COUNCIL OF SENIOR CENTERS AND SERVICES OF NEW YORK CITY INC

LIVEON PROVIDED VALUABLE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 1,885 PEOPLE, USING A VARIETY OF METHODS AND FORUMS: ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON AGING: ON JANUARY 28, 2025, WE HOSTED THE 35TH EDITION OF THIS EVENT, WE HOSTED 4 VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS TO MEET A BURGEONING NEED FOR ACCURATE,UPDATED INFORMATION ON RAPIDLY EVOLVING FEDERAL POLICY AND FUNDING CHANGES. LIVEON HOSTED TOTAL OF 7 DIFFERENT WORKGROUPS AS A PRIMARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONDUCT PEER-TO-PEER TRAINING AND TO FURTHER BUILD OUT THE ANNUAL TRAINING PLAN. FOUR OF THE WORKGROUP MEET MONTHLY AND THE OTHER 3 WORKGROUPS MEET QUARTERLY. WE LAUNCHED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTER FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) AND FOUR LIVEON MEMBER AGENCIES TO HOSTED 4 IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS TO HELP ENSURE THAT MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES MADE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE COVERAGE, SO AS TO BEST MEET THEIR HEALTHCARE NEEDS OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

WE ENGAGED IN EXTENSIVE ADVOCACY TO ENCOURAGE GREATER SUPPORT FOR OLDER ADULTS AND RELEVANT SERVICE PROVIDERS, AT THE STATE, CITY, AND FEDERAL LEVELS, INCLUDING HEAVY ONLINE AND OFFLINE MOBILIZATION IN RESPONSE TO PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS TO OLDER ADULT SERVICES. EXPANDING OUR ENGAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWMAKERS IN RESPONSE TO SWEEPING CUTS, FIRINGS, AND POLICY CHANGES THAT BEGAN IN JANUARY 2025. IN JANUARY WE KICKED OFF THIS AGE STRONG NEW YORK,NEW CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT HOW FEW RESOURCES AT THE CITY AND STATE LEVEL ARE DEVOTED TO AGING. WE THEN CO-HOSTED AN AGE STRONG NYS RALLY WITH THE NEW YORK SENIOR STATEWIDE ACTION COUNCIL AT THE CAPITOL IN ALBANY ON FEBRUARY 11, 2025. WE HOSTED BOROUGH-BASED AGE STRONG NEW YORK RALLIES QUEENS, BROOKLYN AND THE BRONX. WE ALSO HOSTED OUR 30TH AGING ADVOCACY DAY RALLY IN CITY HALL PARK, THE LATTER OF WHICH DREW OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS AND CONSIDERABLE PRESS COVERAGE. WE CONVENED A NEW COMMUNITY WORK GROUP FOR THE NEW YORK CLIMATE AND AGING ACTIVATION NETWORK (NY-CAAN)--A NEW COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE BETWEEN LIVEON AND CORNELL UNIVERSITY'S INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE AND AGING (CICA), FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THE INTERSECTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGING IN NEW YORK CITY.