Human Services - 2022 New York State Budget

Senators and Assemblymembers held a joint legislative budget hearing to discuss funding for human services in the 2022 New York State Budget. Topics included #affordablehousing, #hate, #bias, #fostercare, #family, #childcare, #schoollunch, #homelessness, #homeownership, #homeowners, and #budget.
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TIMESTAMPS

00:04:28 New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Sheila J. Poole, Commissioner

02:14:14 New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Services
Daniel Tietz, Commissioner

03:46:06 New York State Office for the Aging
Greg Olsen, Acting Director

05:07:07 NYS Division of Veterans’ Services
Rev. Viviana DeCohen, Director

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PANEL A

05:58:34 AARP New York
Beth Finkel, State Director

06:04:11 Disabled in Action of Greater Syracuse, Inc
Sally Johnston, President

06:07:53 NY Caring Majority
Kendra Scalia, Hudson Valley Leader & CDPA Consumer

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PANEL B

06:28:01 Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
Crystal Charles, Policy Analyst

06:31:01 Early Care & Learning Council
Jessica Klos Shapiro, Director of Policy and Community Education

06:33:59 The Children's Agenda
Pete Nabozny, Director of Policy

06:37:06 All Our Kin
Steve Morales, NY Policy Director

06:40:22 ECE On The Move
Gladys Jones, CEO/Founder

06:43:19 New York Association for the Education of Young Children
Katie Albitz, Public Policy and Advocacy Coordinator

06:46:43 Day Care Council of New York
Gregory Brender, Director of Public Policy

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PANEL C

07:14:26 New York StateWide Senior Action Council
Gail Myers, Deputy Director

07:18:34 Project Guardianship
Kimberly George, President and CEO

07:22:15 LiveOn NY
Brianna Paden-Williams, Communications & Policy Associate

07:26:12 Supportive Housing Network
Laura Mascuch, Executive Director

07:29:34 Association on Aging in New York
Rebecca Preve, Executive Director

07:32:41 SAGE - Advocacy & Services for LGBTQ+ Elders
MJ Okma, Senior Manager for Advocacy and Government Relations

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PANEL D

08:02:37 New York State Network for Youth Success
Trudy Morgan, Policy Director

08:05:48 New York State YouthBuild Coalition
Bonnie Landi, President

08:10:06 Northern Rivers Family of Services
William Gettman, CEO

08:13:16 Prevent Child Abuse New York
Timothy Hathaway, Executive Director

08:16:30 NYS Kincare Coalition
Ryan Johnson, Chair

08:19:46 Council of Family and Child Caring Agencies
Kathleen Brady-Stepien, President & CEO

08:22:48 Center for Court Innovation
Katherine Wurmfeld, Director of Family Court Programs and Gender and Family Justice Programs

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PANEL E

08:41:14 Hunger Free America
Joel Berg, CEO

08:44:21 Met Council on Jewish Poverty
Jessica Chait, Managing Director, Food Programs, Met Council

08:48:00 Catholic Charities Community Services Archdiocese of New York
Beatriz Taveras, Executive Director

08:52:56 Empire Justice Center
Emilia Sicilia, Senior Attorney