Even with the hope and progress of the COVID 19 vaccine, public health experts and other policy makers are warning that this will be a cruel season. We encourage you to learn the facts, communicate with your health care professionals and seek vaccination as soon as you ... Read more
Starting this week, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are sending approximately 8 million second Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) by prepaid debit card. These EIP Cards follow the millions of payments already made by direct deposit and the ong... Read more
Bobbie Sackman, Workplace Discrimination Coordinator for the NYC Chapter of NYSARA, is pleased to report two groundbreaking steps taken in 2020 by NYC government to address age discrimination in the workplace: In July, 2020, the NYC Commission on Human Rights released its firs... Read more
On Friday November 13 NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann had a second conversation with Eldera, an organization that promotes the use of the expertise of seniors for benefit to young people. Barry met via zoom with two of the co founders of Elders Kate Bu... Read more
The program will focus on essential information for staying healthy and secure this winter and protecting loved ones, particularly as we continue to face the COVID 19 pandemic. Guest Presenters will include Becky Preve, Executive Director of the Association on Aging in N... Read more
Expand Medicaid & SNAP, continue Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, help out-of-work renters and mortgage-holders, protect Social Security and Medicare, fund universal mail-in voting, and support our state and local governments!”... Read more
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100 Years On: Celebrating and Championing Our Civil Rights and Social Programs Many of our key rights laws and social programs were enacted in July and August: July 1 – Public Health Services Act (1940) July 2 – Civil Rights Act (1964) July 5 – Nat... Read more