Association of Public Broadcasting Stations of New York

Coming out of the pandemic, ASA and APBS built on this success through a budget lobbying effort that included the Division of Budget, the State Education Department, the Governor’s Office, and the State Legislature that resulted in an allocation of $7.8 million for PBS Stations to launch several critical public awareness campaigns about mental health, senior social isolation and to address student learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PBS Stations continue to work closely with the relevant state agencies and other stakeholders to rollout high quality educational and public awareness content in these areas and are looking forward to additional collaborations in the future.