The New York State Alliance for Retired Americans (NYSARA), in coordination with the national Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA), is launching a long term public education and advocacy campaign to “Stop the Scam” and help older New Yorkers better protect themselves ag... Read more
A press conference is being held to kick off the 'Stop the Scam" program to prevent older New Yorkers from being involved with scams. The problem is getting worse with the advent of Artificial Intelligence tools which are increasingly more sophisticated and harder to detect,. ... Read more
Facts about Scams: 75% of adults 50-80 reported experiencing a scam attempt and 30% actually experienced a fraud. In 2023 approximately 112 million people were affected by healthcare data breaches reported by more than 540 organizations According to the Federal Trade Comiss... Read more
The New York State Alliance for Retired Americans will be involved in rolling out and piloting a program designed to address the dramatic increase in scams that target seniors. Focussed on AI and Social Media scams rather than traditional scams this is the newes... Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 30, 2025 – New research from the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) finds that Social Security benefits play a powerful role in supporting the U.S. economy, generating $2.6 trillion in total economic output and supporting ... Read more
• 83% of US household wealth is held by people over 50 • Access to credit and assets allows the group to spend more on goods, Services and investments than their younger counterparts • When summed together approximately $1.8 trillion in federal, state and lo... Read more
Over 50 leaders gathered in Albany this week for the Age Strong NYS Consensus Workshop, a two-day convening of advocates, service providers, policymakers, and community leaders. NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann represented NYSARA with representation f... Read more
Nearly 80 participants from across New York joined together for NYSARA’s Annual Convention in Latham, Sept. 4 to hear a wide range of speakers, elect NYSARA’s statewide officers and gain practical insight to help strengthen the organization’s efforts on behalf of ol... Read more
Date: September 4, 2025 10:30 am to 3:00 pm: Place: NYSUT Headquarters 800 Troy Schenectady Rd. Latham, NY Purpose: To Elect NYSARA Officers 2025 -2027, Get Information on Issues both nationally and Statewide that have impact on Senio... Read more