There Must Be Access To Care
Regardless of Benefits/Lack of Benefits
Rule #10

This rule, which was first suggested in Buffalo, New York, grew to become a very important issue with most of us in New York.

The rule is simple:

There must be
a TOTAL elimination of "sanctioning"
of people that are
in need of public assistance.

This includes:

◊ social services,
● public assistance,
□ Medicaid,
● food stamps, and
◊ temporary housing.

These are the services that we need to begin our ROAD TO RECOVERY.

It is often difficult for some of us to obtain the proper paperwork that DSS or the Medicaid office may need, and-

 this is often what

 prevents us from

getting the services

we so desperately

need.

It is reported that many times it is the social services worker or caseworker that can prevent some of us from getting benefits.

There are also

programs or

treatments

that we cannot attend

due to not having

the proper benefits.

This is a major problem among many of us in New York that-

inhibits or completely prevents our ability to recover.

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