ll discuss what a profession that some call underpaid and…