Last week, HSA Board Chair @marializardo.bsky.social chatted about the importance of contracting reform, #JustPay, & systemic change for the #nonprofit sector on #NYCWorkforceDrop! Click below to listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧

About 75% of the 500 older adults who reside in Henry Street’s NORC (naturally occurring retirement community) in the Vladeck Houses rely on #Medicaid and #Medicare, and 80% of nearly 200 adults over age 55 in our mental health programs, receive Medicaid. 🧵 (1/4)

Communities thrive when nonprofits thrive. This #NonprofitWeek, support organizations working tirelessly to make a difference in our lives by advocating for urgent contracting reform to address challenges that nonprofits face. ✍️ Sign on to support S7001/A7616: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

It's primary day — and the future of human services is on the ballot! To help you learn where mayoral candidates stand on issues facing the human services sector, @hsany.bsky.social interviewed 7 of them about their plans. 👉 Watch the video before you vote: www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

Thanks to @cityandstateny.bsky.social for including our Human Services #Endorsement Slate in their #NYCmayor candidate round up. See our rankings – and #endorsements from a wide-variety of causes – here: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

TOMORROW IS THE PRIMARY! Your vote will help determine the future of human services & so much more for our City. Learn how the #NYCmayor and #comptroller candidates stack up on supporting our sector & workers w/ the Human Services #Endorsement Slate ➡️ www.humanservicesaction.org/2025-endorsements

Election day is tomorrow! NYC’s next Mayor will have a lot to tackle when it comes to supporting the human services sector. Learn how seven of the candidates plan to solve late payments, #JustPay, & other issues in @hsany.bsky.social's Candidate Chats. 📽️ www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

☀️☀️☀️ NYC, we have a heat wave coming in the middle of the election. Here's how to stay safe while you cast your ballot: www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/20/h...

Love to see procurement reform as a front and center issue in next week’s Comptroller race! 👏 The City owes nonprofits $1 billion for 7,000+ unpaid invoices, putting communities at risk. The next Comptroller will have the power to change this. Learn more: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

The June 24 Primary Election could shape the future of NYC’s human services workforce. Who we elect as Mayor will play a major role in the drive for #JustPay. Human Services Action interviewed 7 mayoral candidates to hear their vision for the sector. 🎥 Watch: www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

Our #Endorsement Slate highlights candidates for #NYCMayor and Comptroller who are committed to meaningful change for our sector & workers. TY to @justinbrannan.bsky.social – our #1 ranked Comptroller candidate – for this promise to #PayNonprofitsOnTime 💪

For too long, the #nonprofit sector and our workers have been an afterthought to City government. A new Mayor means a new chance to change the narrative and transform our sector. 👉 Watch @hsany.bsky.social's Mayoral Candidate Chats to hear their plans: www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

NYC’s next Mayor will have a lot to tackle when it comes to supporting the human services sector. Learn how seven of the candidates plan to solve late payments, #JustPay, & other issues facing our orgs & communities in @hsany.bsky.social's Candidate Chats. 📽️ www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

Last week, we ranked @adrienne4thepeople.bsky.social #1 on our Human Services #Endorsement Slate 🗳️ We were glad to see that endorsement & her campaign highlighted in @thecity.nyc. Read more below 👇 & view our full list of ranked #NYCMayor candidates here: www.humanservicesaction.org/2025-endorse...

So excited that @hsany.bsky.social had endorsed an amazing set of candidates in the upcoming primary! @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social @justinbrannan.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social @marklevinenyc.bsky.social @zellnor.bsky.social @scottstringernyc.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

Watching the #NYCMayoral #debate? Have questions about how the candidates stack up on supporting NYC communities & the orgs that provide them lifesaving services? Check out our 2025 #Endorsement Slate to see our top 5 ranking of candidates! www.humanservicesaction.org/2025-endorse... #NYCmayor

NYC’s next Mayor will have a lot to tackle when it comes to supporting the human services sector. Learn how seven of the candidates plan to solve late payments, #JustPay for human services workers, and other issues in @hsany.bsky.social's Candidate Chats. 📽️ www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

Before making our endorsements, our Board sat down with seven of the candidates running for NYC mayor and asked them the pressing questions the human services sector needs to know. Watch the interviews here: www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

❓Where do mayoral candidates stand on issues facing the human services sector? @hsany.bsky.social sat down with seven of them and asked for answers to pressing questions that human services nonprofits and their workers need to know. 👉 Watch the interviews: www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

For too long the #nonprofit sector + our workers have been an afterthought to City gov. A new Mayor means a new chance to change the narrative + transform the systems keeping our orgs, workforce, + communities down. Watch @hsany.bsky.social's Mayoral Candidate Chats to hear their plans.

@hsany.bsky.social sat down with seven of the candidates running for NYC mayor and asked them the pressing questions the human services sector needs to know. Watch the interviews here: www.humanservicesaction.org/mayoralchat

NYC #nonprofits need a strong #Comptroller who will ensure contracts are paid on time & will hold the Mayor accountable for how funding is allocated & spent. Luckily, the City has 2 incredible champions running for the office. Read more about our rankings➡️ humanservicesaction.org/2025-endorsements

We are so proud to release our first ever HUMAN SERVICES MAYORAL ENDORSEMENT SLATE! It's time for transformative change for the sector. You can learn about each ranking – for both the Mayor’s AND Comptroller’s races – on our website: humanservicesaction.org/2025-endorsements

After this week's debate, there are still plenty of open questions about the NYC Mayoral candidates. HSA sat down with seven of them to ask them about their plans for #nonprofit human services. Next week we'll release the videos – and our slate of #endorsements. Watch this space!

📢 Our rally on late payments made waves - and now it’s making headlines! Last week, 150+ advocates joined us on the steps of City Hall to demand that the City #PayNonprofitsOnTime. Read more in @nytimes.com to learn just how broken the system is - and why we must act now: bit.ly/4k4ct1V

📣 It’s time to pass Int. 1247, 1248, and 1249 and demand the City #PayNonprofitsOnTime!

7k unpaid invoices. $5B owed. How do NY #nonprofits keep the lights on when the City is pushing them to the brink of collapse? Today, the @nytimes.com asked these questions in their report on chronic late payment issues facing our sector. Read more – then join our movement for systemic change!

We rallied with @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social, @council.nyc.gov colleagues, and Human Services organizations to demand the City #PayNonprofitsOnTime. Delayed payments mean debt, delayed employee salaries, and interruptions in critical services to New Yorkers. Enough is enough. @hscny.bsky.social

New report, same news: the City still isn’t paying nonprofits on time. @nyccomptroller.bsky.social's data shows: 📉 7,000 unpaid invoices totaling $1B+ 📉 2,500 unregistered contracts worth $4.6B 📉 Payment delays getting worse Learn more: comptroller.nyc.gov/reports/nonp... #PayNonprofitsOnTime

📢 Passion doesn’t pay the bills—timely payments do! Yesterday, we rallied with human services leaders, workers, and electeds on the steps of City Hall to demand that the City #PayNonprofitsOnTime and pass Int. 1247, 1248, and 1249. 📸 Photos: lnkd.in/eW4SNAjX 🎥 Recording: lnkd.in/eUvKJatg

Today, Mayor Adams announced he would be providing 5B in upfront $$ to City-contracted #nonprofit providers! This is an important step towards ending late payments facing our sector 👏👏👏 We look forward to continuing to work with the City & fight for orgs and workers #PayNonprofitsOnTime

Today’s announcement that the City will provide larger advances on contracts is an important step in easing the financial strain that nonprofits face while providing services. We look forward to working with the City on more systemic reform to #PayNonprofitsOnTime. www.nyc.gov/office-of-th...

"The budget is more than just numbers; it’s a statement of values. Right now, Hochul’s budget tells human services workers that they don’t matter." ICYMI: Michelle Jackson of @hscny.bsky.social wrote an #oped calling on @governor.ny.gov to give #JustPay to human services wrkrs. #WeCantWait for 7.8!

Thank you to @ritchietorres.bsky.social for speaking out about the unjust low wages #nonprofit human services workers receive. It's time for #JustPay! #WeCantWait for 7.8! 📣

“Who would choose to stay in a job where they work long hours, handle life-or-death situations and barely make enough to get by?” Nonprofit workers deserve livable wages - and organizations can’t keep dealing with constant turnover. #WeCantWait for 7.8! #JustPay www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

“Right now, Hochul’s budget tells human services workers that they don’t matter.” ⏰ But it's not too late, writes HSC’s Executive Director Michelle Jackson. @governor.ny.gov can still live up to the right values by investing 7.8% in human services! #JustPay www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...

Human Services Workers are the day care providers who take care of our children and the senior care aides who ensure our elders live with dignity. They deserve a modest 7.8% cost-of-living adjustment in the state's Executive Budget – a figure that simply keeps pace with inflation @governor.ny.gov.

Many human services workers, like Stephanie, make as little as $20 per day after basic expenses – all while offering life saving services to New Yorkers. We're grateful to @ritchietorres.bsky.social for raising the critical need for #JustPay and fighting for our workforce. #WeCantWait for 7.8!!! 📣

“Stagnant wages may result in a continued exodus of talent from the sector, leading to fewer caseworkers, mental health counselors, and advocates for millions of New Yorkers.” 👏 NEW OP-ED from #JustPay champions @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social & @votejgr.bsky.social: www.amny.com/opinion/help...

ICYMI: @jessicaramosqns.bsky.social + @votejgr.bsky.social spent a week living on the avg. human services wage of just $20/hour. At the end of the week, they wrote this #op-ed & stated "It’s not sustainable. It’s not fair. And it’s not the way NY should treat its essential workforce." Read here 👇

"If we are to change the paradigm for the poor in NY... then #advocacy can no longer be a satellite activity – it must be central to the work of every #nonprofit." TY to Doug Bauer for uplifting the need for collective action and organizing. Join our growing moment at humanservicesaction.org 💪

As the NYC mayoral race heats up, we're glad to see candidate @zellnor.bsky.social recognizing the fact that #nonprofit payment issues ARE campaign issues in his interview w/ @errollouis.bsky.social 🔗 We look forward to hearing more candidates speak on this issue – and making our endorsement soon 🗳️

@galeabrewer.bsky.social tells it like it is! 👏 Nonprofit human services workers are on the frontlines of every crisis in NYC, but the City doesn't pay their worth. They make 31% less than govt. human services workers – for the same job. The #JustPay Campaign is fighting for change: justpayny.org

SOTC with Speaker Adams, her final address, and she takes the time to highlight the human services sector and the important work they do. Thank you Speaker Adams!

We're back with our Meet the Board series, and are thrilled to introduce you to David Condliffe! David's work with Center for Community Alternatives will help him guide HSA as we address systemic issues facing our sector. We're so glad to have him on our team! More at www.humanservicesaction.org

No other biz sector wld put up with this. Late payments to #nonprofits went from 88.5% in FY23 to 90.7% in FY24. Almost 40% of contracts are over a year late. Time for @hsany.bsky.social City Hall Contracts Lag Got Worse, Audit Finds www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/06/n... Via @katiehonan.bsky.social

@marializardo.bsky.social is one of the fiercest advocates for #JustPay, the human services workforce, & NY communities – and now she's an HSA Board Member! Hear from her how HSA will help us advance our collective goals by identifying our allies + elevating our message 👇

We're glad to introduce you to Nancy Wackstein, retired Executive Director of @unhny.bsky.social! Nancy is bringing a history of leadership to her work as an HSA Board Member. Read what she has to say about the importance of HSA's work, then join our movement at www.humanservicesaction.org 👇

Rpt on Critical Role of #Nonprofits via @nyscomptroller.bsky.social @tomdinapoli.bsky.social “Policymakers need to ensure state agencies process contracts and payments for nonprofits on time, so they can carry out the work on which so many New Yorkers rely." bit.ly/3WdAbj4 @hscny.bsky.social

Let’s be clear: if a report like this came out about any other industry, we’d see action. But government treats nonprofits differently because of who we serve and employ, so the impact of systemic underinvestment has persisted for years.