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Bringing Elders and Youth Together to Learn Language, Life Skills

Bringing Elders and Youth Together to Learn Language, Life Skills

by Jenna McDavid | Jun 15, 2016 | Language Access, POC Communities

I am a huge fan of intergenerational programming. Both children and elders can feel silenced by a world that tends to privilege people of other ages, and there's something powerful about meeting and learning from the people who've come before or the people who will...

Bringing Elders and Youth Together to Learn Language, Life Skills

LGBT and Latino Elders Stand in Solidarity on Orlando Shooting

by Diverse Elders | Jun 14, 2016 | LGBTQ Communities, National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), POC Communities, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)

In light of the tragic shooting at an LGBT club/community space in Orlando earlier this week, two Diverse Elders Coalition members -- the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) and Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) -- have released a joint statement in...

Bringing Elders and Youth Together to Learn Language, Life Skills

Connecting Across Generations

by Diverse Elders | Jun 2, 2016 | Access to Services, Aging and Ageism, Caregiving, Chronic Illness, Discrimination, Health & Wellness, LGBTQ Communities, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)

by Timothy Wroten of SAGE. This post originally appeared on the SAGE Blog, and you can read about Jay Kallio and other LGBT trailblazers in the Fall 2015 issue of SAGEMatters. Jay Kallio gained nationwide visibility in 2012 when he shared his story about navigating...

Bringing Elders and Youth Together to Learn Language, Life Skills

What Affordable/Accessible Housing Options Exist for Diverse Elders?

by Angie Boddie | Jun 1, 2016 | Access to Services, Caregiving, Housing, National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA), POC Communities

America’s older population is in the midst of unprecedented growth. As the baby boomer generation continues to experience increased longevity, the 50 and over population is projected to increase about 20 percent by 2030 or to about 132 million people. In just 15...

Bringing Elders and Youth Together to Learn Language, Life Skills

Building Intergenerational LGBTQ AAPI Communities

by Vega Subramaniam | May 25, 2016 | Access to Services, Aging and Ageism, LGBTQ Communities, POC Communities

I find myself attending LGBTQ Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) events with less and less frequency over time. At one point, queer AAPI community events made up most of my calendar; now, hardly at all. Part of it is that other activities and responsibilities...

Bringing Elders and Youth Together to Learn Language, Life Skills

Blazing a Trail for AAPI Elders: Dr. Wes Lum

by Diverse Elders | May 24, 2016 | Access to Services, Caregiving, Language Access, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), POC Communities, Public Policy

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander American (AAPI) Heritage Month! Back in 2014, we profiled Quyen Dinh, Executive Director of Diverse Elders Coalition member organization Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC). This year, the DEC is excited to...

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