In this Advocacy Alert

  1. Response to Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address
  2. Inform Our Advocacy
  3. Join NPW’s Policy Committee
  4. Upcoming Advocacy and Education Events
  5. Highlights on Governor Hochul’s State of the State and Westchester’s Nonprofit Sector

Response to Governor Hochul's State of the State Address
 

Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State Address on January 5th where she outlined the nine sections of her 2022 Agenda – A New Era for New York. At the end of this alert, you will find the nine sections of the agenda and some, but certainly not all, of the areas of particular interest to the nonprofit sector.

The Governor’s plan details initiatives that offer significant promise for the nonprofit sector, the nonprofit workforce and people and communities served by our agencies.​ NPW hopes this is truly a New Era for New York. We hope 2022 will be a time where the nonprofit sector is more fully recognized as an economic engine worthy of funding for increased operational expenses incurred during the pandemic, and a time where we can work together to advance equitable contracting, fair wages and relatedly, racial and gender equity. The $500 million in funding for human services cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in the new budget is tremendously encouraging.

NPW will continue to work with our member organizations and partners in the nonprofit sector to advocate with Governor Hochul and the NY State Legislature for budgetary and legislative issues of importance to the nonprofit sector. We will inform you of these actions in more detail moving forward.

Jan Fisher, Executive Director

Inform Our Advocacy
 

NY State has provided needed funding through federal recovery dollars to for-profit businesses for operational expenses. Yet, no such support is available to 501c3 nonprofit businesses. Help us determine the need for support so we can make the case to NY State by completing this brief survey.
Nonprofit Sector Policy Priorities Needs Assessment

Advancing NPW's Advocacy Agenda

Please review NPW's 2022 Advocacy Agenda HERE. 

If you are an NPW member, you are welcome to attend our Policy Committee Meeting on January 20th at 10:00 AM. Register HERE.

Advocacy and Education Events

Highlights of Gov. Hochul's State of the State

Read the State of the State Book HERE.
Watch the State of the State HERE. 

SECTION I: REBUILD OUR HEALTHCARE ECONOMY TO PROVIDE CARE FOR
MORE NEW YORKERS

  • Rebuild and Grow the Healthcare Workforce through support for wages, training, relief of financial burdens, workforce development opportunities and partnerships
  • Retain the Existing Healthcare Workforce
  • Advance Health Equity through telehealth parity
  • Advance Health Equity through accessible and affordable health care for children from low-income households, vulnerable seniors and individuals with disabilities
  • Advance Health Equity by Ensuring All Mothers in New York Get the Care They Need
  • Provide Stronger Addiction, Suicide, Mental Health, and Domestic Violence Services

SECTION II: PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AND TAKE STRONG ACTION AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE

  • Stop Crime and Violence: Strengthen Proven Community-Based Programs

SECTION III: INVEST IN NEW YORK’S PEOPLE

  • Give New Yorkers Job Skills, Access, and Protections, including making New York a Model for the Employment of Workers with Disabilities
  • Launch “Jails to Jobs”: A Program to Improve Re-Entry into the Workforce and Reduce Recidivism
  • Expand Vocational, Job Readiness, and Re-Entry Programs

SECTION IV. INVEST IN NEW YORK’S COMMUNITIES

  • Bring Affordable Broadband to New Yorkers and Transform the State’s Digital Infrastructure with over $1 Billion in New Investments

SECTION V. MAKE NEW YORK’S HOUSING SYSTEM MORE AFFORDABLE, EQUITABLE, AND STABLE

  • Create an Eviction Prevention Legal Assistance Program to Improve Housing Stability

  • Create Affordable Homeownership Pilot Projects
  • Spur Innovation in Affordable Housing
  • Promote Housing Affordability by Expanding the Housing Supply
  • Expand Housing Access and Equity to Keep More New Yorkers in Homes
  • Create a Permanent Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Unit 
  • Direct Action to Meet the Homelessness Crisis with a Focus on Poverty Prevention

SECTION VI: MAKE NEW YORK A NATIONAL LEADER IN CLIMATE ACTION AND GREEN JOBS

SECTION VII: REBUILD NEW YORK’S SCHOOL SYSTEM AND REIMAGINE HIGHER EDUCATION

  • Increase Access to Childcare for 100,000 Families and Invest $75 Million in Wages for Childcare Workers
  • Rebuild the Academic and School Mental Health Supports Worsened by the Pandemic
  • Help Two-Thirds of New Yorkers Earn a Post-Secondary Degree by 2030
  • Expand Access to College-Level Courses

SECTION VIII: ADVANCE NEW YORK’S PLACE AS A NATIONAL EQUITY MODEL

  • Ensure Gender Equity and Equal Rights
  • Promote Anti-Hate, Racial Equity, and Justice for All New Yorkers
  • Build on New York’s Nation-Leading Support for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
  • Protect New York’s LGBTQIA+ Community
  • Strengthen Immigrant Services
  • Boost Local Veterans’ Programs

SECTION IX: MAKE CRITICAL REFORMS TO RESTORE NEW YORKERS’ FAITH IN THEIR GOVERNMENT

 

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