Seniors Living on the Street With a Bleak Future

by Diverse Elders | Jun 4, 2020 | Data Collection / Research, Economic Security, Housing, Older Americans Act

by Agustin Durán. To read the original Spanish-language article in La Opinión, click here. (Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí.) The first thing Gerado recommends to young people so that they do not end up on the street is to learn a trade with which...

The Diverse Elders Coalition Calls for an End to the Racist Violence and Inequity Destroying Our Country and for Justice for George Floyd

by Diverse Elders | Jun 3, 2020 | Civic Engagement, Discrimination, Health & Wellness, National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA), National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA), National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA), POC Communities, Public Policy, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE), Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

Download, share, and print a PDF copy of this statement here. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African American man, was killed by police officers in Minneapolis. He, like many before him, is a victim of the racism that has been deeply engrained in many of our...

Why People of Color Feel the Loneliest at Work

by Diverse Elders | Jun 3, 2020 | Discrimination, Economic Security, Language Access, Public Policy

by Leslie Hunter-Gadsen. This article originally appeared on Next Avenue. (In February 2020, Next Avenue published an article about the Cigna survey, Loneliness and the Workplace 2020 U.S. Report. Among its findings, based on a survey of 10,441 adults:...

Open Up Puerto Rico – Exprésate Puertorriqueños

by Diverse Elders | Jun 1, 2020 | Access to Services, Economic Security, Health & Wellness, Language Access, LGBTQ Communities, POC Communities, Services and Advocacy for LGBT Elders (SAGE)

This article originally appeared on the SAGE website. To learn more about Open Up Puerto Rico, click here. SAGE is proud to partner with the New York City Department for the Aging, Thrive NYC and our SAGE Puerto Rico affiliate at Waves Ahead in a public health...

Luis has HIV and is protecting himself against the novel coronavirus, COVID-19

by Diverse Elders | May 28, 2020 | Chronic Illness, HIV/AIDS & Aging, National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)

This article originally appeared on the NHCOA blog. Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí. COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. That is believed to spread primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the...

Undocumented Latino Seniors Struggle Without Pensions, Health Insurance

by Diverse Elders | May 27, 2020 | Access to Services, Chronic Illness, Discrimination, Economic Security, Language Access, POC Communities, Public Policy

by Agustin Durán. To read the original Spanish-language article in La Opinión, click here. (Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí.) Estela García is not intimidated. She walks a lot, eats as healthfully as possible and stays positive. In general, this is...