ACTS advocates for support of early childhood special needs programs to ensure young children receive the help they need
Read the official update on the enacted NYS budget from ACTS:
Formed in 2002, Agencies for Children’s Therapy Services (ACTS) is an association of 40 agencies providing Early Intervention, Pre-K, and School-Age Special Education services.
The agencies of ACTS predominantly provide service in home and community settings, through sub-contracts with independent therapists, though we also provide facility-based individual/collateral, parent-child group, group developmental intervention, and family/caregiver support group services. The clinical focus includes the full spectrum of services, including evaluations, therapy, and service coordination.
ACTS is the first and most active organization that solely represents the views of Early Intervention Providers who predominantly serve children and families in their home and community settings. We serve over 30,000 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in all five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, the Mid-Hudson Region, the Capital District, and the North Country.
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ACTS Letter to Governor on EI Rate Increase
As you may recall, the SFY 2024-25 enacted New York State budget agreement included a 5% increase in reimbursement rates effective 4/1/24 for in-person services in the Early Intervention Program. However, to date this increase has not been implemented by the New York State Division of the Budget (DOB). Delaying this sorely needed and long overdue increase is causing irreparable harm to the Early Intervention Program and the vulnerable children it serves.
ACTS ADVOCACY Update as of 12/10/24
ACTS continues fighting hard for Families and Providers to strengthen the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education Programs. ACTS has achieved or is in the process of fighting for the following: RELEASE the 5% EI Rate Increase promised in the 2024 Budget and...
Official update on the enacted NYS budget from ACTS
Here is an official update on the enacted NYS budget from ACTS: • A 5% increase for in-person services for Early Intervention was approved in the NYS Budget that was just passed, but we do not expect to actually begin receiving payments at that higher rate of...
Advocacy Alert for 2024 NYS Budget
Agencies for Children’s Therapy Services (ACTS) is an association of 31 agencies providing Early Intervention, Pre-K, Special Education, and School Age Special Education services. Member agencies collectively serve over 25,000 infants, toddlers, and preschoolers...
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