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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Michelle Arnot, +1-917-816-7226, michelle@graypanthersnyc.org Nominations Now Being...

This year, the GPNYC Board welcomed Melanie Schnuriger as Treasurer. Edith Cresmer, longtime GPNYC Treasurer, remains on the Board. Meet...

Carrie Leljedal is a Family Advocate, Essential Caregiver’s Coalition, Illinois Carrie's story On March 13, 2020, I was told that due to...

San Francisco and federal agencies came to a last-minute agreement to extend the pause on patient transfers at Laguna Honda Hospital. In...

In the coming weeks, Frances Zainoeddin, one of our longtime board members, will be departing from the Board, albeit staying with us as...

Some awesome photos and videos from April's Kick the Crap Out of Ageism: Introductory Self-Protection Seminar for Seniors at...

GPNYC will produce a series of four virtual sessions with the aim of uniting advocates to improve quality of life in the nursing home...

Often, this blog is used to report bad news or a need for action on ageism, long-term care, and social justice issues, just to name a...

Apr 25, 2023 02:00 PM Side Event of 13th Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing Everywhere, COVID exposed inequities and unleashed a...

Gray Panthers was founded on and is perhaps best known for its stance on issues that combat ageism and advocates for the rights and...

As the population gets older, organizations are moving to fit their needs. In New York, a group called Gray Panthers NYC is dedicated to...

As far as we know, there aren’t tons of nursing homes out there serving Big Macs or Chicken McNuggets to their residents. So why, then,...

CONFRONTING AGEISM THROUGH EMPOWERMENT To address the recent rise in violence toward seniors in New York, and to empower older New...

Official Side Event at the UN Open Ended Working Group on Ageing 2023 Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 13:00 New York Time Everywhere, Covid...

"The brutal killing of a New York City grandmother in her Upper West Side apartment is reinforcing fears among some older New Yorkers...

Gray Panthers NYC recently learned that some lawmakers are making noise to push for increased funding for nursing home oversight. Gray...

Hi, my name is Sophia Casale. I am a native New Yorker, but I currently reside in Central New Jersey. Growing up in a close-knit...

Thank you to Maria Cramer and the New York Times for focusing on these horrific events. “This is everybody’s worst nightmare,” said Jack...

Gray Panthers NYC Board Member Frances Zainoeddin Speaks at United Nations - 6 February 2023 - Opening, 2nd plenary meeting - 61st...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Michelle Arnot Gray Panthers NYC michelle@graypanthersnyc.org 917 816 7226 Gray Panthers NYC president...

As someone who has a loved one in Long-Term Care, I have personally experienced bias and discrimination in the way our loved ones are...

You’re Invited to The Fragile Future for Aging Services: The Collision of Money, Politics & Denial, Feb 28, 2023 02:00 PM ET, with...

As the 118th Congress begins its deliberations, one issue must command the attention of all Americans, whether Republican, Democrat, or...