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• Join us at our Holiday Party!

  December 20, 2024: Sisters and Brothers - You are cordially invited to join the WIARA members, staff and leadership for our 2024 Holiday Party! When: Friday, December 27, 2024 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Where: UAW Local 180, 3323 Kearney Ave. Mt Pleasant, WI ...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own

  December 13, 2024: Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis. Gayle Williams-Brett, 69, plans to tackle a project she’s been putting off for month...Read more >

• Winners of the October 25th Drawing of 2024 Calendar Raffle!!!

  October 30, 2024: Winners of the October 25th Drawing!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! 30 Total Prizes Drawn on October 25, 2024 (1) winner for a $100 prize (4) winners for $50 prizes (25) winners for $25 prizes   Order of ...Read more >

• Bernie Sanders will join our Power Lunch! Buy your tickets here!

  September 16, 2024:   Sisters and Brothers, we are excited to announce that US Senator Bernie Sanders will be the keynote speaker at the 2024 WIARA Power Lunch, which will be held on Monday, October 14!  Please join us for what will be the biggest event of the ...Read more >

• Did you see our Executive Director on TV?

  September 16, 2024: Did you see WIARA  Executive Director Alex Brower on TV recently? On May 24, 2024 Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americas Executive Director Alex Brower appeared on the PBS Wisconsin program Here and Now with Frederica Freyberg.  During the inte...Read more >

• Winners of the August 30th Drawing of 2024 Calendar Raffle!!!

  September 09, 2024: Winners of the August 30th Drawing!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! 30 Total Prizes Drawn on August 30, 2024 (1) winner for a $100 prize (4) winners for $50 prizes (25) winners for $25 prizes   Order of Draw ...Read more >

• Save Social Security! Join us for a demonstration! Six Actions Remaining this fall

  August 26, 2024: The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans is pleased to announce our Save Social Security actions across Wisconsin this summer and fall, following our popular events this spring. With Social Security under threat from cuts and privatization, we...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans’ List of Health Care Worries

  July 11, 2024: What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when it comes to health care? The cost of services and therapies, and their ability to pay. “It’s on our minds a whole lot because of our age and because everything keeps getting more expens...Read more >

• Winners of the June 28th Drawing of 2024 Calendar Raffle!!!

  July 09, 2024: Winners of the June 28th Drawing!!! Check below to see if you were lucky!!!! 30 Total Prizes Drawn on June 28, 2024 (1) winner for a $100 prize (4) winners for $50 prizes (25) winners for $25 prizes   Order of Draw Amou...Read more >

• Save Social Security! Stand up for Social Security this summer and fall!

  July 08, 2024:   The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans is pleased to announce our Save Social Security actions across Wisconsin this summer and fall, following our popular events this spring. With Social Security under threat from cuts and privati...Read more >