Taking Action: Recap of Gray Panthers NYC Town Hall with Assembly Member Ron Kim
At our most recent Transformation Tuesday on October 25, 2022, Gray Panthers hosted a town hall with Assembly Member Ron Kim, the Chair...
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Gray Panthers NYC on Nursing Home Staffing in New York
Recently Gray Panthers NYC was part of a coalition of organizations submitting joint comments on the New York State Department of...
Michelle Arnot
The Honorable Ron Kim and Gray Panthers NYC Town Hall, October 25, 2022, 2-3 pm
We are honored to host Assemblyman Ron Kim (Queens), Chair, NYS Assembly Committee on Aging, for this 60-minute Town Hall event. Register...
Mary Jane Wolper
Citizen Advocates for Nursing Home Residents
Guest Blogger: Mary Jane Wolper, Volunteer Coordinator for The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program for NYC On September 27, 2022, I served...
Michelle Arnot
Save the Date for Town Hall with The Honorable Ron Kim and "Grassroots Voices" Webinar Replay
For those who attended, we hope you found last month's webinar, Grassroots Voices: Nursing Home Transformation, as informative and...
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Congratulations to Our Colleagues Recognized by United Nations 2022 Healthy Aging 50
These allies have been selected from the approximately 500 nominees working to transform the world into a better place to grow older....
Jack Kupferman
Remarks by Gray Panthers NYC on Improving Older New Yorkers’ Access to City Services, Sept 7, 2022
Thank you so much for the invitation to present the views of Gray Panthers on the suite of bills under consideration. I am Jack...
Michelle Arnot
Grassroot Voices: Nursing Home Transformation Webinar, September 27, 2022 2-3PM EDT
PANELISTS Rachel Bennett, Founder, Nursing Home Card Project Mary Jane Wolper, LTC Ombudsman Program Volunteer Coordinator, Center for...
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Grieving Families in New York State Deserve Better
For over a century and a half, wrongful death lawsuit settlements in New York State were never allowed to consider the emotional impact...
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How the Inflation Reduction Act Benefits Older Americans
Depending on what you read or watch, much of the publicity surrounding the recently signed Inflation Reduction Act is about whether or...
Sarah Gold
Recap of Brooklyn Borough Hall Scamming and Fraud Event
On July 29, 2022, Gray Panthers NYC summer intern Sarah Gold attended an event held by the Brooklyn Wide Interagency Council on Aging....
Emily Trask
Meet Sarah Gold, GP NYC 2022 Summer Intern
I am a rising senior at Skidmore College, majoring in Anthropology and double minoring in Biology and Mandarin. My interest in the Gray...
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How Masking Sends a Message to Older Persons
We thought we were done with it, that we could relax and get back to our normal lives. Unfortunately, many parts of the United States,...
Saleen S
LiveOn NY Legislative Recap, July 2022
Many thanks to LiveOn NY for this recap of some of the legislation that passed both NYS Assembly houses that is pertinent to our work...
Susan Friedman
PANTHER SPOTLIGHT: Brendan Birth, Gray Panthers NYC Board Member
Brendan Birth (he/him) is the Secretary of the Gray Panthers NYC Board. He first came to Gray Panthers as an intern in Summer 2015. He...
Michelle Arnot
Register - Gray Panthers NYC: Advocating Globally for Older People, Transformation Tuesday, 8/30/22
SAVE THE DATE! More info to follow soon! You can watch all of our past Transformation Tuesday webinars on our website.
Susan Friedman
Gray Panthers NYC's Jack Kupferman Attended the Joint Forum and the Ministerial Conference on Ageing
Gray Panthers NYC's Jack Kupferman attended the Joint Forum and the Ministerial Conference on Ageing in June in Rome. Official delegates...
Sarah Gold
Gray Panthers NYC Attends UN Programme “Older Women in Crises: Invisible Among the Most Vulnerable”
On July 14, 2022, Gray Panthers NYC intern Sarah Gold (rising senior at Skidmore College) attended a High-Level Political Forum Zoom...
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Why Long-Term Care Matters to Gray Panthers NYC
Over the past year, Gray Panthers NYC has held monthly Transformation Tuesdays, an educational webinar series focused on nursing home...
Michelle Arnot
Emerging Aging for Beyond Medicaid: New Models to Pay for Long-Term Care, July 26, 2022 at 2 pm ET,
Gray Panthers has partnered with Emerging Aging for two thought-provoking Transformation Tuesdays. If you missed last month's webinar or...
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Gray Panthers Statement on the Overturning of Roe v. Wade
Gray Panthers does not support the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. It will lead to forced childbirths -- something...
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GRAY MATTERS: Introducing the Gray Panthers NYC Article Series
“Well aimed slingshots can topple giants” ~Maggie Kuhn, Founder, Gray Panthers Gray Panthers NYC is proud of our year-long series on...
Michelle Arnot
Reimagining Nursing Homes: The New Paradigm, June 28, 2022 Transformation Tuesday
Next week (6/28), we are partnering with our friends at EmergingAging NYC for a thought-provoking discussion centering on how grassroots...
Michelle Arnot
Join us May 24, 2022, Honoring Nursing Home Lives Lost: Where Will We Be in 2023?
This month's Transformation Tuesday will be a recap of what Gray Panthers NYC (GPNYC) has accomplished over the past year of the pandemic...
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