On June 11th, 2024 at 1:30pm, Stonewall CDC is hosting a NYS Office for the Aging Master Plan for Aging (MPA) Town Hall with state representatives at The LGBTQ Center located at 208 W 13th St, New York, NY.   The MPA will guide the state's funding and policy priorities for years to come. You must register to attend.
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To attend in person, click here. 
 

Those not attending in person may view the event via WebEx by registering here. 

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It is also our opinion that the more prepared the audience is with data, the more productive and impactful the feedback will be. 

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We’re proud to sponsor this meeting! For more information on the plan itself and to express your opinion, see below. 

 

Here is a link to the Master Plan: https://www.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2023-09/MPA_Preliminary_Report_FINAL.pdf

(we are working on distilling the 71 pages down to a list of recommendations which we hope to post here on Monday, June 3rd)

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Here is a link to a form where you can express your own opinions on what should be added, deleted, or changed in the plan. What would you like to see the plan focus on?

Click here to let us know: https://forms.gle/aaQ8YBxKZZeXNZuGA

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And here we will list ideas (anonymously) that people have submitted.  Check back to see what gets added and we'll see you on the 11th!

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1.  We need to address the crisis with older gay men and meth

2.  Seniors and sexually transmitted diseases

3.  MLTC's are destroying care access for seniors

4.  The importance of early Estate Planning

5.  Aging budgets are ridiculous for both city and state

6.  We need more support for aging in place

7.  Aging in place renovations

8.  Safe affordable LGBT welcoming/friendly senior housing, housing, Housing!

9.  Dementia care

10, No one will hire me

11. Access-a-ride is terrible

12.  I can't find affordable housing  

13.  Affordable housing in NYC isn't.  Housing Connect is worthless