May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! At the Diverse Elders Coalition, we try to lift up the stories of AAPI elders every month of the year, but we are especially interested this month in highlighting the work of AAPI advocates. We...
Pull Up a Chair to the SAGE Table this Thursday!
This Thursday, May 18th, SAGE and AARP are bringing together LGBT people and allies of all ages to share a meal in a new initiative called SAGE Table. The program is designed to bring people together to share food and experiences and to create connections among...
Breaking stigmas, creating awareness, and increasing age-sensitive education are three key elements to improve the lives Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers
This post originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) continues its work by looking for strategies that amplify the voices of thousands of families facing Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, so their specific needs can be...
Community Healing and Intergenerational Support: An Interview with Nkauj Iab Yang of SEARAC
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and we want to use this opportunity to highlight some of the amazing work that our member organizations are doing on behalf of AAPI elders. We spoke with Nkauj Iab Yang, the California Director of...
Congress Cuts Funding for Two Senior Programs
by Howard Bedlin, Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy for the National Council on Aging (NCOA). This article originally appeared on the NCOA blog. Last week, Congress approved a final fiscal year 2017 (FY17) appropriations bill that will keep the government...
Congress Reduces Investment in Older Adult Employment Training through SCSEP by $34,000,000
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...