Help Restore State Funding for CILs
NJ's 12 Centers for Independent Living are facing a $3 million loss in funding in the state's budget proposed by the Governor. This funding loss, if approved, will have a devastating impact on the services and assistance that ACI and NJ's other centers provide to people with disabilities and their families throughout the state.
If passed by the state legislature, the funding loss will take effect on July 1st. We must act quickly to prevent this from happening!
LATEST UPDATES
NJ Assemblywoman Carol Murphy (Burlington County) Introduced Assembly Budget Resolution 345 to restore the $3 million that was taken out of the NJ proposed budget.
Please contact her office to thank her:
856-242-2018
NJ State Senator Vin Gopal (Monmouth County) introduced Senate Budget Resolution 590 to also restore the $3 million that was cut out of the budget.
Please contact his office to thank him:
732-695-3371
You can also call or email your own state legislators and request that they co-sponsor these resolutions. Assembly people co-sponsor Assembly Budget Resolution 345 and Senators co-sponsor Senate Budget Resolution 590.
Find your legislator here: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster
Contact Luke Koppisch at lkoppisch@adaciil.org if you have any questions.
What can you do?
Email or call the leadership in the state legislature and let them know about the vital services NJ CIL's provide. Urge them to restore the money in the state's budget.
They want to hear from you!
sample Letter Templates
To make it easy for you, here are some template letters to use:
Make your letters personal. If you’re emailing, please use Protecting Funding for Centers for Independent Living in the subject line.
Who to write to
Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari
67 Walnut Avenue, Suite 406
Clark, NJ 07066
732-827-7480
SenScutari@njleg.org
Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz
475 Bloomfield Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
973-484-1000
Anthony M. Bucco
75 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 302, Third Floor
Denville, NJ 07834
973-627-9700
SenBucco@njleg.org
Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin
569 Rahway Avenue
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
732-855-7441
AsmCoughlin@njleg.org
Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald
1101 Laurel Oak Road, Suite 150
Voorhees, NJ 08043
856-435-1247
AsmGreenwald@njleg.org
Assemblyman John DiMaio
208 Mountain Avenue, Suite 3
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
908-684-9550
AsmDiMaio@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin
263 Lafayette Street, First Floor
Newark, NJ 07105
973-589-0713
AswPintorMarin@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Ellen J. Park
96 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
201-308-7062
AswPark@njleg.org
Assemblyman Al Barlas
100 Passaic Avenue, Suite 155
Fairfield, NJ 07004
862-702-8458
AsmBarlas@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Aura K. Dunn
60 Washington Street Suite 303
Morristown, NJ 07960
973-206-1876
AswDunn@njleg.org
Assemblyman Roy Freiman
390 Amwell Road, Suite 301
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
908-829-419
AsmFreiman@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez
211 Front Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
732-638-5057
AswLopez@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Nancy F. Munoz
57 Union Place, Suite 310
Summit, NJ 07901
908-918-0414
AswMunoz@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Carol A. Murphy
750 Centerton Road
Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
856-242-2018
AswMurphy@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
144 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
609-571-9638
AswReynoldsJackson@njleg.org
Assemblyman Gabriel Rodriguez
5600 Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 103
West New York, NJ 07093
201-223-4247
AsmRodriguez@njleg.org
Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf
620 West Lacey Road
Forked River, NJ 08731
609-693-6700
AsmRumpf@njleg.org
Assemblyman Gary S. Schaer
1 Howe Avenue, Suite 401
Passaic, NJ 07055
973-249-3665
AsmSchaer@njleg.org
Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger
1715 Highway 35 North, Suite 306
Middletown, NJ 07748
732-856-9294
AsmScharfenberger@njleg.org
Assemblyman William W. Spearman
608 North Broad Street, Suite 200
Woodbury, NJ 08096
856-853-2960
AsmSpearman@njleg.org
Assemblyman Michael Venezia
299 Glenwood Avenue
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-893-5869
AsmVenezia@njleg.org
Senator Paul A. Sarlo
496 Columbia Boulevard, First Floor
Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075
201-804-8118
SenSarlo@njleg.org
Senator Linda R. Greenstein
1249 South River Road, Suite 105
Cranbury, NJ 08512
609-395-9911
Senator Carmen F. Amato Jr.
620 West Lacey Road
Forked River, NJ 08731
609-693-6700
SenAmato@njleg.org
Senator Renee C. Burgess
660 Stuyvesant Avenue
Irvington, NJ 07111
862-231-6577
SenBurgess@njleg.org
Senator John J. Burzichelli
711 North Main Street
Glassboro, NJ 08028
856-226-3530
SenBurzichelli@njleg.org
Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez
231-L Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102
856-541-1251
SenCruzPerez@njleg.org
Senator Patrick J. Diegnan Jr.
908 Oak Tree Avenue, Unit P
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
908-757-1677
SenDiegnan@njleg.org
Senator Gordon M. Johnson
96 Engle Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
201-308-7060
SenJohnson@njleg.org
Senator Declan J. O’Scanlon Jr.
101 Crawfords Corner Road, Suite 4332
Holmdel, NJ 07733
732-444-1838
SenOScanlon@njleg.org
Senator Teresa Ruiz (D-29, Essex & Hudson)
475 Bloomfield Avenue
Newark, NJ 07107
973-484-1000
SenRuiz@njleg.org
Senator Douglas J. Steinhardt
127 Belvidere Avenue, Second Floor
Washington, NJ 07882
908-835-0552
SenSteinhardt@njleg.org
Senator Michael L. Testa Jr.
610 East Landis Avenue
Vineland, NJ 08360
609-778-2012
SenTesta@njleg.org
Senator Andrew Zwicker
2 Clerico Lane, Building 1
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
908-308-8672
SenZwicker@njleg.org
Send out as many letters as you can! ACI thanks you for showing your support!
Contact Info
Need help? Have questions? Contact Luke Koppisch at lkoppisch@adacil.org
If you sent out any letters, be sure to email a copy to Luke!