Advancing Equity | Diverse Elders Coalition

The U.S. needs to be prepared to address the real needs of Hispanic older adults

by Nicolás Peña | Jul 2, 2018 | Civic Engagement, Economic Security, Language Access, National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), Public Policy, Uncategorized

This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Este artículo está disponible en español. Facing midterm elections, the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) is committed to empowering Hispanic older adults through their civic participation as a way to...

Study Shows Most LGBT Adults Worry About Discrimination in Senior Care, Housing

by Diverse Elders | Jun 28, 2018 | Access to Services, Caregiving, Data Collection / Research, Housing, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, Uncategorized

by Dave Singleton. This article originally appeared on Caring.com. You don’t know what you don’t know. That’s what I learned touring over 30 assisted living homes and senior communities in recent years. Some visits were for an article I was working on or for...

Strengthening Community-Based Services for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Affected by Dementia

by Heather Chun | Jun 27, 2018 | Access to Services, Chronic Illness, Data Collection / Research, Health & Wellness, Language Access, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), POC Communities

Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest growing minority group in America, and between 2010 and 2030, the AAPI older adult population is projected to increase by 145 percent, according to the US Census. This growth will also impact the number of...

See Me

by Dr. Imani Woody | Jun 26, 2018 | Access to Services, Discrimination, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, POC Communities, Public Policy

This post originally appeared on the NCOA blog. According to a recent Gallup Poll, there are approximately 2.4 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people over 50 years old. We know that many LGBTQ/SGL (same-gender loving) elders never came out of...

Dignity, respect, and care can’t wait

by Diverse Elders | Jun 18, 2018 | Access to Services, Discrimination, LGBTQ Communities, Public Policy, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)

This post originally appeared on the SAGE blog. The Trump administration is giving businesses and medical providers a license to discriminate: to deny services to LGBT individuals based on religious or moral beliefs. In response, SAGE is enlisting the power of the...

The Hook

by Elaine Sanchez Wilson | Jun 15, 2018 | Civic Engagement, POC Communities, Public Policy, Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

Next week, the Diverse Elders Coalition will be participating in SEARAC's annual Leadership and Advocacy Training (LAT) program in Washington, D.C. This post from SEARAC's new Director of Communications and Development, Elaine Sanchez Wilson, shares how the LAT...

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