We’re fighting to protect and expand Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; lower drug prices; ensure economic justice for all; and guarantee health care as a human right—because everyone deserves to live in dignity.
Mission
The mission of Social Security Works is to,
- Protect and improve the economic security of disadvantaged and at-risk populations
- Safeguard the economic security of those dependent, now or in the future, on Social Security
- Maintain Social Security as a vehicle of social justice
Funding for Social Security Works comes from donations from the public, and grants from foundations including the Open Society Foundations, the Retirement Research Foundation, CREDO, and the Civic Participation Action Fund. Social Security Works was founded with a generous grant from Atlantic Philanthropies.
For media inquiries, email our Communications Director, Linda Benesch, at lbenesch@socialsecurityworks.org
Co-Founders
Eric Kingson – Chair of the Board
Nancy Altman – President
Staff
Alex Lawson – Executive Director
Jon “Bowzer” Bauman – President of Social Security Works PAC
Michael Phelan – Deputy Director
Linda Benesch – Communications Director
Sabrina Davis – Policy Associate and Digital Specialist
Alex Abbott – Policy and Research Specialist
Senior Advisors
Diane Archer – Senior Advisor on Medicare
Jon “Bowzer” Bauman – Senior Advisor
Richard (RJ) Eskow – Senior Advisor on Health & Economic Justice
Ernie Powell – Senior Advisor on Grassroots Organizing
Dr. Sanjeev Sriram (aka Dr. America) – Senior Advisor on Racial and Health Justice
David Riemer – Senior Advisor on the Workforce
Louis (Rusty) Toler – Senior Advisor on Social Security
Board of Directors
For more information about our Board of Directors, click here.
Coalition
You can also learn more about our work by visiting the coalition website at www.strengthensocialsecurity.org.