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• 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 >

• NYSARA Participates in NY Age Strong Conference

  September 29, 2025:   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 represente...Read more >

• NYSARA Convention Shares a Wide Variety of Information and Elects Officers

  September 29, 2025: 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 organizati...Read more >

• NYSARA Biennial Election Convention

  July 27, 2025:   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 State...Read more >

• KFF Health News: To Keep Medicaid, Mom Caring for Disabled Adult Son Faces Prospect of Proving She Works

  July 10, 2025: Four years before Kimberly Gallagher enrolled in Medicaid herself, the public health insurance program’s rules prompted her to make an excruciating choice — to give up guardianship of her son so she could work as his caregiver. Now, another pr...Read more >