Advocacy Day 2025 – February 11

ADVOCATE: Send Letters to your Local and State legislators

Join our Advocacy Letter Writing Campaign

Please use this easy online tool to write to your local legislator and legislative leaders, and ask that they increase support for CSTEP and STEP by another 10% beyond Governor Hochul’s 10% proposed increase, for a total increase of 20%. CSTEP and STEP are undergraduate and pre-college programs that prepare students for careers in STEM, health, and licensed fields. Additional funding for the programs will allow us to better support current students and programs, and allow us to serve more students so that they too can receive the academic and career-oriented resources that will assist them in entering STEM, health, and licensed fields.

ADVOCATE: Share your success stories on social media!

• Follow us! @APACSORG – X a/k/a Twitter and Instagram accounts.
• Trend with us on Twitter and Instagram on  Tuesday, Feb. 11TH
  • Use our hashtags: #StandUp4StudentAid, #APACSORG, #STEPNY, #CSTEPNY
• All students and families are encouraged to record and upload a brief video highlighting their STEP and CSTEP experiences.
  • Submit and be featured on APACS media accounts.

Remember:

• CSTEP and STEP are the pipeline for careers and professions that are critical to our local, state, and national economy.
• CSTEP and STEP are innovative intervention models with an outstanding track record of effectively serving our students.

Please spread the word. Encourage your family/school/work community to participate. The more people share their STEP/CSTEP stories and encourage legislators to INCREASE FUNDING
#StandUp4StudentAid, #APACSORG, #STEPNY, #CSTEPNY, the more powerful our voices will be!

Thank you for your continued support. Our destiny is in our hands!

Very truly yours,

2025 APACS Advocacy Committee