- Informational meetings, cultural, instructional,
recreational and other appropriate Social
Services
Important Information
FORMS HOTLINE: 212-539-0539
RETIREE PROGRAMS:
212-598-6879
Who is covered?
All eligible members, as described in the General Information section, are covered under Retiree Programs. Spouses/Domestic Partners may also participate in the programs described below.
What are retiree programs?
The UFT Welfare Fund maintains a Department of Retiree Programs to develop and conduct informational meetings, with cultural, instructional, and recreational programs retirees.
The Department features Retiree Learning Centers in each UFT borough office as well as programs in other sections of the Metropolitan area. Members participate in a wide array of activities such as a life-long learning program, seminars, day trips, theatre clubs, “dine arounds,” informational meetings and special events. Courses are also offered in the Florida office.
Informational meetings, trips, special events and Social Services are offered to members who live in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, the greater Washington D.C. area, Nevada, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Israel.
Annual meetings are held in the NY Metropolitan area and all the locations listed above.
The Retiree Social Services Department provides assistance and support to retirees across the country with a range of social services such as information and referrals, short term counseling and weekly telephone reassurance calls.
How are benefits obtained?
The Department of Retiree Programs publicizes its activities in the bi-monthly New York Teacher, the semi-annual Si Beagle bulletin and Florida Events Newsletter as well as individual event flyers for each section throughout the country.
UFT Welfare Fund Retiree Programs
52 Broadway, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10004
1-212-598-6879