Over the last 29 years JPAC members have achieved many victories:

• Passage of legislation that provides prescription drug coverage to low income seniors (EPIC) - in recognition of JPAC's role, the Governor signed the bill at JPAC's office; Also fought for and won major expansions in this program so that it now covers moderate income seniors as well;
  
  
• Creation of the New York State Patient's Bill of Rights;



• Mandating that wheelchair-friendly "curb-cuts" be implemented all around the city;



• The establishment of a specific committee within the City Council to deal with the concerns of older New Yorkers (Committee on Aging);



• Passage of a New York State consumer banking law - Lifeline Banking which enables individuals of any age to afford basic banking services;



• Creation of accessible, low-cost transportation for disabled individuals and frail seniors throughout New York City (Access-A-Ride);



• Ensuring the standardization of supplemental Medicare benefits offered by insurance providers (Medigap Community Rating);



• Creation of Community Services for the Elderly (CSE) and Expanded In-home Services for the Elderly Program (EISEP) which provide much-needed funding for programs serving older adults in the community;



• Increases to the state share of SSI;



• Abolishment of mandatory retirement in the city;



• Legislation limiting doctor overcharges to Medicare beneficiaries



• Restoration of SSI, foodstamps and Medicaid benefits for low-income elderly immigrants;
  
  
• Facility and staffing improvements in post offices throughout Brooklyn;



• Improvements in pedestrian safety in communities by successfully advocating for much-needed traffic lights, crosswalks and bus shelters;



• Quality of life improvements in many neighborhoods which include: clean-up of vacant lots, pick-up of refuse and garbage, anti-crime programs, and closing of nuisance businesses;

In addition, JPAC members have been diligent about ensuring consumer rights in the area of hospitals, nursing homes, banking, funeral services, and home loan programs. Moreover, members have also taken a keen interest in civic matters - working hard to register and turn out voters each year and fighting for reforms in election procedures, the financing of campaigns and the overall workings of the legislative process.

As part of our intergenerational project we've organized action campaigns and voter registration drives on the Hunter College campus; as part of our Action Brigade, we've demonstrated outside veterinarian's offices throughout the city for fair pricing on prescription drugs; we have also organized a number of important community meetings including an intergenerational "what's at issue in this election" forum, a "Greedy Geezer" roundtable, and theatrical presentation highlighting the need for affordable housing.

We encourage you to join our organizing efforts!