🚨A message from Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office: #bFair2DirectCare

Proud to stand with New York’s direct support professionals (#bFair2DirectCare), or DSPs - who care for our state’s most vulnerable citizens - to ask for a living wage that recognizes the value of their work in this year’s state budget. #Bfair2DirectCare

Joined 1000 of my closest friends at today’s #bFair2DirectCare rally in the State Capitol. With the state budget due in five days, it’s critical that we honor the commitment we made to our most vulnerable. I know @Mike_Norris_144 Angelo Morinello Senator Flanagan are on board!

Great to meet with members of the Racker. Thank you for the work you do, caring for our most vulnerable. I will be fighting for you - you deserve a fair wage #BFair2DirectCare

I dare anyone to find a more bipartisan issue in Albany than #bFair2DirectCare. Today we had Ds and Rs, Senate and Assembly, and the Gov’s office. #bFair2DirectCare

.Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo makes a budget demand for #bFair2DirectCare direct care workers blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archiv…. Thank you Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo @CarlHeastie Sen. Stewart-Cousins @GOPLdrBrianKolb Senator Flanagan. #bFair2DirectCare has bipartisan support; make sure it's included in final budget!

Big rally in Albany today for #bFair2DirectCare. Thanks for stopping by; I completely support your efforts!

Rallying for NY’s direct care workers #bFair2DirectCare Liberty ARC @SchenectadyARC at the State Capitol today! We need a state budget that puts people first—that means making direct care workers a priority. 128,000+ New Yorker’s with developmental disabilities are counting on us!

Rallying for NY’s direct care workers #bFair2DirectCare Liberty ARC @SchenectadyARC at the Capitol today! We need a state budget that puts people first—that means making direct care workers a priority. More than 128,000 NY’ers with developmental disabilities are counting on us!

.Aileen Gunther, Mark van Voorst (The Arc New York) & Darlene Sample (DSP) joined WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom yesterday to explain why the #bFair2DirectCare #livingwage funding we're requesting from NYS is so critical. LISTEN: bit.ly/2HFOfx8

More than 1,000 New Yorkers descended on the Capitol yesterday to advocate for a wage hike for workers who serve people with development disabilities! #bFair2DirectCare bit.ly/2URTfS6

“We will not pass a budget without increasing wages for direct care workers,” said Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo's counsel Alphonso David at our #bFair2DirectCare rally yesterday! Read more: bit.ly/2FAzxoS

DSPs are leaving to make more money in fast food & retail. It "might be less fulfilling & not in line with the goals of many college graduates who want to work with the developmentally disabled, but they still have to pay the rent & keep the lights on." bit.ly/2HUkPuw

ICYMI: Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s counsel, Alphonso David, joined us on Monday and declared “The governor has made a decision that he won’t pass a budget without increasing the wages for direct care workers.” bit.ly/2Woh5oY #bFair2DirectCare

"Every important change in our society, for the good, at least, has taken place because of popular pressure-pressure from below, from the great mass of people." - Edward Abbey The Arc New York #bFair2DirectCare #now

This week’s join budget hearing on with the New York State Assembly’s Committee on Mental Health—calling for a state budget that makes direct care workers a priority. More than 128,000 New Yorker’s with developmental disabilities are counting on us #bFair2DirectCare

"These are the people that take care of our loved ones that can't speak for themselves, can't get up and stand for themselves, people who need daily care, breathing, walking all of that stuff put together." - Assemblyman Cliff Crouch bit.ly/2FzPfjP #bFair2DirectCare