#senior-services
#senior-services
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#aging-population #aging-in-place #community-support #municipal-budgeting #aarp-rankings #public-safety
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 week agoYour Vote 2025: District 47: Contenders talk public safety * Brooklyn Paper
Prioritize safer, accessible neighborhoods for seniors by fixing sidewalks and transit (elevators, Access-A-Ride), improving lighting and targeted policing, and reducing reckless sidewalk driving.
fromwww.housingwire.com
2 weeks agoGovernment shutdown could disrupt key services for older Americans
Still, seniors would likely encounter disruptions. While Social Security checks would continue, services at the Social Security Administration (SSA) such as issuing new cards, processing benefit applications and handling overpayment cases would be limited or halted. Medicare, Medicaid, and disability beneficiaries would continue to receive benefits, but a shutdown can cause administrative delays and longer call wait times for certain services.
US politics
fromBrooklyn Paper
4 weeks agoKiso's Pet Pantry in Bay Ridge keeps helping seniors feed their pets after scooter theft * Brooklyn Paper
"I have wanted to bring my dog to a blessing of the animals his entire life. I told him, 'I know you guys do a pantry for people here, but would you be interested in doing one about dogs, but for seniors?'"
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