We are the Diverse Elders Coalition, and we represent the growing majority of older people in this country.
Who We Are
The Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) advocates for policies and programs that improve aging in our communities.
Together, we are made up of six national organizations representing a growing majority of millions of older people throughout the country. We envision a world where all older adults can live full and active lives as they age.
What We Do
Founded in 2010, the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) advocates for polices and programs that support the health, wellbeing, and dignity of older adults. The DEC works to strengthen aging polices and programs, connect older adults and their loved ones to key converstaions on aging, and build public understanding of the issues shaping aging in the United States. Through education, collaboration, and advocacy, the DEC promotes aging with dignity, acess to support, and opportunity for all older adults.
Our Team
We’re a team that believes in honoring our past and securing our future.
We are a community of older adults, caregivers, advocates, and more.
What brings us together is our commitment to ensuring that every older person has the opportunity to live his/her best life. We understand that aging impacts all of us, whether you are a grandparent raising a grandchild or an adult child acting as the primary caregiver to your aging parent. Successful aging matters to all of us—it’s why we do what we do.
Learn more on why we are aging advocates below
Didier Trinh, National Director
Ocean Le, Programs and Communications Manager
Dashel Lewis, Policy and Advocacy Coordinator
DEC Executive Member Organizations
National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA)
NAPCA is a national organiation commited to the dignity, well-being, and quality of life of older adults, including Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) older adults and the broader aging population.
Since 1979, NAPCA has worked at the local, state, and national levels to support older adults through advocacy, education, and community engagement. The organization, helps inform older adults and the general public about issues affecting aging, while strengthening the capacity of the aging network to respond to the evolving needs of older adults across communities. NAPCA has directly severed tens of thousands of older adults through programs and services related to employment, health care, long-term care, and economic security.
NCBA
NCBA was founded in 1970 to help ensure that the needs and priorities of older adults were reflected in the 1971 White House Conference on Aging.
Since then, NCBA has worked to protect and imrove quality of life for older adutls by helping ensure that legislators, policymakers, philanthropists, advocacy groups, service organizations, though leaders, and the public include older adults in programs, policy development, and public investment. NCBA is one of the country’s oldest organizations dedicated to aging issues, with a longstanding committment to supporting older adults and strengthening opportunities for aging with dignity and economic security.
National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)
The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) is the leading national organization working to improve the lives of Hispanic older adults, their families, caregivers and the broader aging population.
National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
NICOA was founded in 1976 by members of the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association that called for a national organization focused on imrpove health and social services for older adults, including American Indian and Alaska Native Elders.
NICOA’s objectives are:
1. Enhance communications and cooperation with community service providers and other aging organizations that serve older adults, including American Indian and Alaska Native Elders.
2. Provide information and technical assistance to help strengthen health care and supportive services for older adults.
3. Work with appropriate angies to maximize resources and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery systems for older adults.
4. Provide information, reports and expert testimony requested by Tribal Nations and the U.S. Congress.
5. Provide a clearinghouse for information on issues affecting older adults, including American Indian and Alaska Native Elders.
SAGE | Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ+ Elders
SAGE is a national organization dedicated to imrpoving the lives of older adults, including lesbian gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adults and their caregivers. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE offers supportive services and consumer resources, advances education and public awareness on aging, and provides technical assistance and training for aging providers and community organizations through its National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging and SAGECare. With staff across the country, SAGE also coordinates a growing network of affiliates in the United States.
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
SEARAC is a national organization that supports Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese American communities through leadership development, research, and organizational capacity building.
Founded in 1979, SEARAC works with nonprofit organizations and community-based partners to strengthen services, share information, and support community well-being. The organization also conducts research, fosters collaboration, and works with partners at the national and state levels to help address the needs of older adults, families, and communities across generations.
Diverse Elders Coalition Style Guide
The guide includes information on writing style, grammar, punctuation, spelling, formatting, branding, and other related aspects
Here is a link to the PDF Version: DEC Style Guide