Program areas at CSCS
See schedule opolicy & advocacy we engaged in extensive advocacy to encourage greater support for older adults and relevant service providers, both at the state level, particularly in light of a New master plan on aging initiative, and New York City government, including heavy online and offline mobilization in response to proposed budget cuts to older adult Services, such as hosting our 28th annual advocacy day, this time in City hall park, which drew over 400 participantsthe highest turnout in at least 4 years. We also:- collaborated with f.y. Eye to raise public awareness on aging-related issues, particularly by rolling out a "say your age" campaign to help combat ageism.- co-hosted two roundtables with the speaker's office.- participated in the human service Council's day without Services rally at City hall, which drew over 6,000 people.
Older adult serviceswith the support of the New York state office for the aging and the national Council on aging we provided extensive outreach and assistance related to government benefits, such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) and the Senior citizens rent increase exemption (scrie). Toward that end, we:- screened 2,030 older adults in need for benefits to help them make ends meet- submitted 1,410 benefits applications- had 1,266,724 outreach hits, including flyers, newsletters, email blasts and people attending events
See schedule omember engagement we provided technical assistance/training to approximately 1,912 professionals through a variety of methods. This included hosting the 33rd edition of our annual conference on aging, which drew 600 participantsa record for the third year in a rowas well as multiple workgroups, and peer-to-peer training of nonprofit professionals who provide Services to older adults. We also provided civic education and engagement opportunities to older New yorkers, such as through a citywide participatory budgeting initiative, in cooperation with the New York City civic engagement commission and other partners. Through this program, Liveon reached over 500 older New yorkers to help generate budget ideas during the autumn of 2022. Subsequently, we distributed 8,000 ballots, then collected nearly 3,500 completed ballots at 56 older adult Centers throughout New York City, thereby empowering older adults to vote on budget ideas. Moreover, we expanded our reframing aging initiative to dispel ageist misconceptions and build public support for aging. This included making 51 reframing engagements (including reframer led training sessions, presentations, workshops, op-eds and testimonies).