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Today, people with disabilities from around the State are convening in Albany at the NYS Capitol to call on Governor Hochul to include Fair Pay for Home Care in the final budget.
Fair Pay for Home Care will address the nation’s worst in the nation home care crisis by increasing wages for home care workers to 150% of the minimum wage. Paying workers a living wage will address the home care crisis by helping bring more people into the field and will help keep the workers you already have from leaving for a better paying job. With less than two weeks left in the budget process, we must all act today to ensure this makes it into the final budget!
What you can do:
1. Support our efforts by calling Governor Hochul today and urge her to include Fair Pay for Home Care in the final budget!
Call Governor Hochul at #518-474-8390. Press 3 and then press 2 to speak to a person.
Script:
“My name is [your name] and I am calling to urge Governor Hochul to include Fair Pay for Home Care in the final budget.”
[You can then give a brief personal reason, or explain the following:]
“Seniors and people with disabilities are stuck in nursing homes or in unsafe conditions because too many of them are unable to get the home care they are approved for because there aren’t enough home care workers. Fair Pay for Home Care would solve this crisis by paying workers a living wage.”
2. Join our efforts on social media. A toolkit is available with sample text and instructions on how you can help.
Additional ways to get involved:
Wednesday, March 30th: Fair Pay for Home Care Final Push, Albany, RSVP HERE
Stay in the loop and get the latest updates by joining the Caring Majority’s weekly campaign check-in Wednesday at 5:30PM. RSVP here for the ZOOM link!