FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2017 Contact: Wes Lum, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging, (206) 624-1221 A long-overdue fiscal year 2017 spending bill passed on May 4, 2017 will provide the Senior Community Services Employment Program (SCSEP) with $400 million to...
How does the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) impact elders in Indian Country?
This post originally appeared on the NICOA blog. The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is the only federal community service and job training program focused exclusively on serving low-income older adults 55 and older, in nearly all 3,000 U.S....
Expanding the eligibility age for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
In April, the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) participated in a postcard campaign led by the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (CAPACD) asking elected officials to expand the age range for eligibility for the Earned...
What do South Asian Elders in NYC Want?
As one of the only non-profits in New York city serving Indian, Pakistani, Indo-Caribbean, and Bangladeshi older adults, India Home recently undertook a survey of Bangladeshi elders the organization serves at its Desi Senior Center in Jamaica in order to gain an...
Hispanic Family Caregiving: Proceedings From a Thought Leaders Roundtable
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. On February 14, 2017, the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) hosted a Caregiving Thought Leaders Roundtable in Washington, DC. The roundtable focused on identifying the education and training needed to support...
“If you are breathing, then you have a purpose.”
In honor of National Minority Health Month (April) and Mental Health Awareness Month (May), I sat down with artist and musician Carol James to talk about art, identity and aging. Carol discovered her passion for creative arts at the age of nine, and at 67 years old...