by Sasha M. Harrison, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, SAGE Join SAGE this fall at the 24th SAGE Awards and Gala as we honor Stacey Friedman, the Executive Vice President and General Counsel for JPMorgan Chase & Co., Emmy Award–winning actor Leslie...
by Dr. Terry Fulmer, President, The John A. Hartford Foundation. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. “I have been forgetting things for years, but now I forget in a new way. I used to believe I could eventually retrieve whatever was lost and then commit...
by Vivian Nava-Schellinger, Associate Director, Strategic Partnerships & External Affairs, National Council on Aging Right now, there are more than 1.1 million immigrants aged 62 and older who are living at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level. While there...
by Melba Newsome. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. When Altrice Ward’s 82-year-old mother was hospitalized after falling for the third or fourth time, Ward knew she had to face an uncomfortable reality: Her mother could no longer live on her own. So,...
by Ling-Mei Wong. This article originally appeared in Sampan Newspaper. Hong Lok House means “healthy and happy” house in Cantonese, where elders can live in Chinatown for less than $500 a month on average. A full range of culturally and linguistically sensitive...
At a time when Latinx citizens and immigrants are targeted because of their language and culture, the Diverse Elders Coalition rejects harmful, discriminatory policies and practices. Instead, we join our member organization the National Hispanic Council on Aging...
