Senior Issues

• 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 >

• 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 >

• 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 >

• 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 >