This post originally appeared on the SEARAC blog. Today as we let the election results sink in, it may feel like hatred and oppression won. We have all witnessed the next President of the United States stoke fear about immigrants and Muslims, disrespect women and...
Family Caregivers: An Often Overlooked Subgroup
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. In 2015, an estimated 34.2 million Americans provided unpaid care for an adult aged 50 or older. The Caregiving in the U.S. 2015 Report, conducted by AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC), found that the...
It’s Open Enrollment Season! Find a Health Insurance Plan Now at Healthcare.gov
It's that time of year: Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment on Healthcare.gov. From now until January 31, 2017, Americans can elect to purchase healthcare coverage for 2017. And while there has been a lot of discussion about the cost of Obamacare for consumers, more...
LGBT Elders Send Powerful Message to Federal Administration for Community Living
Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) has published a new infographic outlining its involvement in the #TellACL comment period. In 2016, SAGE delivered more than 2,800 comments to the Federal Administration for Community Living (ACL) regarding a plan that would...
NICOA Advocating for Aging in Indian Country at the NCAI Convention
The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) was a significant presence at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) 73rd Annual Convention and Marketplace, October 9-14, 2016 in Phoenix, AZ. NICOA reached out to NCAI in early January to offer partnership to...
Automatic Injustice: A Report on Prosecutorial Discretion in the Southeast Asian American Community
On Wednesday, October 26, I attended a webinar for the launch of the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)’s new report, “Automatic Injustice: A Report on Prosecutorial Discretion in the Southeast Asian American Community.” The Southeast Asian American (SEAA)...