AccessCNY and Arc of Onondaga joined forces on December 20th to show lawmakers in Albany how important the #bfair2directcare campaign is in Central New York.
The links below will take you to stories about bFair events in Buffalo and Syracuse this week.
More than 100 people come out in snowy Syracuse to say #bFair2DirecetCare.
The bFair rally8 in buffalo on December 19th drew much attention to our message.
Despite five of nine NY Republicans in the House preparing to vote no on federal tax bill it is expected to pass both houses of Congress this week.
“The top priorities of government should be making sure that our most vulnerable in our communities are taken care of,” said state Sen. George Amedore, (R-Rotterdam). “We have an emergency because our direct care providers are in desperate need of individuals who provide that care, that love and compassion, to take care of our most vulnerable in the state of New York.”
The groups are asking the governor and lawmakers to accelerate the schedule for increasing the subsidies to three years.
Today, I joined with several of my colleagues and direct care workers and the people they help at a press conference at the Capitol to call on the Governor to speed up the boost in pay for our direct care professionals.
House leaders have announced the members of the conference committee that will hammer out a compromise tax bill, and there are no New Yorkers on the list — even though Rep. Tom Reed, a Corning Republican, and Rep. Brian Higgins, a Buffalo Democrat, both sit on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.
CP of NYS Affiliate Jawonio proudly recognizes the outstanding professionalism and dedication of Jean Cheron, a Habilitation Instructor in its New City Day Habilitation program.
Rally Calling for Speeding Up the Living Wage for Direct Support Professionals
BeFair2DirectCare is requesting that the remaining four installments be condensed into three installments over the next two fiscal years.
“They can’t live on the money they’re making,” said State Senator Marty Golden.
