Posted on June 16, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone Today, as the last day of the legislative session in Albany winds down, the Coalition’s President & CEO Mary Brosnahan wrote an op-ed asking if Governor Cuomo was ever serious about his commitment to supportive housing and solving homelessness: Now, with lawmakers about to go home for the rest of the year, no MOU has been signed. Not one dollar has been spent. And not one of our 80,000 homeless neighbors are a step closer to getting the supportive housing they need to break the cycle of poverty. Realistically, if there’s no MOU by the end of the session, it means we’ll almost certainly see no funding, and no action, for many months to come. The governor’s representatives claim this remains a priority for him, but the legislative leaders are the problem. But anyone who knows how Albany works knows that if Cuomo really wanted to get this done, it would get done. The same advocates who were thrilled in January are left wondering whether Cuomo was ever really serious about housing the homeless, or whether this was all just a PR stunt designed to one-up a political rival he’s obsessed with overshadowing. You can help us make a final push for Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders to SIGN THE MOU TODAY! 1) Send an email via this link, even if you have already done so! 2) Call Governor Cuomo at 1-518-474-8390, ext. 3 and say: “Governor, keep the promise you made to the 80,000 homeless people and families in New York. Sign the MOU NOW. If you can get the Brunch Bill passed, you can get this done too. Do it now, before the Legislature leaves town.” 3) Spread the word on social media using #SignTheMOU
