BWICA MEETINGS 2023
If you missed any of our 2023 meetings,
you can view information here:
NOVEMBER
Using Access-a-Ride
Presenter: Donna Fredericksen, Director Outreach MTA New York City Transit Department of Paratransit
See Agenda
OCTOBER 2023
Annual Health Care Summit
Presenters: Dr. Gil Kunken, HIICAP Medicare Consultant Director, NYC Department for the Aging; Rebecca Wallach, Director, Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program; Leslie Sierra, Outreach Counselor, NY StateWide Senior Action Council
SEPTEMBER 2023
Presentation: Inflation Reduction Act Updates
Dr. Dara Kass, US Health & Human Services Regional
Director Shrinking Hospital Capacity in East Flatbush and Brooklyn - What Now? Deborah Socolar, MPH Activist with Kingsbrook Community Action Committee, and Health Policy Researcher
JUNE 2023
Presentation: Stay Connected and Have Fun in the Sun
Presenters: Verizon’s Cyber for Seniors program
Leslie Sierra, StateWide counselor
MAY 2O23
Presentation: Older Americans Month Celebration
Presenters: Rhonda Schwartz, Regional Administrator Region 2, Administration of Community Living Thomas Bane, Spec. Asst. To the Regional Administrator Region 2, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Deputy Borough President - Brooklyn, Kim Council
APRIL 2023
Presentation: Age Friendly Banking – Financial Safety
Presenter: Roberto León, Business Development Manager Ponce Bank
See Agenda
Photos
MARCH 2023
Presentation: “Advocating for New York City Subway Accessibility”
Presenter: Rebecca Rodgers, Esq. Managing Attorney Disability Rights Advocates
FEBRUARY 2023
Presentation: Watch the video women unseen/aging matters from our February 22, 2023. Video: Women Unseen/Aging Matters.
JANUARY 2023
Our January meeting, Edyne Zephirin, Outreach Specialist for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) spoke about the CMS Health Campaigns for 2023. We would like to share a few documents to accompany her presentation:
2023 Federal Poverty Level Standards