Advocacy

With Many 65+ NYers Still Working, Expansion Would Also Write Age Discrimination Out of State Law

For National Family Caregivers Month, AARP New York reached out to legislators so they could share their caregiving stories and why they believe it’s important to highlight services for caregivers. New York State’s 2.2 million  family caregivers provide an estimated  2.1 billion hours  of care for older parents, spouses, and other loved ones each year.

Analysis of Voter Participation Shows More Are Opting Out of Party Enrollment

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - As New York fails to adequately fund basic home services for older adults, rural family caregivers are stressed, cutting work hours or even leaving jobs because they do not have enough help, according to an AARP New York survey released this week.

New York's Black and Hispanic voters also are supportive of a proposal to allow lower-cost drugs to be imported from Canada,

State Director Beth Finkel Testifies at State Hearing

AARP NY Hitting Road, Hosting Roundtables to Focus on Exchanging Ideas, Shaping Future of Aging in NY

Albany, N.Y. – Thousands of older New Yorkers are waiting for the essential services they need to live independently and safely in their homes, and today AARP New York and other aging advocates called on Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislative leaders for the adequate funding that would end these delays that too often have proven to be life-threatening and even fatal.

Questions YOU can ask candidates for office.

With nearly one in five New York residents receiving Social Security benefits and 3.4 percent of beneficiaries receiving spousal benefits, Social Security is an important piece of the retirement puzzle for many New Yorkers.