The Keep the Promise Family Coalition has issued a report to Governor Andrew Cuomo on the current residential crisis affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in New York State. Thousands of people are waiting for their own homes, and many are in immediate need of residential opportunities. Click here to read the report. The Keep the Promise [...]
Republican members of Congress have developed a new version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA). While the original version of the bill would have threatened services to people with disabilities by drastically changing the way the Medicaid system operates, the new bill is even more damaging. Republicans in the House of Representatives hope to [...]
Did you know there is a risk from the federal government that may impact services to persons with disabilities and their families? President Donald Trump and some members of Congress want to change the way the Medicaid program is funded. They are calling for doing away with the current program (in which people are entitled [...]
For almost a year, organizations serving people with developmental disabilities in New York State have been advocating for increased State funding to be put toward a wage increase for Direct Support Professionals – those employees who care for and support people with developmental disabilities at organizations like The Resource Center. The advocacy campaign is called [...]