LiveOn NY Calls on Mayor Adams to Exempt DFTA from the 3% Budget Cut

LiveOn NY Calls on Mayor Adams to Exempt DFTA from the 3% Budget Cut

Last week, Mayor Eric Adam announced a 3% budget cut under the Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) across most City agencies to close the gap in the City budget for Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023, and the years ahead.

LiveOn NY Applauds Governor Hochul Commitment to Older New Yorkers in Her First State of the State Address

LiveOn NY Applauds Governor Hochul Commitment to Older New Yorkers in Her First State of the State Address

This Wednesday, Governor Hochul held her first State of the State address, articulating policy and budgetary priorities for the coming session including aging related commitments to support all New Yorkers as we age. LiveOn NY applauds Governor Hochul commitments outlined in the agenda, which serve as significant markers of what's likely to come on the state level this year.

LiveOn NY Joins Call for State 5-Year Capital Investment in Affordable Housing

LiveOn NY Joins Call for State 5-Year Capital Investment in Affordable Housing

Led by the New York Housing Conference, LiveOn NY joined a coalition of 16 organizations to craft our newly released report calling on New York State to make a new, expanded 5-year capital plan and investment.

Recommendations in the report are centered around a call for a new, five-year $6 Billion Affordable Housing Plan and continued reoccurring program spending, totaling $1 billion over the next five years.

State Aging Hearing on COVID Impacts on Senior Services

State Aging Hearing on COVID Impacts on Senior Services

Among other challenges, the ability to remain fed, access to community-based supports, and an insufficient technology infrastructure were some of the primary issues facing older adults during the pandemic. Further, efforts to mitigate risk of exposure to COVID-19 had the unintended consequence of exacerbating issues of isolation across our state.

LiveOn NY Testifies on Home Care and Caregiving Strategy

LiveOn NY Testifies on Home Care and Caregiving Strategy

In many ways home care, along with the entire continuum of community-based services, are the critical bulwarks to ensuring individuals can age in communities, rather than in institutional settings, as research has shown to be preferred.