The Action Alert below includes additional information and specifics for you……

From: Best Life Alliance <bestlifealliance@gmail.com>
Date: January 14, 2016 at 1:44:00 PM EST
To: <asimons@fredlaw.com>
Subject: Your Action is Needed- Contact Your Legislator Today!
Reply-To: <bestlifealliance@gmail.com>

 

With the start of the 2016 session on March 8th fast approaching, legislators need to hear from every Best Life Alliance supporter NOW.   Contact your legislators today- tell them why you would like them to  support a 5% rate increase for Home & Community-Based Services and ask them to co-author our 2016 legislation!

In 2016, the Best Life Alliance is advocating for a 5% rate increase for Home & Community-Based Services.  Additional funding is critical to ensure that services for people with disabilities and older adults remain available, stable and sustainable.

The rate increase will impact 99,000 caregivers and Direct Support Professionals who provide support to 73,000 people with disabilities and 35,000 older adults receiving Home & Community-Based Services. Whether you are a Direct Support Professional, someone receiving services, a family member, a provider, or a supporter,  your legislators need to hear what a 5% increase means to you.

Here are simple instructions and the resources you need to make this important ask of your legislator right now:

Find your legislators:


Take action:

Put your short personal story together:

  • The more personalized your story is,  the more impactful it will be to legislators. View our Telling Your Personal Story document for important messages to emphasize when sharing your story.

Ask your legislators to sign-on as co-authors of our 2016 bill. The Best Life Alliance is asking everyone to insert the following ask at the end of their story/ message to legislators: 

  • "As you know the Best Life Alliance will be introducing legislation asking for a 5% rate increase in 2016. This rate increase will support people with disabilities, older adults, and their caregivers to live their best life in the community. We would greatly appreciate you showing your support for these services by signing on as a co-author on this bill. We look forward to hearing back from you."  

You can also share the attached bill summary with your legislator when asking them to sign on.

Follow-up:

  • If your legislators say they will sign on as  co-authors, reply with a thank you and let them know that someone from the Best Life Alliance will be in touch to get their signature.

 

Thank you!

Pam Gonella, Co-Chair and parent-advocate
Steve Larson, Co-Chair and Senior Policy Director of the Arc Minnesota

 

 

 

Best Life Alliance

The Best Life Alliance is a nonpartisan coalition of Minnesotans advocating for Home & Community-Based Services that support people with disabilities and older adults.

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