This blog post originally appeared on Medium.com. by Maria Eugenia Hernandez-Lane This is a question that I have consistently asked throughout my time with the National Hispanic Council on Aging. This question has helped guide along our goals as an organization...
Advance directives are only a first step
Tomorrow, April 16th, is National Healthcare Decisions Day. The Diverse Elders Coalition encourages all of our elders, their families, and our communities to start conversations with one another about end-of-life choice and advance directives. Today's blog post comes...
SEARAC Mourns for Vue, Manso-Perez Families, Calls City of Milwaukee and National Political Figures to Task
In March 2016, a gunman killed three people in Milwaukee, WI, telling them before the killing, "You guys got to go." Initial reports indicate that the shooter deliberately targeted the families because they were immigrants. Our member organization, the Southeast Asia...
Financial Decision Making Tips for Elders
April is Financial Literacy Month, and we’re commemorating the occasion with a series of blog posts from DEC members about economic security and financial resources for our elders. Today’s blog post originally appeared on the NICOA blog. by Christine Herman Making...
Financial Literacy: Tips and Tricks for LGBT Elders
April is Financial Literacy Month, and we're commemorating the occasion with a series of blog posts from DEC members about economic security and financial resources for our elders. Today's blog post originally appeared on the SAGE blog. It’s critical for LGBT older...
Passages
by Harry Breaux, a member of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's Elizabeth Taylor 50+ Network. Harry turned 71 on March 21, 2016. He is one of the long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS featured in the documentary "Last Men Standing." This documentary, the first by the San...