Send E-Letters to Governor Hochul Urging Her to Support Funding of Mental Health Housing Programs in the 2026-2027 State Budget!
Hello - Please take a moment to send an E-letter directly to Governor Hochul, urging her to include a 2.7% Targeted Inflationary Increase (TII) in this year's Executive Budget. With looming federal cuts and rising costs, housing providers cannot maintain stable services without funding that keeps pace with inflation at a minimum. Anything less than a 2.7% TII is a cut -- one that will undermine the ability of programs to meet the needs of New Yorkers living with serious mental illness.
We are deeply grateful for the Governor's prior investments, but this year it is critical to safeguard the system against further erosion. The people served in these programs depend on safe, supportive housing -- and we must ensure providers have the resources to keep those doors open.
We have created this letter because in the coming months, the Governor and her team will be forming the Executive State Budget for 2026/2027. Once the Governor's Budget is released in January, it will be very difficult to get additional funding added above the amount that she proposes. That's why it is imperative that we make it clear to the Governor that she needs to include substantial resources in her executive budget proposal NOW.
Our goal is to send at least 25,000 letters to the Governor before she finalizes her budget in mid-December.
We encourage you to send the E-letter again, and again and please forward this link to anyone who would also be willing to send it! To learn more about Bring It Home, visit our website bringithomenys.org and follow us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Threads!
Thank You for helping us Bring It Home!
The Bring It Home Coalition
Bring it Home is a coalition of community-based mental health housing providers, mental health advocates, faith leaders, and consumers and their families, urging New York State to adequately fund these community-based housing programs for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. Full recovery and community reintegration depends on stable housing opportunities. Through education and advocacy, Bring it Home is working to bring Better Funding for Better Care to New York.