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• NYS AFL-CIO Endorsements 2026

  September 03, 2026:   For Governor Kathy Hochul (D)   For NYS AG Letisha James (D)   For NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (D)   Congressional Endorsements   NY-2 Andrew Garbarino (R) NY-3 Tom Suozzi (D) NY-5 G...Read more >

• Tools to Prevent Scams in New York

  August 27, 2026: These platforms have been tested and endorsed by the New York State Office for the Aging to help you prevent and detect a scam. SilverShield empowers older adults to protect themselves from scams and fraud. SilverShield immediately reviews...Read more >

• Happy Anniversary Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

  August 18, 2026: All Americans should take a moment each summer to recognize the significance of two tremendous benefits that continue to serve us all very well, as they have for decades - Social Security (1935) and Medicare (1965). No one should take thes...Read more >

• 2025 and President Trump’s Betrayal of America’s Seniors

  June 17, 2026: A report by the Minority Staff of the U.S Senate Special Committee on Aging This report focuses on eight harms that are representative of how President trump failed seniors in 2025. The President broke his promise to tame inflation and expres...Read more >

• More About Scams

  March 30, 2026: Facts: 75% of adults 50-80 reported experiencing a scam attempt and 30% experienced fraud 800,000 cybercrime related complaints were filed in 2022 with an estimated $10.3 billion in damages. Much more currently In 2023 approximat...Read more >

• NYS Alliance for Retired Americans, National Alliance Coordinating Campaign to Help Seniors “Stop the Scam” involving Online Fraud

  March 14, 2026: 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 Yorker...Read more >

• Update: New York State Alliance for Retired Americans Coordinating a Focused Campaign to Help Seniors, Stop the Scam,Involving Online Fraud

  February 18, 2026: 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 Accordi...Read more >

• NYSARA to Pilot Stop the Scam Program for ARA

  December 21, 2025:   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 tradi...Read more >

• Social Security Benefits Support 12 Million US Jobs and Generates $2.6 Trillion in Economic Output

  December 03, 2025:   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 e...Read more >

• 50+ Longevity Economy – National and New York

  September 29, 2025: • 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 tril...Read more >