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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Did you know you can use your SNAP benefit card (EBT) to purchase meals at participating restaurants in NY? You can find a restaurant near you at: otda.ny.gov/programs/rmp... If you don't have SNAP, we can help you apply! Please reach out to our staff at (212) 398-5045 or benefits@liveon-ny.org.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
NY's HEAP Cooling Assistance opens today!
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Benefits programs can help with costs like utilities, housing, medication, and food. Celebrate #BoostYourBudgetWeek by sharing BenefitsCheckUp, a free tool that connects eligible older adults to programs! ️⬇️ #BoostYourBudget #BenefitsCheckUp #AgingWell app.sosha.ai/s/i4oJft7j
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
It's spring! Did you know that you can use SNAP to purchase fresh fruit & veggies at farmers markets? To see if you're eligible for SNAP and other benefits, reach out to our Benefits Outreach Program at (212) 398-5045 or benefits@liveon-ny.org.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
SNAP is one of the best tools to help you afford food!
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Having difficulty affording healthy food?
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
HEAP is now open in NY, and LiveOn's Benefits Outreach Program can help you apply!
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...
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Older New Yorkers Brace for Food Stamp Cuts: ‘I’m Just Praying’
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
State Senator Liz Krueger's Senior Resource Fair is always an amazing event w/ lots of wonderful organizations that serve older New Yorkers in attendance! Our Benefits Outreach Team will there to provide info on the many benefits available to New Yorkers 60+. We hope to see you there!
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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...
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
"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...
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'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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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
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LiveOn NY — DONATE
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
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
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
SNAP can help caregivers!
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
New York's HEAP Cooling Assistance is now open!
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Who benefits from SNAP in NY State? Millions do!
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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.”
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
“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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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.”
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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).
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
"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
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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...
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
The ACL oversees critical programs like Meals on Wheels, caregiver support, senior centers, elder abuse prevention, & other lifelines that millions rely on every day.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Move by Federal Administration effectively eliminates the only federal agency solely dedicated to supporting older adults & people with disabilities.
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 27th CONTACT: ella@newdealstrategies.com LIVEON NY AND LEADING ELECTED LEADERS ON AGING IN NY RAISE ALARM ON TAKEDOWN OF US ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
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liveonny.bsky.social @liveonny.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
March 17th is the deadline to apply for property tax exemptions! New York City offers tax breaks to older adults, people w/disabilities, veterans, clergy members, and others. For help in applying for these exemptions, contact LiveOn NY at (212) 398-5045 or benefits@liveon-ny.
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