Policy and Advocacy Issues | Diverse Elders Coalition

NAPCA Celebrates the Arrival of Older Americans Month and AAPI Heritage Month

by Tyrell Ma'ae | Apr 26, 2018 | Access to Services, Language Access, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), POC Communities, Public Policy, Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)

Why is the month of May such an exciting month for us at the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA)? Not only is May designated by the Administration on Aging (AoA), part of the Administration for Community Living (ACL) as Older Americans Month (OAM), but...

A Lack of Fair Housing for Diverse Elders Leads to Health Disparities and Economic Insecurity

by Dr. Imani Woody | Apr 22, 2018 | Access to Services, Discrimination, Economic Security, Housing, LGBTQ Communities, POC Communities, Public Policy

Did you know? April is National Fair Housing Month. Every April, the United States commemorates the anniversary of the passing of the Fair Housing Act and recommits to that goal which inspired us in the aftermath of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination in...

Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta and New Mexico’s political year of the woman

by Diverse Elders | Apr 19, 2018 | Civic Engagement, Economic Security, POC Communities

By Kent Patterson. This article originally appeared on NMPolitics.net. Looking spry as ever, Dolores Huerta once again took to the stage Saturday at Albuquerque’s annual Cesar Chavez Day celebration, just three days short of her 88th birthday. The co-founder of the...

50 Years After Fair Housing Act, LGBT People Still Vulnerable to Housing Discrimination

by Diverse Elders | Apr 17, 2018 | Access to Services, Discrimination, Housing, LGBTQ Communities, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)

by Kelly Kent. This article originally appeared on the SAGE Matters blog. April 11, 2018, marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Fair Housing Act, a pivotal piece of legislation that laid the groundwork for housing protections for marginalized populations in the...

Take it from our family, long-term care takes a devastating toll on finances and emotional health

by Diverse Elders | Apr 15, 2018 | Caregiving, Economic Security

by Andrew Lam. Andrew is the author of two books of personal essays: “Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora,” and “East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres,” and a book of short stories, “Birds of Paradise Lost.” This article was originally...

Medicare Advantage Plans Cleared To Go Beyond Medical Coverage — Even Groceries

by Diverse Elders | Apr 12, 2018 | Access to Services, Economic Security, Health Insurance

by Susan Jaffe. This article originally appeared on Kaiser Health News. Air conditioners for people with asthma, healthy groceries, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered meals may be among the new benefits offered to Medicare beneficiaries who choose...