If you're 60+ or receiving disability benefits, you may be eligible for SNAP, NYC's Rent Freeze Program, Property tax exemptions, Medicaid & more! For more information, visit our Benefits Outreach Team tomorrow between 1-3pm at St. George Library, 5 Central Ave., Staten Island @nypl.bsky.social

We are glad to partner with Brooklyn Org to provide information regarding the emerging, serious needs of older New Yorkers, including during this afternoon's Brooklyn Backs Brookyn virtual community briefing.

Our Executive Director Allison Nickerson will be among the presenters at a Brooklyn Backs Brooklyn virtual community briefing at noon this Tuesday (July 29). Thanks to Brooklyn Org for hosting this event and helping us all #AgeStrong.

We are honored to have received a Gold Seal of Transparency from @CandidDotOrg for the 2nd year in a row. Learn more about our impact through our #NonprofitProfile: www.guidestar.org/profile/shar...

'Immoral': Democrat Hakeem Jeffries blasts Trump megabill in marathon speech Jeffries took to the House floor just after 5 a.m. on Thursday and has now been speaking for more than seven hours, delaying a final vote.

"According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the Medicaid cuts and changes passed by the Senate could cause 11.8 million Americans to lose their health insurance over the next decade." abc7ny.com/post/immoral...

Update: The vote is delayed as House Minority Leader and Brooklyn Congress Member @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social‬ has been speaking for over 5 and a half hours on how millions of Americans will be hurt by this bill.

The U.S. House of Representatives is about to vote on a bill that will put Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital aging-related programs in mortal danger. Please help us fight to preserve these programs so that we can all #AgeStrong. liveon-ny.org/donate

The U.S. Senate is considering massive Federal funding and access cuts that could be devastating for older adults in New York and across the nation. Join our efforts to prevent these cuts so that we can all #AgeStrong. liveon-ny.org/donate

2.9M New Yorkers rely on SNAP to put food on the table. 31% of NY's SNAP participants are older adults or people w/ disabilities & 30% are children. Cuts to SNAP would increase hunger & harm the most vulnerable New Yorkers. Contact your reps & tell them to vote NO on SNAP cuts: bit.ly/NoSNAPCuts

As our fiscal year comes to a close on June 30, massive Federal turmoil threatens the future of vital aging-related services. It’s not too late to help us defend these services so that all in New York can #AgeStrong. Donate today. liveon-ny.org/donate

SNAP can help caregivers!

It was an honor to be invited to participate in Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson's event "Medicaid in Crisis" where we joined experts to discuss the proposed cuts to Medicaid and how they may impact older New Yorkers.

New York's HEAP Cooling Assistance is now open!

Who benefits from SNAP in NY State? Millions do!

I will continue to stand with my colleagues in Albany & our nonprofit partners to fight any attempt to erode older adult services & collaborate to ensure every single older adult can age in place with dignity.”

It’s clear this administration is focused on eliminating programs that support marginalized communities, & taking away benefits from those who have contributed so much to our country over their entire life.

“According to ACL, the number of older Americans has jumped 34 percent over the past decade compared to a 2 percent jump for those under 65. Despite this, the Trump administration is eliminating the only agency focused on supporting our nation’s nearly 58 million older adults.

“Our nation’s older adult population is growing rapidly, but government at all levels has failed to plan for an aging population,” said New York City Council Member Crystal Hudson, Chair of the Aging Committee.

This is a desertion of 4.6 million New Yorkers and their access to vital services that keep them safe & aging with dignity. I will continue to marshal every resource to protect aging New Yorkers & the quality of life that they have earned.”

State Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright, Chair of the Aging Committee said, “Older adults already face housing, food & healthcare insecurity. It is unconscionable that the Trump administration would move to dissolve the US Administration for Community Living (ACL).

older Amerians is not only unwise, irrational, & impractical, but an absolute insult to those who have long paid their dues to this nation.I suggest this plan be recalled like the 5.1 million Teslas recalled in 2024," said State Senator Cordell Cleare, Chair of the Aging Committee

"Seniors are the fastest growing population in New York and in many parts of our country. The federal government should be doing one thing only—modernizing and expanding funding and programs under the Older Americans Act and the Administration for Community Living. A DOGE-style approach to our

Gutting programs like Meals on Wheels and caregiver support abandons the very people who built this country and paid into these systems their entire lives. This isn’t just a policy shift; it’s a moral failure and blatantly un-American.”— Allison Nickerson, Executive Director, LiveOn NY

This isn’t policy. It’s abandonment. And hardworking New Yorkers & Americans who have paid into these systems for decades deserve far better than this. “Eliminating the Administration for Community Living is not just reckless—it’s un-American...

of a continued assault on the 4.8 million older adults& 4.1 family caregivers in New York State - new red tape strangling Social Security, threats to emergency food assistance, ongoing efforts to undermine Medicaid, & now the dismantling of our nation’s aging support infrastructure.

Now, the Department of Health and Human Services is carving up these programs behind closed doors, offering little transparency and even fewer answers. This is not just bureaucratic reshuffling—it’s a direct attack on the safety and dignity of Americans as we age. These moves are part

The ACL oversees critical programs like Meals on Wheels, caregiver support, senior centers, elder abuse prevention, & other lifelines that millions rely on every day.

In a stunning and deeply alarming move, the federal administration has dissolved the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL)—the only federal agency solely dedicated to supporting older adults and people with disabilities.