C2C Supporters – NYC Progressive Caucus

Campaign Supporters

Our Crisis to Care Campaign is supported by a number of social service providers and advocacy organizations. See their statements and add your own below!

Loyda Colón

“In contrast to Mayor Adams’ strategy of relying on more and more policing to address public health challenges, which is both ineffective and harmful, New York City needs a truly transformative approach to public safety—one that ensures all New Yorkers have the resources they need to thrive. Investing in IMT and FACT teams, peer crisis counselors, affordable housing, and mobile syringe services is a critical first step. These measures will do far more to create real safety than the mayor’s relentless push to criminalize poverty, homelessness, and mental illness.”

Loyda Colón
Justice Committee Executive Director and Spokesperson
Communities United for Police Reform

Zara Nasir

“The People’s Plan proudly endorses the Progressive Caucus' Public Safety Package as a crucial step toward a city that prioritizes care over criminalization. New Yorkers deserve investments in housing, mental health care, and community-based safety—rather than failed carceral strategies. This vision aligns directly with our People’s Budget Campaign, and we’re committed to fighting for a budget that puts people first.”

Zara Nasir
Executive Director
The People's Plan NYC

Neil Berry

“We know that the safest communities are the ones with the most resources, not the ones with the most police and jails. This is why it’s so critical to talk about community investments when we talk about public safety. I want our city to be safe and flourish, just like most people. It’s care and support that will make this city better – not more criminalization. The solutions are out there, but it’s a matter of political will. Low-barrier housing & building up our health, mental health and harm reduction infrastructure: these investments save lives and keep our communities safe and whole!”

Neil Berry
Leader
VOCAL-NY

Sara Eckhouse

“We all deserve a city that takes care of people at every age and stage of life; that prioritizes cracking down on corruption over fare evasion; that focuses on moving people into housing not jails; that responds to people in crisis with healthcare, not handcuffs. We're grateful for the Progressive Caucus's leadership putting forward concrete policies to get NYC closer to being the caring city we deserve.”

Sara Eckhouse
Jews For Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ)

Alana Sivin

“Every New Yorker deserves safety, justice, and care. The Progressive Caucus’s ‘Crisis to Care’ campaign will deliver on that promise with comprehensive, community-based solutions—breaking cycles of instability, building out a continuum of mental healthcare, and funding more supportive housing units to meet high demand. It will also ensure that the frontline workers delivering these essential services are respected and fairly compensated for their work. Fearmongering and theatrics won’t make New Yorkers safer: instead, we need research-supported practices like these that prevent crime, respond to crisis, and reduce violence.”

Alana Sivin
Director, Greater Justice New York Initiative
Vera Institute of Justice

Darren Mack

“We've heard the Mayor say time and again that he wants to close the pipeline that feeds Rikers. But instead, he's spent the past three years pushing people into it, and there are now hundreds more people on Rikers who are diagnosed with serious mental illness. Why would we let people sit on waiting lists for months and years to access services that we know are more effective and less expensive than Rikers? It's time for New York City to spend our money on the things that work, and we're grateful to the Progressive Caucus for making this commitment to fight for a budget that invests in real safety and wellness.”

Darren Mack
Co-Director
Freedom Agenda

Pascale Leone

“We are grateful that the Council’s Progressive Caucus is prioritizing investments in the mental health continuum of care in its FY26 budget campaign, Crisis to Care. This plan rightly centers on ensuring that well-compensated people with lived mental health experience play a central role in the crisis response system, recognizing they are best positioned to make a positive impact with individuals in need. Also welcome are the much-needed proposed enhanced investments in Justice Involved Supportive Housing (JISH) and expanded mobile treatment teams. Individuals with mental health concerns deserve wholistic, person-centered services rooted in genuine connection and communal well-being. These proven approaches work. It’s time for New York City to fully fund them.”

Pascale Leone
Executive Director
The Supportive Housing Network of New York

Jordyn Rosenthal

“During a time of political turmoil that will only exacerbate the need for mental health supports, I am proud to stand with the New York City Council Progressive Caucus calling for $61 million dollars in investments from Crisis to Care. The need for peers – people with lived mental health experience -- to be better integrated into the system is the key. They have the ability to support people at every stage of the continuum as they can connect to someone in a way that only those with lived experience can.”

Jordyn Rosenthal
Director of Advocacy
Community Access

Patricia Haversham-Brown, LCSW, CASAC-G

“We need to treat poverty, mental illness, substance abuse, and homelessness as conditions, not crimes. IMT [Intensive Mobile Treatment] makes ALL of us safer at a fraction of the cost of jail or a hospital stay.”

Patricia Haversham-Brown, LCSW, CASAC-G
Senior Director, Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT)
Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES)

Piyali Basak

“The Progressive Caucus’s push for increased salaries for public defenders reflects the immense dedication and critical work our attorneys, social workers, and administrators do every day. Public defenders do far more than fight for dismissals—they protect families from separation, defend against civil intrusion, and ensure individuals can keep their homes, jobs, and futures intact. Our interdisciplinary teams of attorneys, social workers, and advocates work together to provide comprehensive support that addresses not just the immediate legal case, but the long-term stability of the individuals and families we serve. Yet, low salaries have led to high burnout, threatening the passion and commitment essential to providing effective counsel. Immediate and adequate funding for defender salaries is not just necessary—it is essential to sustaining the quality representation our communities rely on.”

Piyali Basak
Managing Director
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

Lisa Schreibersdorf

“As public defenders, we see people in crisis who are far too often met with legal system involvement, when they should have been met with care. The New York City Council Progressive Caucus’s Crisis to Care budget campaign recognizes that to address our city’s mental health crisis we need to prioritize services and compassionate public health solutions, not criminal and family court involvement. This plan will make great strides to build up NYC’s mental health infrastructure to ensure people get the treatment, housing, and programs they need.”

Lisa Schreibersdorf
Executive Director
Brookyln Defender Services

Joseph Raneri

“The Crisis to Care Initiative is a crucial step in transforming mental health services for the city. It highlights the city's duty to support the mental well-being of EMS professionals, ensuring they have the resources to continue delivering high-quality pre-hospital care.”

Joseph Raneri, MPA, EMT-B
Executive Director
Regional Emergency Medical Services Council of New York City Inc.

Lisa Ohta

Lisa Ohta
President
Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA)

Lisa Ohta

Lisa Ohta
President
Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA)