AARP New York is celebrating the 90th anniversary of Social Security’s creation this year, launching a campaign to advocate for benefits, educate Americans about the federal program, and recruit more volunteers for the organization.
The campaign is part of a national anniversary initiative that includes hundreds of events across the 50 states, Washington, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Joe Stelling, the associate state director of Advocacy at AARP New York, said Social Security benefits are particularly essential in New York state, where 3.7 million residents — one in five New Yorkers — receive benefits.
