Councils
Council for Learning & Workforce Advancement
The primary purpose of the Council is to support provider agencies’, their Staff and People receiving services and their families to advance sound public policy practice, innovative and inclusive initiatives that ensure the workforce is respected as professionals, well compensated and highly skilled. The Council will be a resource for emerging trends and influences for the entire workforce.
Council on Health and Long Term Supports
This Council, which is comprised of Executive-level leadership among our member organizations, meets on quarterly basis to discuss the “big picture” issues facing the future of I/DD service delivery. The Council also serves as a mechanism by which members exchange information and share experiences and best practices. For our meetings in 2022, the Council is joined by the Commissioner of OPWDD and her leadership team for the purpose of exchanging ideas and providing feedback on how best to shape the service delivery system of the future.
Employment Council
The purpose of the Employment Council is to provide members of the NY Alliance a forum to share advanced level ideas and best practices as it relates to Supported Employment. The council serves as a mechanism to identify and discuss topics related to supporting people in employment and encourages member discussion around best practice recognizing employment first concepts as the guiding principal. The council serves as a community of practice where open dialogue is encouraged around emerging and continuing topics of interest.
Government, Policy, Advocacy Council (GPAC)
Playing a key role in setting the policy positions, members of the Government, Policy, Advocacy Committee (GPAC) assist the association to advance public policy and serves as a forum for addressing policy matters and formulating the NY Alliance’s legislative and budgetary priorities
The GPAC shall also serve as a clearinghouse of issues and may divert topics to other NY Alliance Standing Committees and other workgroups/subcommittees.
