Older lesbian couples in urban settings continue to seek community events that address their needs. In response, I created a Fall and Spring weekend retreat for a small group of lesbian couples in the Chicagoland area in 2013. In November 2017, the 4th annual older...
Undocumented Latinos Aging in New England’s Shadows
By Tibisay Zea. This story originally ran in El Planeta. To read the original article in Spanish, click here. On every warm and sunny afternoon, Pedro Arellano, 68, sings Mexican boleros and rancheras accompanying himself with the guitar at an emblematic park in...
Our First PFLAG Meeting – Together
by liz thomson. For the past five years, liz has been doing eldercare with mom and has learned a lot about the healthcare industrial complex, aging experience, and how marginalized the elder communities are. For more about liz and Betty, click here. Since moving in...
Paiute Tribe Elders Navigate a Faltering Health Care System
By Debra Utacia Krol, High Country News Dennis and Betty Smartt live in a neatly painted white-and-blue home on the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Reservation, on the Nevada-Oregon border. They’ve spent their entire lives here, in this small tribal community of...
Diverse Elders Coalition Condemns the Trump Administration’s Ban on Words Including “Diversity” and “Vulnerable”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 16, 2017 CONTACT: Jenna McDavid National Managing Coordinator Diverse Elders Coalition jmcdavid@diverseelders.org || 646-653-5015 Christina DaCosta Director of Communications SAGE cdacosta@sageusa.org || 917-553-3328 The Diverse Elders...
Health Risks To Farmworkers Increase As Workforce Ages
by Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News. That bag of frozen cauliflower sitting inside your freezer likely sprang to life in a vast field north of Salinas, Calif. A crew of men and women here use a machine to drop seedlings into the black soil. Another group follows...