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...
TAKE ACTION: Tell the Office of Budget and Management that Diverse Elders Need Disaggregated Data!
Did you know? Federal agencies (like those that administer education, housing, and employment programs, just to name a few) are NOT required to count detailed data for diverse communities. Instead of asking whether an elder identifies as "Cambodian," "Vietnamese," or...