State Advocacy, Policy
Tim Mei
El Diario Covers LiveOn Conference & Need ...
El Diario Covers LiveOn Conference & Need for State Investment in Aging
Katelyn Hosey
Social Work Month: Celebrating the Essential ...

March is Social Work Month and at LiveOn NY, we celebrate our members who are essential to the work we do in making New York a better to age. Throughout the pandemic, social workers in the human services sector have been on the frontlines working tirelessly to ensure all New Yorkers have the support they need. Here are quotes from some of our members on what moved them to become social workers and their experience as an essential worker.

Social Work Month: Celebrating the Essential Workers Who Make New York A Better Place to Age
Katelyn Hosey
Reframing the Way We Think About Aging in New ...

Today, LiveOn NY announced a partnership with the Reframing Aging Initiative, which is a multi-year strategy to counteract ageism and improve the way policymakers, stakeholders, and the public think about aging and older people.

Reframing the Way We Think About Aging in New York City
Policy
Katelyn Hosey
LiveOn NY Strongly Opposes Federal Government ...

LiveOn NY unequivocally opposes the continued, systemic attacks on older adults in need of assistance, namely low-income seniors, immigrants, communities of color and other marginalized populations. 

LiveOn NY Strongly Opposes Federal Government Attacks on Older Adults in Need of Assistance
Policy
Katelyn Hosey
LiveOn NY in the News!

At LiveOn NY, we work hard to make sure that the public hears about the issues affecting older New Yorkers, as well as the incredible momentum that exists as we grow old. To this aim, we are proud of each and every time we are able to share this narrative with the press and our local communities.

LiveOn NY in the News!

Policy

Title XX Letter Writing Campaign – Save Senior Centers

Title XX Letter Writing Campaign – Save Senior Centers
Letters Need to be Mailed to the Governor by February 10, 2017

CLICK HERE to download the Letter in English, Chinese, and Spanish

Press Release: Mayor de Blasio budget shortchanges seniors on waiting lists

Read the latest press release from AARP New York and LiveOn NY that calls on the city to go beyond Mayor Bill de Blasio’s preliminary budget by increasing funding for homecare services to allow growing numbers of older middle class New Yorkers to age in their own homes with dignity, rather than in institutional care settings that cost taxpayers even more.

TESTIMONY: Joint Aging/General Welfare Committee hearing titled Oversight – Reducing Food Insecurity in New York City

At the core of LiveOn NY’s mission is the desire to support our membership organizations, numbering over 100 organizations that provide 600 community based programs and services for older adults, ranging from individual community based centers to large multi-service organizations throughout all five boroughs. We are pleased to focus our efforts towards promoting better policy which will provide for better aging both today and for the years to come.

New York State Budget Update

This week, the Governor released his proposed 2017-2018 Executive Budget. Below is a brief update. Please stay tuned for more details as they become available and how you can get involved.  Of note:...

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ALERT: Off the Fiscal Cliff Campaign

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Seniors are overburdened in housing costs. Often paying more than 50% of their income on rent, whether they are enrolled in NY Rent Freeze (SCRIE/DRIE) or not. Because the Rent Freeze Program is one of the key tools to preserve affordable seniors housing AND allows older adults' to remain at home as they age - we must ensure that NYC improve its policies to help seniors off the fiscal cliff.