News & Updates
While the presidential elections may have ended, New York City is quickly approaching a pivotal 2021 election to fill NYC’s top elected offices. In preparation, senior advocacy organization LiveOn NY hosted two virtual listening sessions for older New Yorkers to hear the most pressing age related issues, incoming elected officials need to address.
Further, providers are tired of being promised funding, like through the ICR initiative, that never comes to fruition. For aging service providers, this is the third unfulfilled promise from this Administration: Senior Centers were also promised $10 million through the City’s Model Budget process for much needed raises for staff, that was inevitably reneged without a word, and were promised $5 million for Senior Center kitchen staff, that also went unfulfilled.
LiveOn NY was proud to join the New York Housing Conference led advocacy effort calling on the City to restore capital funding for the City’s affordable housing program in the FY21 budget. This #NoCapitalCuts Campaign brought together stakeholders from a broad spectrum of housing providers, including the Supportive Housing Network, NYSAFAH, Enterprise Community Partners, and more. The campaign also included sign ons from a number of LiveOn NY members, including, Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation, Elmcor Youth and Adult Activities, RiseBoro Community Partnership Inc., and Selfhelp Realty Group.
While much of the future appears uncertain, what’s clear is that these core services—nutrition, health, socialization, recreation, and education—will be more important than ever in the lives of a rapidly growing older adult population, particularly as we emerge from a global pandemic. Whether it be next month, next year, or next decade, we must ensure that these services are robustly available in every community throughout the five boroughs.
