The Diverse Elders Coalition and its five coalition member organizations will all be represented at this year's Aging in America Conference. In the weeks leading up to the conference, we will be sharing blog posts from coalition members who are presenting or...
Speaking Up on National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
This post originally appeared on the National Hispanic Council on Aging blog. Currently, about one in four people living with HIV in the United States are women ages 13 and older. Of these, roughly half of the women living with HIV are in care, and only 4 in 10 have...
White House Conference on Aging: This Time it’s Personal
The last time the White House Conference on Aging happened, back in 2005, I was personally in a major life transition: I had just taken a new job, moved across the country, and was too busy planning my new life in Los Angeles as a young 30-something to think about the...
Collecting Stories from Our Communities: The Diverse Elders Stories Initiative
Some of our greatest tools to make positive change on behalf of our constituents are stories from older adults, their loved ones, advocates and community members that illustrate the struggles and triumphs of aging as people of color or LGBTQ people. We share these...
Tell your State Senators to Reauthorize the Older Americans Act
This blog originally appeared on the National Hispanic Council on Aging's blog. The Older Americans Act is the single most important piece of legislation for older Americans that supports senior centers, long-term care programs, transportation services and other...
Advocating for Diverse Elders at the 2015 Aging in America Conference
The Diverse Elders Coalition will be representing our constituents and communities at the 2015 Aging in America Conference, held March 23-27 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, IL. This annual event is open to the public and brings together colleagues and leaders from...