"There's No Place Like Home":

A Coalition of Groups in Favor of Home and Community Supports

October 11, 2000

Contents include:

• Definitions and Descriptions of Important Terms and Programs
• Editorials, Testimony, and Transcripts
• Position Statements and Petitions
• Resources for Public Officials
• Legislation and Long-Term Care
• Information on PAS and Self-Directed Personal Program
• Information on Cash and Counseling Program

We invite New York State organizations and agencies to lend their support to A Statement of Common Principles on Home and Community Supports for Elderly Persons and People with Disabilities . We have also created a version with more plain language, A Statement of Beliefs About Home and Community Supports for Elderly Persons and Children and Adults with Disabilities . Individuals are invited to add their names to the Petition on In-Home and Community Supports for Elderly Persons and People with Disabilities .

You can contact us at:

"There's No Place Like Home"
c/o The Center on Human Policy
Syracuse University
805 South Crouse Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2280
Phone:(315) 443-3851 or 1-800-894-0826
Fax:(315) 443-4338
TTY:(315) 443-4355
Email: thechp@sued.syr.edu