Emergency Broadband Benefit

EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT The FCC announced that on May 12, 2021, eligible households will be able to apply for the Emergency Broadband Benefit. View FLYER for more information, View FLYER (Spanish) Consumer FAQ for Emergency Broadband Benefit Call 833-511-0311 if...

Senior Action Council continues advocacy through pandemic

By Jessica Wickham | on April 28, 2021; Tompkins Weekly (click HERE to view article)  The Tompkins County chapter of the New York StateWide Senior Action Council was in its infancy — just 2 years old — when the pandemic hit last year. But members continued carrying...

Another Voice: Relief Plan will Strengthen Health Coverage in New York

The Buffalo News; Maria Alvarez, Nora OBrien-Suric    We are relieved to see that last month’s passage of the American Rescue Plan Covid relief package has brought the Affordable Care Act to full strength after years of attacks and weakening. The ARP is a huge...

The Future of Healthcare – View Meeting Recording

Discussion About the NY Health Act, Public Option and Other Proposed Federal Health Policies MEETING RECORDING HERE PANEL OF SPEAKERS: • María Alvarez, Executive Director, NY StateWide Senior Action Council • Anna Kelles, Ph.D, Assembly Member, District 125 • Sean...