Continue to Send Digital Advocacy Letters!
(March 31, 2026) With NYS budget work expected to continue past the April 1st deadline, we now have some extra time to advocate for LeadingAge NY’s top budget priorities to be included in the final budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-27. It is crucial that we maintain the urgency and frequency of our message to ensure that these priorities do not fall off the negotiating table.
Please continue to push for the investments and restorations that long-term care providers need and the funding that the people you serve deserve. Use the digital advocacy letters linked below to continue to advocate with your state legislators and the Governor now! Each letter takes only a minute to send. Simply fill out the form to automatically send an email to the Governor, your State Senator, and Assembly Member.
Please use the links below to send emails to elected officials today:
- Resident Assistant in Affordable Senior Housing Budget Letter
- Adult Care Facility/Assisted Living Budget Letter
- Home and Community-Based Services Budget Letter
- Adult Day Health Care Budget Letter
- Nursing Home Budget Letters:
- Provider Leadership (Executives, Administrators, Directors, etc.)
- Board Members
- Staff
- Family Members
- Volunteers/Constituents
- Resident letter available upon request
After you send your letters, we strongly encourage you to share these links with colleagues, board members, and volunteers. This is a simple and easy way to strengthen our unified message to the Legislature at this critical time.
In addition, nursing home members can share this Advocacy Flyer with family members to help expand our advocacy reach and remind legislators of the families and residents who are impacted by inadequate Medicaid funding. Affordable senior housing members can share this Advocacy Flyer with residents, volunteers, and other providers to help advocate for the Senate one-house budget proposal which would fund and establish the Resident Assistance in Affordable Senior Housing Program.
Thank you for your budget advocacy and for staying engaged with us throughout this process!
Contact: Sarah Daly, sdaly@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8845