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Get Help with Home Heating Costs this Winter
HEAP is a free, federally-funded seasonal program that helps eligible households with grants to pay for regular and emergency energy heating costs, equipment and repairs. HEAP benefits are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
 Find out more about HEAP here
Call 311 for an application or download one here
Congregate Services Prequalified List
The Agency is posting its list of organizations prequalified for congregate services for both the Innovative Senior Center and the Neighborhood Center. If you would like additional information on the prequalification process, please visit our Community Partners page.
Congregate Services Prequalified List as of 12/19/2011
The City's First Innovative Senior Centers (ISCs) Open Their Doors
Eight community-based service providers have been selected to develop the City's first Innovative Senior Centers. These centers will open in January and will provide enhanced programming beyond the scope of existing centers. Selection of the centers is the latest achievement of the City's Age Friendly NYC Initiative. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Linda I. Gibbs and Department for the Aging Commissioner Lilliam Barrios-Paoli made the announcement October 19th.
Read the Press Release
Read about Launch of Selis Manor ISC
New Fall Prevention Initiatives Unveiled By Coalition of City and Community Partners
On September 23, in recognition of Falls Prevention Awareness Day, New York City officials and community partners announced new initiatives to reduce the incidence of falls among older New Yorkers by educating seniors, caregivers and practitioners about fall risks and ways to mitigate the risks. Among the new initiatives is a new website devoted to falls prevention awareness and offering targeted information to seniors, caregivers and professionals. In addition, a broad coalition of government, academic institutions and not-for-profit agencies spanning the aging, health, vision and disability communities will be promoting falls prevention awareness activities within their respective membership communities.
Read the Press Release
Tips for Beating the Cold Weather
With winter weather here, the New York City Department for the Aging offers suggestions for health and safety precautions against frostbite and hypothermia. As we age we're less sensitive to cold weather so it's important to know the symptoms and take extra care.
Read about how to protect yourself when the temperature dips
Profile of Older New Yorkers
Using the American Community Survey (ACS) and NYC Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO) data, the Department for the Aging has created a comprehensive demographic resource for those interested in this fastest-growing segment of the City's population.
Introduction
Profile of Older New Yorkers
Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn and the New York Academy of Medicine Unveil Blueprint to Enhance City's Livability for Older New Yorkers
Mayor Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and New York Academy of Medicine President Jo Ivey Boufford, MD today outlined 59 initiatives aimed at making New York a more livable City for its growing senior population. The initiatives in Age-Friendly NYC: Enhancing Our City’s Livability for Older New Yorkers focus on four areas: community and civic participation; housing; public spaces and transportation; and health and social services.
Read the Press Release
Download the Report
Read about Timebanks NYC, an Age-Friendly Initiative
Read about Silver Alert, an Age-Friendly Initiative
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Visit AccessNYC a free Web site where New Yorkers can screen for eligibility and get information for City, State, and Federal benefits and programs. Learn how to apply, what documents to bring, where offices are located and how to get there, and even print partially completed applications.
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