Tell Congress we need HCBS funding in the next COVID-19 relief bill!
Join us in a disability community day of action today to encourage your members of Congress to include dedicated funding for home and community-based services (HCBS) in the next COVID relief bill! The budget reconciliation bill the House is working on does include this important funding, but there has been pressure to remove this much needed funding from the bill. We need to urge members of Congress support HCBS funding and work to ensure it remains in the final bill.
The disability community has been fighting for additional HCBS funding since the start of the pandemic. HCBS funding is urgently needed to help disabled people and older adults live safely in their homes rather than being forced into nursing homes and other congregate settings where COVID-19 is rampant.
Please take a moment now to contact your members of Congress! It’s important that they hear from us about why this funding matters! You can also find more information about contacting your members of Congress, including an email and call script and sample tweets, on our advocacy page.
You can find more information on passed and proposed COVID-19 bills on our legislation page. For more on HCBS and why dedicated HCBS funding is so important to the fight against COVID-19, check out our HCBS COVID-19 fact sheet.
The comment period for this document is now closed. But, you can still help!
Edit this message to tell users that can't take action because comments are closed how to contribute. For example, consider adding a link to a petition or donation page that you have created, or add social sharing options so that these supporters can help get the word out on social media.