Continue to Send Digital Advocacy Letters!

(Updated March 26, 2026) Over the next few days and weeks, the Governor and the Legislature will negotiate to reconcile the differences in their respective budget proposals, aiming to reach a final agreement for the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-27 budget. With a final state budget expected sometime in early or mid-April, LeadingAge NY urges all members to continue your advocacy for our shared budget priorities. It is critical that LeadingAge NY, our members, and our network of advocates continue to push for the investments and restorations you need, and the funding that the people you serve deserve.

LeadingAge NY has crafted the below service line-specific digital advocacy letters to help us keep the pressure on legislators for the remainder of 2026-27 budget discussions. Each letter takes only a minute to send. Simply enter your information to automatically send an email to the Governor and your State Senator and Assembly Member.

Please use the links below to send messages to your legislators and the Governor 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.

Thank you for your budget advocacy and for staying engaged with us throughout this process!

​​​​​​​Contact: Sarah Daly, sdaly@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8845