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New
Report Shows How Social Security Works
for New York State
Social Security Diamond Anniversary Committee to Celebrate
75th Anniversary of Social Security
with Two Events in New York City
August 2010 marks the 75th birthday of the Social Security
Program. Today, Social Security provides benefits to some 53
million Americans (nearly 1 in 4 households) - retired persons, persons
with disabilities, surviving children and spouses of deceased wage
earners - and to more than 3 million New Yorkers (just over 16% of the
state's population). Without Social Security nearly half of Americans
65 and over would live in poverty.
In honor of this historic milestone Governor David
Paterson has proclaimed August 'Social Security Diamond Anniversary
Month' in New York State. To celebrate, the Social Security
Diamond Anniversary Committee, whose members include the New York State Office for the
Aging (NYSOFA), the Business and Labor Coalition of New York (BALCONY),
AARP, the NYS Alliance for Retired Americans (NYSARA), Local
237/IBT/Retiree Division, Services Now for Adult Persons (SNAP), the
New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), Social Security Works, and the
Institute for Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly, Inc. (IPR/HE),
is convening a series of events and celebrations around New York State
throughout the month of August.
On Thursday, August 19th, the Diamond Anniversary
Committee is holding two Social Security birthday celebration events in
New York City. We expect a large turnout at both events.
The programs will include brief speeches by beneficiaries, experts,
relatives of the Roosevelt family, and elected officials, as well as
entertainment, refreshments, and testimonials.
Additionally, two groups, Social Security Works and Strengthen Social
Security, will be releasing a new joint report, "Social Security Works
for New York." The data presented in this
impressive report speaks volumes about the importance of Social
Security to families, communities and state and local economies as well
as the future viability of the program. Nancy True, Director of the Retiree Division of
Local 237, IBT, and Suleika Cabrera-Drinane, President and CEO of the
Institute for Puerto Rican/Hispanic Elderly, Inc. (IPR/HE)
will introduce the findings of the report and discuss their
significance.
Both events are open to the public and admission to both
events is free.
The events in New York City will be part of close to 100
events taking place all over the country in the month of August to
celebrate the birthday of Social Security.
Morning Celebration:
10:00 a.m. -
noon
Taino Towers
Gymnasium
240 East 123rd
Street (at 2nd Avenue)
Morning Celebration Speakers and Performers to include:
Michael J. Burgess, Director, New York
State Office for the Aging
Congressman Charles Rangel
Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV
City Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito
David B. Roosevelt
Eric Kingson, Director, Social Security Works
Dabney Montgomery, recipient of the Congressional Medal of
Honor and a former
Poet Tato Laviera
and many others!
Afternoon
Celebration:
1:00 p.m. - 3:00
p.m.
Hunter College
Kaye Playhouse
695 Park Avenue
(at 68th Street)
Afternoon
Celebrations Speakers and Performers to include:
Michael J. Burgess, Director, New York
State Office for the Aging
David B. Roosevelt
Andy Pallotta, NYSUT Executive Vice
President
Eric Kingson, Director, Social Security Works
Dennis Hughes, President NYS AFL-CIO
Bill Henning, Vice President, CWA Local 1180
and many others!
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The Past and Future of Social Security
 A Panel Discussion at the Roosevelt House of Public Policy
Institute at Hunter College. On Thursday, August 19th, BALCONY is
co-sponsoring an extraordinary invitation-only panel discussion on 75
years of Social Security and the future of the program. Other
co-sponsors include the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at
Hunter College, the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging and
Longevity (a Hunter College Institute), and AARP. Opening
remarks by Hunter College President, Jennifer J. Raab.
Additional remarks to be made by Lois Aronstein, Executive Director,
AARP New York. The panel will be moderated by esteemed
journalist Jane Pauley. The panel itself will include Kirstin
Downey, author of "The Woman Behind the New Deal: The
Life of Frances Perkins, FDR's Secretary of Labor and his Moral
Conscience"; Barbara Kennelly, President & CEO,
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare; Eric
Kingson, Professor of Social Work, Syracuse University School of Social
Work; and John Rother, AARP Group Executive Officer of Policy
and Strategy. Closing remarks by Alan Lubin, Co-Chair, BALCONY.
The
event will be held at the
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
6
p.m.,
47-49
East 65th Street.
(Invitation Only)
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Governor David A. Paterson
proclaims August 2010
Social Security Diamond Anniversary Month
in the State of New York
This year, on August 14, our nation
and its people will have an opportunity to celebrate the 75th
anniversary of the Social Security Program. To mark this occasion and
to remind all New Yorkers of the special significance of the
anniversary to New York because of President Franklin Roosevelt's
relentless work to see the enabling legislation come to fruition,
today, Governor David A. Paterson has proclaimed August 2010 to be
Social Security Diamond Anniversary Month in New York State.
During
the month of August, the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA,)
working with a number of partners, will convene events and celebrations
to mark this important milestone in the program. The kick-off event
took place on August 3rd on the Plaza Level of the Empire State Plaza,
Albany, NY. Michael Burgess, NYSOFA Director, released the Governor's
Proclamation and unveiled a temporary display that will be located in
the North Concourse of the Empire State Plaza during the month of
August.
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NYSOFA
Director Michael J. Burgess (middle) presents Governor's Proclamation,
declaring August 2010 the Social Security Diamond Anniversary Month, to
Paul Brown, Social Security Administration Area Director. From left:
Jane Lynch, Commissioner, Commission of Quality of Care and Advocacy
for Persons with Disabilities; Paul Brown, Michael Burgess, Colleen
Gardner, Commissioner, Department of Labor; Mindy Bockstein, Executive
Director, NYS Consumer Protection Board; Elizabeth Berlin, Executive
Deputy Commissioner, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
BALCONY, the Business and Labor Coalition of New York, is
thrilled to be celebrating 75 years of Social Security. BALCONY
believes in maintaining and promoting the integrity and the promise of
Social Security now and for future generations of Americans,"
said Nicholas Kapustinsky, BALCONY Research and
Communications Director.
Click here for the full press release: SS
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