NYSARA Actions

• NYSARA Virtual Town Hall on Winter Wellness for Seniors Presents Valuable Information

  January 20, 2022: Franklin County Director of Public Health Katie Strack was special guest of NYSARA for a virtual Town Hall Meeting focused on Winter Wellness for Seniors on Wed. Jan. 12. Not surprisingly, questions about the Coronavirus surge and the challe...Read more >

• 2021 NYS Legislative Session Happenings and Determining NYSARA Legislative Priorities for 2022

  June 14, 2021:   In a year where COVID 19 was a major thrust of both the budget and the legislative session after budget considerations were addressed, the NYS legislature actively made strides on Senior issues and one issue that has been a NYSARA prior...Read more >

• NYSARA Continues Conversation with Eldera A Unique Intergenerational Opportunity

  December 03, 2020:   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...Read more >

• Join Us to Celebrate These Gains Over the Past Century at These Online Events! New York State Celebration Events

  July 27, 2020: 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 Right...Read more >

• NYSARA Postpones Biennial Election Convention Until June 17, 2020

  March 17, 2020:   New York's Public Health Emergency around the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation suggests seniors especially follow the recommendations guard against infection outlined below. On Sunday the CDC made a reccomendation that there sho...Read more >

• NYSARA President Testifies Before the NYS Public Service Commission on the Lifeline Program

  July 02, 2019:   NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann testified before the NYS Public Service Commission on behalf of Wireless service carriers and the Lifeline program in New York State. Lifeline is a federal program created in 1985 to help low-income consumers...Read more >

• NYSARA Recommends to Senator Schumer that NYSARA Member Eric Kingson, of Syracuse University, be recommended to the Vacant Social Security Public Trustee Position

  April 09, 2019: On March 26th NYSARA President Barry A. Kaufmann sent a letter to Senator Chuck Schumer, US Senate Minority leader (D/NYS), asking him to nominate Eric Kingson to the vacant Social Security Public Trustee position.  Traditionally, the Senate Leade...Read more >

• NYSARA Leadership to Visit New Congressional Representatives Local Members Needed

  March 06, 2019: NYSARA President Barry A. Kaufmann and Executive Director Steve Madarasz will be making appointments to visit all the freshman members of the NYS congressional delegation in March April and May. During those meetings NYSARA leadership will educat...Read more >

• NYS Alliance for Retired Americans Delegation Attends ARA Convention in Las Vegas

  November 24, 2018: Robert Roach, Jr. and Joseph Peters, Jr. Re-elected as Alliance Leaders The Alliance’s 2018 National Membership Meeting took place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday through Thursday of last week. On the first day, Robert Roach, Jr., who has be...Read more >

• NYSARA Endorses Letitia ‘Tish” James for NYS Attorney General and Tom DiNapoli for NYS Comptroller

  October 10, 2018:   At their October 3rd Conference Call Board meeting the NYSARA Board of Directors unanimously endorsed Letitia "Tish" James for NYS Attorney General and Incumbent Thomas DiNapoli for NYS Comptroller. Letitia James is the Public Advocate f...Read more >