This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) brought together more than 100 elected officials, social advocates and service providers along with members of the older adult population in an open forum in the Miami-Dade...
This morning I woke to sadness and heartbreak, hoping still that the nightmare was not a reality. As I searched for morning traffic reports, all stations and channels were reporting updates on the weekend tragedy that rocked the nation and hit my LGBT community at the...
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...
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...
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...
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...