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Why we care about visits to Capitol Hill (and you should too)

Why we care about visits to Capitol Hill (and you should too)

by Diverse Elders | Feb 12, 2019

by Howard Bedlin. This article originally appeared on the National Council on Aging blog. When our partners travel to the nation’s capital, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) Public Policy and Advocacy team strongly encourage them to schedule Hill visits. We often...
A Day of Advocacy Decades in the Making

A Day of Advocacy Decades in the Making

by Diverse Elders | Feb 10, 2019

by Aspen Christian. This article originally appeared on the SAGE blog. Fifty years ago this coming June, LGBT elder pioneers started the fight for LGBT equality at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. As the nation nears the 50th anniversary of this watershed moment...
New Congress begins slowly, but seniors’ priorities remain on the docket

New Congress begins slowly, but seniors’ priorities remain on the docket

by Diverse Elders | Feb 5, 2019

by Marci Phillips. This article originally appeared on the NCOA blog. The 35-day partial government shutdown that occurred during December and January was the longest government shutdown on record, and it hampered many aspects of the government’s work on behalf...
New Group Aims To Address Isolation Among LGBTQ Older Adults

New Group Aims To Address Isolation Among LGBTQ Older Adults

by Diverse Elders | Jan 31, 2019

by Lisa Gillespie. This story was originally broadcast on 89.3 WFPL. New preliminary survey research from the University of Kentucky shows that many older LGBTQ adults feel isolated and aren’t tapped into senior services. And that research is shaping programming of a...
Inadequate Data on Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Inadequate Data on Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

by Diverse Elders | Jan 29, 2019

by Kayla Sawyer. This article originally appeared on the NICOA blog. TRIGGER WARNING: If reading this post triggers past traumas, please see the resources listed at the end of this article for assistance. There is a serious lack of meaningful government data...
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