“No one is better able to advocate for our aging population than seniors themselves,” said Aileen Gitelson, CEO of the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA). To that end, JASA is offering a 10-week program through its Institute for Senior Action (IFSA) for older New Yorkers to learn how to get more involved in the legislative process and be an effective advocate. The program integrates critical aging policy issues with practical grassroots action. Classes focus on a wide variety of subjects including: navigating the federal, state and local legislative processes, public speaking, understanding senior benefits and entitlements, techniques of social action, and much more.
“The goal of JASA’s Institute for Senior Action is to help older New Yorkers become informed advocates, speaking with authority and clarity on issues that directly affect them,” said Gitelson. To date, more than 750 people have participated in the JASA program.
The course begins Wednesday, September 21. Sessions will be held 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at JASA Cooper Square, 200 East 5th Street, New York, New York.
To request an application, contact Bola Aribidesi, Project Director, JASA Institute for Senior Action, 212-273-5261; ifsa@jasa.org.
JASA is one of the largest community-based, voluntary social service agencies serving the aged in the United States. Its mission is to sustain and enrich the lives of the aging in the New York metropolitan area so that they can remain in the community with dignity and autonomy.
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