Allison Nickerson

Executive Director of @LiveOnNY, distance runner, aspiring gardener, advocate for communities that work for ALL ages, Tweets and Opinions are my own

[LiveOn NY @liveonny]

All older New Yorkers deserve to age in safe, affordable housing! Our latest housing report, How Long Do We Have to Wait?: Why New York Needs to Prioritize Equity for Older New Yorkers in Housing Development, found that for many, this is not the case. https://t.co/GXjRRNIBgY

[LiveOn NY @liveonny]

@lizkimtweets @Gothamist @WNYC Older New Yorkers are still being left out of the budget! Over $20M in cuts this year alone. Older New Yorkers deserve better. @NYCMayor - Fund @NYCAging

[(ARCHIVED) Adrienne Adams @NYCSpeakerAdams]

With the right investments, we can ensure that our seniors can age with dignity.

We are calling on the Administration to:
🍲Increase + baseline funding for older adult meals
🏠Expand older adult case management + home care services
💰Restore funds for older adult centers

[United Neighborhood Houses @UNHNY]

Settlement houses SHOWED UP today to fight for aging services in this year’s budget! Thx to @NYCSpeakerAdams @CMCrystalHudson & CMs for standing with us to push back on @NYCMayor’s budget cuts. We need new investments to support an aging NY, not cuts!
@liveonny

[Goddard Riverside #JustPay @GoddardRiv]

Today staff and members from our Older Adult Centers rallied with fellow advocates. New Yorkers need fully funded senior programs with no wait lists! @HSC_NY @liveonny

[Project Guardianship @projectguardNYC]

Today PG joined 100s of people at City Hall for @liveonny's 27th Annual City Aging #Advocacy Day. Elected officials, nonprofits, & older adults gathered in hopes of galvanizing support for funds & services for older NYers who remain grossly underserved. #OlderAmericansMonth

[Citymeals on Wheels @Citymeals]

Thank you @CMCrystalHudson for your support of older New Yorkers!

[katie honan @katie_honan]

Lots of senior citizens are outside City Hall decrying budget cuts to @NYCAging, outlined here by @CMCrystalHudson

[katie honan @katie_honan]

This is a very large rally because the stakes are high. Senior centers could close under current budget projections.

[#JustPay | Human Services Council of New York @HSC_NY]

Standing in community with advocates at @LiveOnNY’s Aging Advocacy Day!

From home-delivered meals to case management, older adult services are essential and must be adequately funded. #AdvocateforAgingNYC

[aarpny @AARPNY]

No cuts to older adult services! Thank you to @NYCCouncil Aging Chair @CMCrystalHudson, @NYCSpeakerAdams for standing with us today against harmful proposed cuts to NYC aging services!

[CPC @cpc_nyc]

CPC is also here today near City Hall with @liveonny to make sure that the City restores cuts and expands investments in the health and well-being of older adults.

[Citymeals on Wheels @Citymeals]

Citymeals is proud to join @liveonny and advocates, older adults & community organizations at City Hall today to oppose cuts to aging services. We need to invest in home-delivered meal programs, improvements to the City's older adult centers & expanded case management services.

[Council Member Crystal Hudson @CMCrystalHudson]

Nearly 1 in 5 NYers is an older adult. Yet, @NYCAging makes up LESS THAN 0.5% of the city’s entire budget. Despite that, Mayor Adams is proposing drastic cuts that could shutter older adult centers citywide and hinder vital case management services. Older adults deserve better.

[Allison Nickerson @ANickerson25]

Completely agree. Thank you @Citymeals for bringing these issues to the forefront.

[Beth Finkel @BethNY]

Let this sink into policymakers and electeds: it’s clear the ROI on $ spent on helping people stay in their homes as they age! Pay now or pay so much more if more people have to move to institutional care. ⁦@Citymeals�� ⁦@AARPNY⁩ #Hunger

[LiveOn NY @liveonny]

New Yorkers deserve equity and wellbeing at all stages of their lives. @GovKathyHochul’s budget is shameful and disrespectful to our state’s 4 million older adults. @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins #WaitingListsNotAcceptable

[LiveOn NY @liveonny]

After years of #JustPay advocacy, City-contracted human services workers will receive over 9% wage increases over the next 3 years. Thank you @NYCMayor @SheenaWrightNYC @AnaJAlmanzar @AWilliamsIsom @NYCSpeakerAdams @JustinBrannan @althea4theBX for listening to our voices!

[Council Member Crystal Hudson @CMCrystalHudson]

Our older neighbors nurtured our communities. They made our beloved City the diverse and vibrant place it is today, and we have a responsibility to care for them. And this @NYCCouncil will. 👏🏽@NYCSpeakerAdams.
#MovingForwardTogether #AgeInPlaceNYC

[Allison Nickerson @ANickerson25]

Thank you @NYCSpeakerAdams for including older New Yorkers in your #SOTC! And yes!! We need equitable budgets that support us through our lives and into later life. We are all aging!

[New York City Council @NYCCouncil]

"Seniors are the jewels of our communities. To build a multi-generational society— one where all people can age with dignity—the City has a responsibility to support our seniors in the budget and throughout all of our policies." -@NYCSpeakerAdams #MovingForwardTogether