741 New York nonprofits have united to tell Governor Hochul: enough is enough. Years of chronic late payments, delayed contracts, and burdensome, inefficient state processes are undermining the organizations that New Yorkers rely on every day.
State Legislators and nonprofits gathered today at a press conference in Elmsford organized by Nonprofit Westchester on June 25 to call on the Governor to sign legislation to fix the system.
The Legislature passed two bipartisan bills at the close of the legislative session to reform the nonprofit contracting process: S.9761 (Mayer) / A.10741 (Paulin) and S.9855 (Mayer) / A.11179 (Paulin).
Like hundreds of nonprofits across the state, Westchester Disabled On the Move (WDOM) must continue to provide essential services, paying employees, covering rent, and meeting every obligation—even when the State fails to pay on time. We cannot put the disability community on hold because Albany’s contracting system is broken.
Governor Hochul must sign both bills without delay. New York’s nonprofits deserve better—and so do the communities we serve.