LeadingAge NY is organizing an additional advocacy event in Albany on March 18^th as a final push to urge legislators to include our budget priorities in this year’s final budget. Members are encouraged to register as soon as possible!

Join us for this meeting to hear about our final efforts for this year's budget advocacy and how you can help! Member advocacy is critical right now, as we anticipate the final budget will be agreed upon by April 1, 2025.

LeadingAge NY, West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing, and Selfhelp Community Services presented testimony for the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Housing, calling for funding to establish a Resident Assistant program for affordable independent senior housing communities.

LeadingAge NY CEO Sebrina Barrett testified at the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Health today, calling for increased investment in long-term care and aging services. In her testimony, she noted that the gap between Medicaid rates and costs is exacerbating staffing shortages and financial distress among providers.

Join us for this meeting to hear about the latest budget advocacy and press resources available! Member advocacy is critical right now, as we anticipate the release of one-house budget proposals in early March.

LeadingAge NY has created legislative handouts to represent the state budget priorities of all member service lines. Members are strongly encouraged to share these materials with legislative offices, either in person or via email, and point out the specific budget requests that matter most to you! Find your legislators here.

LeadingAge NY successfully opposed several bills that were delivered to the Governor for action and would have unnecessarily imposed duplicative and/or burdensome administrative requirements. Click here for a review of recent executive actions on bills, along with LeadingAge NY's letters of opposition or support.

As reported by our colleagues at LeadingAge National, President Biden signed into law the American Relief Act, 2025, providing funds to extend FY 2025 appropriations to federal agencies including HHS and HUD through March 14, 2025.